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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.<\/p>\n

The six-week Cyberchase: Mobile Adventures in STEM program combines the impact of the Cyberchase<\/em> 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<\/em> videos and a choice of two activities to do with their children, focused on related themes such as recycling, energy and saving water.<\/p>\n

Parents can sign up for the Cyberchase: Mobile Adventures in STEM six-week program by texting \u201ceco\u201d to 30644. The initiative is bilingual (available in English and Spanish) and aimed at mostly low-income families.<\/p>\n

Cyberchase<\/em> is America\u2019s 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<\/em> proves that math is everywhere and everyone can use it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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