Education and Public Outreach Team Member
with hosts Katie O’Toole & Curtis Parker
presents
Our broadcast season “The Invisible Universe” including 1-15 minute show 3- short news segments
The Invisible Universe 15 minute long feature (F2531) Aired May 2, 2003
The Invisible Universe, cont. 3 short news reports: NS 2526, aired March 21,2003
NS 2528, aired April 4, 2003
NS 2532, aired May 9, 2003
In the season, we had access to 4th to 7th graders in 27 states.
WITN has been an award- winning, multi- media instructional television series for 38 years.
We Produce 32 Fifteen Minute Programs Per Season
WITN produces a variety of instructional media in addition to our broadcast component.
A website designed with input from focus groups of kids and teachers
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.
Teacher Materials Outline of script Vocabulary Discussion questions National standards Weekly quiz and answer key
Kids’ Resources On-line In the library Non- fiction Fiction Biography Periodicals
Production Plans 2 fifteen minute features The space environment TBA 3 news segments 2 web pages 2 newspaper columns
For more information on our project, check with your local public tv station to see when What’s in the News airs and visit weekly.
If your public tv station doesn’t carry What’s in the News, ask for it, or contact our distributor Bill Barnhart PH (703) FAX (703)