2. Education and Public Outreach Team Member

4. with hosts Katie O’Toole & Curtis Parker

5. presents

6. Our 2002-2003 broadcast season “The Invisible Universe” including 1-15 minute show 3- short news segments

7. The Invisible Universe 15 minute long feature (F2531) Aired May 2, 2003

9. The Invisible Universe, cont. 3 short news reports: NS 2526, aired March 21,2003

11. NS 2528, aired April 4, 2003

13. NS 2532, aired May 9, 2003

15. In the 2002-2003 season, we had access to 4th to 7th graders in 27 states.

16. WITN has been an award- winning, multi- media instructional television series for 38 years.

17. We Produce 32 Fifteen Minute Programs Per Season

18. WITN produces a variety of instructional media in addition to our broadcast component.

19. A website designed with input from focus groups of kids and teachers www.witn.psu.edu

20. A newspaper column on related topics written by Katie O’Toole This year’s column took a look at the woman behind an important astronomy award, Annie Jump Cannon, and her legacy.

21. Teacher Materials Outline of script Vocabulary Discussion questions National standards Weekly quiz and answer key

22. Kids’ Resources On-line In the library Non- fiction Fiction Biography Periodicals

23. 2003-2004 Production Plans 2 fifteen minute features The space environment TBA 3 news segments 2 web pages 2 newspaper columns

24. For more information on our project, check with your local public tv station to see when What’s in the News airs and visit www.witn.psu.edu weekly.www.witn.psu.edu

25. If your public tv station doesn’t carry What’s in the News, ask for it, or contact our distributor Bill Barnhart billits@msn.com PH (703) 476-4468 FAX (703) 476-2860