Developed by the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology of the American Museum of Natural History, New York

Ellen V. Futter, President

Copyright © 1998 American Museum of Natural History

Development Team:
Myles Gordon, Vice President for Education
Nancy Hechinger, Director, National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology
Sharon Simpson, Project Manager and Senior Editor (1997-1999)
Allison Alltucker, Project Manager (1999-2000)
Eric Hamilton, Project Coordinator and Associate Editor (1998)
Amy Kidd, Project Coordinator (1999-2000)
Rebecca Katz, Project Coordinator (2000)
Monica Chan, Project Assistant
Patricia McGlashan, Senior Curriculum Developer and Writer
Barbara Ravage, Writer, Essays and Profiles
Sabrina Mohammed, Intern
Peggy Hamilton, Designer, Web handbook for teachers

Web Site Production Team:
Elizabeth Lobato, Executive Producer and Designer
Gita Dubovis, Assistant Producer

Programming:
Joe Annino
Kevin Daniel
Amaury Larancuent
Elizabeth Lobato
Colin Mitchell
Lourdes Prophete
Matthew Tarr

AMNH Scientific Advisors:
Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice-President and Provost,
American Museum of Natural History,

Eleanor J. Sterling
Amy Berkov
Kefyn M. Catley
Elizabeth A. Johnson

Curriculum Advisors:
Brian Drayton
Charles Lovitt
Clarice Yentsch

Illustrations
Donna Evans

Teacher Advisory Board:
Linda Beyt, Edgar Martin Middle School, Lafayette, Louisiana
Tim O’Halloran, Holland Hall Middle School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sam Neri, Hughes Academic Magnet School, Syracuse, New York
Christie Paulsell, Tchefuncte Middle School, Mandeville, Louisiana
Karen Spaulding, Morse Street School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Robert Wallace, The Harbor Academy for Environmental Studies and the Arts, New York, New York

Pilot Advisors and Reviewers
Michael J. Novacek, American Museum of Natural History
Rick Bonney, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Brian M. Boom, The New York Botanical Garden
Judy Braus, World Wildlife Fund
Steven Clemants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brian Drayton, TERC and Boston University
Terry L. Erwin, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Francesca T. Grifo, American Museum of Natural History
David A. Grimaldi, American Museum of Natural History
Wanda Guzman, New Mexico State Systematic Initiative
Eric Jolly, Education Development Center
Candace L. Julyan, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University
Alison Matthews, The Dwight School
Tom Moritz, California Academy of Sciences
Nalini M. Nadkarni, Evergreen State College
Elaine O’Sullivan, National Audubon Society
Katy Payne, Cornell University
David L. Silvernail, University of Southern Maine
Talbert B. Spence, National Audubon Society
Melanie L. J. Stiassny, American Museum of Natural History
Robert F. Tinker, The Concord Consortium
Robert Wallace, The Harbor Academy for Environmental Studies and the Arts
Clarice Yentsch, Education Development Center

Thanks to the Education Development Center and the Center for Children and Technology for their assistance in concept development, pilot drafts, and the initial field testing of Biodiversity Counts:
Jan Hawkins
Robert Spielvogel
Alison Matthews
Dorothy Bennett
Bronwyn Bevan
Lois Kohn-Claar
Wendy Friedman
Clareann Grimaldi
Richard Hendrick
John Parris
Julie Thompson

Thanks to the following scientific and exhibition contributors to the Reading Selections of Biodiversity Counts:
Geralyn Abinader, Film and Video Developer, Exhibition Department,
American Museum of Natural History

Amy Berkov, City University of New York/The New York Botanical Garden Plant Sciences Ph.D. Program

Brian M. Boom, Vice President for Botanical Science and Pfizer Curator of Botany, The New York Botanical Garden

Kefyn M. Catley, Staff Scientist, National Center for Science, Literacy, Education, and Technology/National Science Foundation Research Fellow, Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History

Joyce A. Cloughly, Senior Principal Preparator, Exhibition Department, American Museum of Natural History

Niles Eldredge, Curator, Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History

Phil L. Fraley, Manager of Special Projects, Exhibition Department, American Museum of Natural History

Sally Goodman, Artist

Helen Hays, Chairwoman of Great Gull Island Committee, Department of Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History

Marco Hernandez, Exhibits Director, Staten Island Children’s Museum

Melanie Ide, Project Director, Ralph Appelbaum and Associates

Christine A. Johnson, Scientific Assistant, Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History

Elizabeth A. Johnson, Manager of Metropolitan Biodiversity Programs, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History

Barrett Klein, Preparator, Exhibition Department, American Museum of Natural History

Alec Madoff, Senior Principal Preparator, Exhibition Department, American Museum of Natural History

Eleanor J. Sterling, Project Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History

Eric L. Quinter, Senior Scientific Assistant, Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History

Carlos Ramirez-Sosa City University of New York/The New York Botanical Garden Plant Sciences Ph.D. Program

J. Willard Whitson, Director of Exhibits and Education, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA; former Senior Exhibition Developer and Associate Director of the Exhibition Department at the American Museum of Natural History

Thanks to the following contributors to the 1998-1999 Biodiversity Counts Professional Development Workshops:

Larry Allain, USGS/NWRC, Lafayette, Louisianazz
Melanie Barron, Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge, MA
Joey Beyt, Lafayette, Louisiana
Dr. Paul Buck, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jean Caruthers, Lafayette Parish School Board, Lafayette, Louisiana
Joe Ford, Holland Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lance Gorham, USGS/NWRC, Lafayette, Louisiana
Bob Graves, Holland Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dr. Peggy Hill, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pam O’Halloran, Darnaby Elementary School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dr. Robert Stewart, USGS/NWRC, Lafayette, Louisiana
Alana Trisler, Kistler-Gilliland Center for the Advancement of Learning, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Donna Ware, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette, Louisiana

And special thanks to: