TV Series | Web Site | Educational Outreach | Awards & Accolades

WELCOME parents, educators, and all other BOOMer ZOOMers. This All-Things-ZOOM tour is just for you!

"By kids, for kids"®, ZOOM is a daily interactive television series that challenges five- to eleven-year-olds to "turn off the TV and do it!" Based on the original hit series from the 70's, ZOOM is packed with science experiments, recipes, plays, games, jokes, chats, poems, and volunteer ideas, all sent in by viewers, and offering a wealth of activities for kids to do by themselves, with friends, or with their parents. Behind each entertaining half-hour episode is a curriculum developed by leading educators and advisors. ZOOM's multidisciplinary content-based format teaches viewers how to take an active approach to learning--to ask questions, create, experiment, open themselves up to new possibilities, and have fun! ZOOM airs daily on PBS.


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The ZOOM Web site brings to a massive Web audience a "by kids, for kids"® world parallel to that of the TV series. The 1,000+page Web site, offers an online opportunity to discover the TV show, its content and cast, and to join in and "Send it to ZOOM!" Nearly 75 separate areas on the site are updated with the latest stuff from kids. With nearly 1/4 of a million weekly web visitors, and an average 32,000 weekly e-mails, the ZOOM Web site has become a top web destination for 6-13 year olds. Since the site's launch in 1999, over 5.2 million kids have "Sent it to ZOOM!"

Activities from the Show Get the directions to all of the activities from the show. Cast Get to know the ZOOmers! Behind the Scenes Go inside the ZOOM studio! Parents & Teachers The grown-ups' (yep, that's you) guide to ZOOM! Send it to ZOOM THE place for kids to send us their ideas!

New from You Read the latest bits of brilliance sent in from ZOOMers around the world. Games Get gamey with gizmos and downloads. Printables Activities for printing, grabbing and taking on the go! Search & Help Got a question? Search for your answer, read our FAQs, write to us.

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Have you done a ZOOM activity at a mall, museum, afterschool program, classroom, or even in your own living room? ZOOM's Educational Outreach team creates materials parents and teachers can use to help kids explore science, math, and engineering. For example, ClubZOOM Engineering is a six-week afterschool curriculum designed to get kids thinking like real engineers. You can find the entire guide in the Find Activities section of the ZOOMsci Training Resources. We also travel across the country offering workshops to engineers, teachers, and afterschool providers on how to incorporate ZOOM's extensive resources into their programs. If you can't make a workshop, visit ZOOMsci Training: Learn to Lead Science Activities and in as little as 40 minutes, walk away with tips and resources you can use to excite kids about science.


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2003

U.S. International Film and Video Festival
Certificate of Creative Excellence in the Children's Programming category for the ZOOM series.

U.S. International Film and Video Festival
Certificate of Creative Excellence in the Current Events, Special Events category for the ZOOM: America's Kids Remember.

Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
Gold Award for the ZOOM series

Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
Platinum Award for ZOOM: America's Kids Remember

2002

Daytime Emmys
Nominated for four Daytime Emmys-- Outstanding Children's Series, Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series, Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing, and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing.

Parents' Choice Television Awards
Silver Awards for ZOOM: America's Kids Remember

Parents Guide to Children's Media Award
Honor award for the ZOOM series

Gabriel Awards
Certificate of Merit for ZOOM: America's Kids Respond

U.S. International Film and Video Festival
Second Place 'Silver Screen Award'
Children's Programming category

Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
Bronze Remi Award for ZOOM: America's Kids Respond
Television and Cable Production, TV special--Family/Children

Parents' Choice Television Awards
Silver Awards for both the ZOOM series and ZOOM: America's Kids Respond

Prix Jeunesse International
Finalist for ZOOM: America's Kids Respond
6 - 11 Non-Fiction

2001

Daytime Emmys
Nominated for four Daytime Emmys-- Outstanding Children's Series, Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series, Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing, and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing.

New York Festivals
Gold World Medal
Children's Program from 7-12 years old

Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
Silver Award
Television and Cable Production, TV series--Family/Children

Parents' Choice Television Awards
Recommended status

Prix Danube International Television Festival of Programs for Children and Youth
Finalist
Magazine Programs from 10-18 years old

2000

Daytime Emmys
Nominated for three Daytime Emmys--Children's Series, Costume Design, and Sound Mixing.

Prix Jeunesse International
2nd place
6-11 Non-Fiction

Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
Gold Award
Television and Cable Production, TV series--Family/Children

Parents Guide to Children's Media Awards
ZOOM-Outstanding Achievement in National Television Programs
Party with ZOOM-Outstanding Achievement in Videos
Making of ZOOM-Honorable Mention, Achievement in Videos

1999

The Worldfest-Flagstaff International Film & Video Festival
Silver Award
Television and Cable Production, TV series--Family/Children

2004

Interaction 2004: Print Magazine Interactive Design Annual
Kitchen Chemistry honored for best interactive design

ZOOMout the Vote
Cool Site of the Day: Yahooligans, USA Today, and Coolsiteoftheday.com
Cool Site of the Week: Yahooligans
Web Site of the Month: School of Library Journal

ZOOMgames
Cool Site of the Week: Yahooligans

Kitchen Chemistry
Cool Site of the Day: Coolsiteoftheday.com

2003

Kitchen Chemistry
Cool Site of the Week: Yahooligans

2002

Japan Prize
The Second Web Prize

2000

Prix Jeunesse International
First Web Prize

1999

The Worldfest-Flagstaff International Film & Video Festival
Finalist, New Media Award

Invision Award sponsored by NewMedia magazine
Silver Award in the Kids Entertainment Category

USA TODAY Online
Selected as Hot Site

MIMC Award
Finalist

1998

PBS Communications Award
Best Series Web Site

2002

The Association of Educational Publishers
Finalist for ZOOM Into Engineering

APEX Awards for Publication Excellence
Award of Excellence: Marketing & Public Relations Brochures, Manuals & Reports
ZOOM Into Action

MIMC Award
Finalist for ZOOM Into Engineering CD-ROM

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