WGBH and PBS Kids partner with Annie Leonard

WGBH and PBS Kids partner with Annie Leonard on the new web-based series Loop Scoops (eight short videos), which will launch Monday, October 18 at pbskids.org/loopscoops ( www.pbskids.org/loopscoops ).

Targeted to K6-9/families/educators, Loop Scoop is designed to encourage kids to think about stuff in our lives (e.g. juice boxes, game device, magazines) and ask "Where does it come from? What is it made of? What happens to it when it's thrown away?, and after getting answers to make choices based on what they learn. Loop Scoops builds of the Story of Stuff animated video, written/hosted by Leonard, which illustrates the lifecycle of material items. Educational resources based on the Loop Scoops videos will be available via teachersdomain.org ( www.teachersdomain.org ) in late November.

Loop Scoops comes from the producers of Zoom and Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman. Funding for the Loop Scoops project comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the US Environmental Protection Agency.