Acknowledgements
Our dream of creating a science curriculum that is a forerunner in the science education reform movement can be achieved only with the help of the teachers, administrators, support staff, children, and parents involved in developing the Science Companion curriculum.
We greatly appreciate your willingness to work with and learn through our program. Through our mutual efforts, we can make a product that inspires curiosity and motivates science learning in children across the country.
Contributing Teachers
| Ali Finkle | Donna Anderson | Mary Jean Kreusler |
| Allen Henkin | Doris Irvin | Mary Mingo |
| Amanda Ketterling | Elaine Hill | Mary Roux |
| Amanda Lagoski | Gina Bongiorno | Meaghan Malloy |
| Amy Hamilton | Gretchen Mars | Melissa Weis |
| Amy Lane | Heather Meszaros | Michael Klann |
| Amy Soltys | Heather Teske | Michele Trentz |
| Amy Zerlaut | Helen Baker | Mike Landgraf |
| Angela Slevin | Jackie Fox | Mindy Lass |
| Ann Rolo | Jaime Sievers | Molly Haggerty |
| Antonella Tomashek | Jane Hurst | Mona Harvey |
| Arlene Taylor | Jane Johnson | Nancy Gordon |
| Barb Clancy | Jason Goldberg | Nicole Lucyk |
| Barbara Larkin | Jeanette Dabrowski | Noelle Kennedy |
| Bernie Flynn | Jennifer Bensfield | Pamela Jackson |
| Bob Geniusz | Jennifer Ramirez | Patti Connell |
| Bonnie Seidel | Jethra Rivera | Patti Ptak |
| Brenda Sohlich | Jim Woltman | Peggy Wysocki |
| Carla Richardson | Judy Burrow | Rebecca Jarosh |
| Cassie Molyet | Julie Lieby | Renice Konik |
| Celia Rosenzweig | Julie Phillips | Sandy Handrick |
| Charlene Dunn | Karen Freidlander | Sara Kopacz |
| Cheryl Bair | Karen Humann | Sarah Davis |
| Cheryl Smith | Kate Bronson | Sharon Quinn |
| Cheryl Spencer | Katie Morris | Sherry Jepsen |
| Christi Rice | Kelley Owen | Stephanie Besel |
| Christine Kesman | Kerri Konie | Christy Hagedorn |
| Kerry Wylie | Sue Henderson | Christy Jansen |
| Kim Jackson | Sue Laremore | Claudia Edwards |
| Kristen Padgett | Sue Westermeyer | Colleen Whittington |
| Kyle Schulten | Susan Giles | Courtney Kilgallon |
| Laurie Wesorick | Suzanne Gagnon | Dana Haseotes |
| Lila Mazzone | Suzanne Siko | David Tesseyman |
| Linda Thompson | Suze Bodwell | Debbie Folk |
| Lisa Flook | Suzie Carder | Deborah Duecker |
| Mandy Lagoski | Tammy Chladny | Deborah Haines |
| Mandy Yuille | Tanya Lubomudrov | Deborah Wilson |
| Margaret Constance | Terry Kayne | Denise Kolar |
| Margie McCarthy | Tricia Leet | Diana Altenhoff |
| Marlene Ego | Valerie Powell | Diana Warmuskerken |
| Mary Cortez | Vickie Priessman |
Contributors
We are indebted to many scientists and science educators for their advice and counsel. We also greatly appreciate the efforts of all the individuals who have reviewed the content of our curriculum.
| Laura Arnow* | Sandy Lambacher* |
| Janet Blanford* | Mary Jean McDermott* |
| Suze Bodwell* | Trina McMahon* |
| Nick Cabot* | Rick Mikula* |
| Paul Ehrlich* | Erick Ramon* |
| Therese Gibson* | Monica Ravin* |
| Randall C. Hitchin* | Mary Ruckelshaus* |
| Stephen S. Harlan* | Cathy Tietjen* |
| David Kopp* | Toni Woodruff* |
| Cherin Lee* | Jenny Williamson* |
* Indicates a scientist or science educator who contributed advice or expertise, but who is not part of the Chicago Science Group. Ultimately, responsibility for what is included or omitted from our material rests with the Chicago Science Group.
We are committed to acknowledging the contributions of our peers, customers, and collaborators whenever possible. If your name has somehow been omitted from this page, please email us at info(at)sciencecompanion.com so we may review our records and correct the oversight.
Science Companion Elementary Science Advisory Board 2000 – 2008
| Harold Pratt (Chair) | Marsha Barber |
| Joe Exline | Mary Gromko |
| Patty Harmon | Michael Jay |
| Page Keeley | Mike Klentschy |
| Jerry Valadez |
The Chicago Science Group
| Andy Isaacs | Annie Holdren |
| Anthony Lewis | Belinda Basca |
| Bill Reiswig | Bob Ward |
| Catherine Grubin | Cindy Buchenroth-Martin |
| Colin Hayes | Colleen Bell |
| David Innes | David Sherman |
| Debbie Leslie | Debra Garcia |
| Diana Barrie | Diane Bell |
| Dorothy Freedman | HT Nguyen |
| Jan Archer | Jean Bell |
| Jean Denker | Jeffrey Canfield |
| Jim Flanders | Jim McBride |
| Kevin Bell | Lance Campbell |
| Lauren Satterly | Martha Sullivan |
| Max Bell | Pam Johnson |
| Penny Atcheson | Rachel Burke Cusack |
| Robert Ward | Susan Taddei |
| Wanda Gayle |