SciGirls

SciGirls is an American live-action/animated children's television series that premiered on February 11, 2010 on PBS Kids. It has a mix of live-action and animated segments. It is produced by Twin Cities PBS and builds on the "real kids doing real science" approach of DragonflyTV.

SciGirls
SciGirls Logo
GenreEducational entertainment
Reality television
Created byTwin Cities PBS
Written byKerri Grant
StarringLara Jill Miller
Greg Cipes
Voices ofLara Jill Miller
Greg Cipes
Theme music composerEggplant: Steve D'Angelo, Terry Tompkins, Jeff Morrow
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish and Spanish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes41 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producerRita K. Karl
ProducersAngie Prindle
Marie Domingo
AnimatorsSoup2Nuts (seasons 1–3)
Duple Media (seasons 4, 6)
Curious Media (season 5)
Running time28 minutes
Production companyTPT Productions
Release
Original networkPBS Kids Go! (2010–2013)
PBS Kids (2013–present)
Original releaseFebruary 11, 2010 (2010-02-11) –
present

It is an educational outreach program for elementary school children based on proven best practices for: science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for girls. It was launched in February 2010 and produced by Twin Cities Public Television, the episodes are broadcast on most PBS stations and the project's website, SciGirls,[1] is designed to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers, in response to the low numbers of women in many scientific careers.[2][3] A sixth season themed around NASA been confirmed and completed, and it premiered on February 3, 2023.[4]

Overview

Each episode depicts the STEM-themed activities of a group of middle-school girls including engineering a mini-wind farm, creating a turtle habitat, designing an electronic dress, and more. Additionally, women scientists and engineers mentor the girls, demonstrating that interest in STEM subjects can lead to a rewarding lifelong pursuit. The series is unified by two animated characters, Izzie and Jake, who emphasize how science and technology can help solve problems in everyday life. These characters also appear on the series website, integrated into the TV episodes.

Episodes
Main article: List of SciGirls episodes
Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale
1 12 February 11, 2010[5] April 29, 2010
2 10 October 11, 2012 December 13, 2012
3 6 April 16, 2015 May 21, 2015
4 6 February 1, 2018 March 8, 2018
5 5 December 12, 2019 January 9, 2020
6 2 February 3, 2023 February 10, 2023

Characters
  • Izzie (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) is a 12-year-old girl with a constantly expanding assortment of interests. She also acts as the webmaster for the SciGirls website, which hosts a database of science videos following real-life SciGirls. This resource often comes in handy, because whenever Izzie encounters a tricky situation, she can zap herself into her computer and follow along with the girls' investigations. Afterward, she is easily able to design a solution to her dilemma.
  • Jake (voiced by Greg Cipes) has known Izzie since they were in preschool and has remained her closest friend. He usually meets up with Izzie at school, online, or around the town. Jake finds himself drawn into Izzie's scientific situations more often than not.[6]
  • Fang, Jake's pet mouse, can often be found helping Jake and Izzie on their STEM-filled adventures.

Alongside Izzie and Jake, each episode features a group of real girls (not actors) working alongside a woman STEM professional.

References
  1. "PBS SciGirls—Science Fun for Tween Girls". SciGirls.
  2. Parents, PBS KIDS for (May 18, 2021). "About SciGirls | PBS KIDS Shows". PBS KIDS for Parents.
  3. "TPT National Productions Wins Daytime Emmy For PBS Series "SciGirls"" (PDF). tpt.org. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011.
  4. https://twitter.com/SciGirls/status/1511442011873845248
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "SciGirls - Meet the Characters". pbs.org. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010.
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