Introduction

Prove Your World is a weekly 30-minute interactive science television show targeted at 8 to 13-year-olds, where kids ask and investigate science questions they find interesting. Each episode focuses on real questions from real kids and provides a supportive, entertaining and enriched environment where kids can, quite literally, prove their world.

The show centers on a funky science supply store called Prove Your World, featuring humans and puppets who love science. Each individual has skills and knowledge that complements the others, and everyone works as an equal within the group to investigate questions through guided inquiry.

Why this Age Range?

Child development research consistently demonstrates that curiosity, exploration, and even simple experimentation are integral to human behavior yet drop off as kids mature. The free exploration of the backyard becomes the constrained science class of middle school. With creativity stifled, kids lose interest and become convinced that science is only for geeks. Focusing on 8 to 13-year-olds allows us to promote continued involvement in science and inquiry.

Current kids’ science television focuses on either pre-school/early elementary or high school. Eight to thirteen-year-olds tend to gravitate toward shows targeted for older audiences that often miss the specific interests, perspectives and developmental needs of later elementary and middle schoolers.