''DragonflyTV'' is an Emmy-Award winning

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television series produced by

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. The show aired on

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and

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from January 19, 2002 to December 20, 2008. It was aimed ages 9–12. Seasons 1–4 were co-hosted by Michael Brandon Battle and Mariko Nakasone. Seasons 5–7 were hosted by Eric Artell and are produced in partnership with

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. DragonflyTV was created in collaboration with Project Dragonfly at

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, which founded ''Dragonfly'' magazine, the first national magazine to feature children's investigations, experiments, and discoveries. DragonflyTV pioneered a "real kids, real science" approach to children's science television and led to the development of the

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television series. DragonflyTV and SciGirls were funded in part by the National Science Foundation to provide a national forum for children's scientific investigations. Reruns of ''DragonflyTV'' aired on select stations until 2010, and later in off-network

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to allow commercial stations to meet federal E/I mandates.

Episodes

Season 1 (2002)

Season 2 (2003)

Teams of DFTV's kid scientists demonstrate different approaches to investigations – experimental, engineering, and observational.

Season 3 (2004)

Season 4 (2005)

Season 5 (2006)

Season 6 (2007)

Season 7 (2008)

References

External links

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Twin Cities Public Television
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