Cyberchase Mobile Pilot Program Launches

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The National Science Foundation has launched Cyberchase: Mobile Adventures in STEM, a new pilot program based on the eponymous PBS Kids series that aims to advance math and science learning in kids ages 6 to 8.

The six-week Cyberchase: Mobile Adventures in STEM program combines the impact of the Cyberchase series with the potential of texting to effectively deliver engaging, informal math- and science-based lessons. Parents participating in the study receive weekly text messages with environmentally themed Cyberchase videos and a choice of two activities to do with their children, focused on related themes such as recycling, energy and saving water.

Parents can sign up for the Cyberchase: Mobile Adventures in STEM six-week program by texting “eco” to 30644. The initiative is bilingual (available in English and Spanish) and aimed at mostly low-income families.

Cyberchase is America’s longest-running math series that has engaged millions of children ages 6 to 8 in the fun and challenge of math for more than 15 years. The animated series tells the story of three diverse kids who are summoned into cyberspace to foil a dastardly hacker. Each episode sends the team on an adventure driven by a STEM concept and the CyberSquad must work together to apply the math that saves the day. Featuring diverse role models who approach math with persistence and confidence, Cyberchase proves that math is everywhere and everyone can use it.