1. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future students teachers education professionals museum visitors

2. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Through partnership with The Franklin Institute, Unisys invests in people, building capacity directly within the regional community while reaching out to a national and international audience, benefiting citizens globally and building e-communities of common purpose. Four categories of primary impact: teachers, students, museum visitors, education professionals

3. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Through participation in partnership programs, teachers around the world have a greater capacity as professionals, developing new skills and innovative ideas. Students demonstrate a greater capacity as young adults who are about to embark on careers in science and technology or become technologically literate citizens. Museum visitors have access to curated collections of the best of science and technology on the Web. Staff have greater capacity as skilled education professionals, setting new goals and objectives for the use of networked technology in museums around the world.

4. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Science Learning Network – 1995 - 98 75 staff in six major science museums 120 teachers in six K-8 schools Teachers worldwide who access www.sln.org Science Learning Network International – 1998 - 2000 80 staff in six US & six non-US science centers 100 teachers worldwide Teachers worldwide who access www.sln.org

5. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Unisys Teacher Technology Center – 1995, Ongoing 36 Levering School teachers participating in SLN and SLNI 100 teachers in the PA Link to Learn program 90 teachers from the Baldwin School Public Science Day (Philadelphia, National, & International) – 1998, Ongoing 50 science centers 250 teachers from 65 schools 100 educators in community science organizations Teachers worldwide who access www.fi.edu or www.aaas.org

6. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future “I’ve been involved with The Franklin Institute since the SLN project began in 1995 and it has totally made a difference in the way I teach. In my classroom, we work in groups on a regular basis and access all kinds of information from the web. Mary Lee Malen and I have four or five projects on the web that we constantly use with our students. This was really the shot in the arm that I needed after being a teacher for twenty-five years.” Gwenn Holtz, Teacher, Levering School Testimonial of Impact

7. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Partnership for Achieving Careers in Technology and Science – 1997, Ongoing 320 students Grades 6-12 56 students serving as museum Explainers 22 high school graduates attending universities 30 Unisys scholarship recipients

8. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future “I have been in the PACTS program for about five years. I started out attending workshops on Saturdays, and now I perform shows and presentations. PACTS has helped my ability for public speaking, and helps me when I’m inside and outside The Franklin Institute. I have had a lot of fun in this program, and now I have the opportunity to work at The Institute giving shows and presentations.” Tori Brown, Senior, Overbrook High School Testimonial of Impact

9. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment 45 presentations by Franklin Institute staff & partner teachers at professional conferences and meetings (1995, Ongoing) Science Learning Network International annual workshops and meetings (1998, Ongoing) National summit on “Science Centers, Teachers, and the Web” (March 2000) for 30 representatives of major US and UK science and technology professional organizations

10. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future “Working as a member of the Educational Technology Team has provided me with tremendous opportunities to expand my skills and familiarity with cutting-edge technologies. I believe our programs have a meaningful educational impact because they address educators’ needs twenty-four hours a day, through vibrant online resources and interactive communities that exist solely to aid the educational process. It’s rewarding, personally and professionally, to be a part of a team that really makes a difference.” Alyce Callison, Internet Content Specialist, The Franklin Institute Testimonial of Impact

11. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Branded program identity Programs made possible by Unisys carry unique brands which identify program partners and supporters. Science Learning Network Partnership for Achieving Careers in Technology & Science International Public Science Day

12. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Logo placements on websites Unisys logo, hyperlink, and/or a credit statement appear on the websites of participating entities. The science centers, museums, and education agencies listed in the chart below represent high visibility opportunities

13. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Affiliation with prestigious international organizations The Unisys corporate partnership programs are recognized as models of innovative practice. Around the world, science center professionals and educational leadership agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, and the Japan Science Foundation look to Unisys signature programs for thought leadership.

14. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Mission, Impact, & Return on Investment Public dissemination and media recognition The Franklin Institute promotes awareness of the Unisys brand globally, while assuring that regional patrons know that Unisys dedicates its support to building capacity locally. Since 1996, visitorship to The Franklin Institute Online has grown from 5.6 to 62.4 million files served per year. Dozens of media stories have showcased the Unisys corporate partnership programs, including the recent national PBS broadcast of “The Digital Divide.”

15. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Next Year and Beyond For the next three to five years, The Franklin Institute proposes that the overarching goals of the Unisys Partnership are to create global e-communities for science learning and to promote its leadership in the global online science center and education communities. These goals build on the mission of the Partnership, its worldwide investment in people, and the remarkable breadth and depth of program development that Unisys has sustained over the past decade of innovation.

16. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Next Year and Beyond The Franklin Institute Online is the premier online destination for innovative science education resources that develop and serve identified e-communities for science learning. Program Activity Statements Standards-based science teaching and learning for K-8 teachers Targeted resources for special interest groups Integrated physical & online resources for museum visitors

17. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Next Year and Beyond The Franklin Institute leads the science center community in educational technology learning research and program delivery Program Activity Statements SLN International Summit Dissemination Online Museum Educators Public Science Day Keystone Science Network Unisys Teacher Technology Center

18. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Next Year and Beyond The Franklin Institute builds revenue-generating e- communities through the successful development of two or more of the following web-based e-ventures. Program Activity Statements Science Pulse Web Sponsorship CyberMembership Content Delivery Channels

19. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Next Year and Beyond The Franklin Institute models the role of science center in the development of e-communities of youth leadership programs. Program Activity Statements Partnership with Fairmount Park Commission and University City High School Partnership with New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science

20. Building on Our Strengths and Anticipating the Future Next Year and Beyond PACTS students represent the commitment of the Institute to science and technology enrichment, career development, and leadership opportunities for young people, as they prepare for productive citizenship. Program Activity Statements Saturday workshops Fieldwork in Fairmount Park Museum Explainers Science & Technology Contests Franklin Awards Convocation Events