SciGirls explained

Runtime:	28 minutes
Creator:	Twin Cities PBS
Executive Producer:	Rita K. Karl
Company:	TPT Productions
Country:	United States
Num Seasons:	7
Num Episodes:	46 (List of episodes)
Language:	English Spanish
Theme Music Composer:	Eggplant: Steve D'Angelo, Terry Tompkins, Jeff Morrow

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

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] The seventh and final season premiered three months later on May 26, 2023.^[5]

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 (voiced by Lara Jill MIller) and Jake (voiced by Greg Cipes), 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

Season 1 (2010)

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Season 2 (2012)

Season 2 is the last season to air during Soup2Nuts' activity.

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Season 3 (2015)

Season 3 marks the first season to air after Soup2Nuts' closure, despite being still listed in the credits from the season.

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Season 4 (2018)

NOTE: Jake is absent.

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Season 5 (2019–20)

Season #	Episode #	Title	Original airdate	Prod. code

Season 6 (2023)

Season 6 is re-titled "SciGirls in Space" and is listed as specials on TPT's website.

NOTE: Jake is absent.

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Season 7 (2023)

All five episodes from the seventh and last season were released online on May 26, 2023. The season is re-titled "SciGirls in the Parks" and is the final season.^[6]

Season #	Episode #	Title	Original airdate	Prod. code

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.^[7]
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.

External links

Notes and References

Web site: PBS SciGirls—Science Fun for Tween Girls. SciGirls.
Web site: About SciGirls | PBS KIDS Shows. PBS KIDS for. Parents. May 18, 2021. PBS KIDS for Parents.
Web site: June 20, 2011. TPT National Productions Wins Daytime Emmy For PBS Series "SciGirls". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927093358/http://www.tpt.org/uploads/pdfs/2484-5_SciGirls_press_release_Emmy_w_Izzie.pdf. September 27, 2011. tpt.org.
SciGirls . SciGirls . 1511442011873845248 . That's a wrap on season 6⭐ We've been having a blast stargazing, designing NASA mission patches, & learning about deep space! Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen! @NASA @NASAJPL @BellMuseum @belwin_org @MIWRC_MN @WASH_MN @the_zooniverse @amragallery.
Web site: Season 7 of SciGirls Premieres May 26 . May 22, 2023 .
Web site: Season 7 of SciGirls Premieres May 26 . Twin Cities PBS . Twin Cities Public Television . 27 May 2023 . St. Paul, MN . 22 May 2023.
Web site: SciGirls - Meet the Characters. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100302060722/https://www.pbs.org/teachers/scigirls/characters/. 2010-03-02. pbs.org.