Children Shows are Stepping up their Game

"Octonauts" is an animated series for preschoolers. The show has a crew of eight undersea adventurers and their motto is "explore, rescue, and protect". Recently the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the show "Octonaunts" have decided to partner up and raise the awareness of ocean exploration and science. On Monday more details will be released, and also they are hoping to make new educational products such as games, toys, and mobile apps. New episodes of the series is hoped to air by early next year. Word has gotten out that NASA also plans to partner with the child show "Space Racers". They want to teach children basics such as hypothesis, theory, and emphasize scientific inquiry in the show. This is a good opportunity for NASA to get in the young minds. The show want the information to be accurate so the writers of the show will be in close contact with NASA, researchers, and marine biologists. I chose this article because I think this is a really good way to incorporate learning. Children already love both of the shows, so incorporating useful information into the shows is a fun way to teach children and a good way to learn. Education is very important and being aware at a younger age can be helpful for the children of the future. It opens up new gateways of new learning methods, and also keeps up with the technological generation. The children will be more engaged in the show because they enjoy it, so as they're watching they will be learning. I will be interested in watching the shows just to see how they are teaching the information and also I want to see if the information is actually accurate.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/business/media/octonauts-series-adds-federal-partner-in-ocean-awareness.html?ref=science&_r=0