Thea Sahr

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• Thea Sahr
• Special Projects Manager
• WGBH

Premiering May 29, 2006 Childrens Science
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FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman

• Premieres May 29, 2006
• Part game show, Part reality TV, Part spoof
• PBS KIDS GO! Block for kids ages 6 to 10
• Features live action (six real kids) mixed with
• animation (host Ruff Ruffman)
• Focuses on real-world science and engineering

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FETCH! Outreach Goals

• Extend the impact of the show's science
  challenges.
• Give kids the opportunity to try out the show's
  real-world science activities in after school
  programs, at events, and exhibits in children's
  and science museums.

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FETCH! Outreach Resources

• FETCH! Activity Guide - Engage kids in FETCH!s
  science challenges! With options for individual
  meetings or a 6-week science club, kids will be
  investigating for weeks!
• FETCH! Challenge Sheets - Use these reproducible
  pages (in English and Spanish) at events,
  workshops, and exhibits.
• Available in print June 06
• Downloadable from pbskidsgo.org/fetch June 06

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FETCH! Outreach Opportunities

• Host a FETCH! event. Use the challenge sheets to
  create a great family event.
• Offer a FETCH! Workshop. The Activity Guide has
  everything you need to develop a workshop for
  teachers and afterschool providers.
• Share the FETCH! Resources. Post an announcement
  on your Web site, in local educator
  e-newsletters, and listservs.