Project Team
Project Leadership
Laura Zangori
Principle Investigator
University of Missouri
Audrey Mohan
co-Principle Investigator
BSCS Science Learning
Laura B. Cole
co-Principle Investigator
Colorado State University
Jong Bum Kim
co-Principle Investigator
University of Missouri
Jayedi Aman
co-Principle Investigator
University of Missouri
Jeanna Prieto
Project Manager
University of Missouri - Columbia
Unit Development Team
University of Missouri
Laura Zangori, Jong Bum Kim, Jayedi Aman, Suzanne Otto, Rebekah Snyder, Caiden Webb, Jessica Justice, Jeanna Prieto, Lilian Priscilla
Colorado State University
Laura Cole, Katey Lam, Suzie Linihan
BSCS Science Learning
Audrey Mohan, Betty Stennett
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Catherine Stimac, Heather Young
Middle School Teacher Consultants
Meera Sood, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, MO
Rebecah Wilmes, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, MO
Samantha Bolles, Governor Mifflin Middle School, Shillington, PA
Data and Field Test Team
University of Missouri
Laura Zangori, Jong Bum Kim, Jayedi Aman,
Aysegul Akturk, Jeanna Prieto, Rebekah Snyder,
Emma Knudson, Pegah Sepehri, Liz Chlanda, Yupei Duan
Colorado State University
Laura Cole, Delaney O’Brien, Katey Lam, Suzie Linihan
Digital Tool Development
University of Missouri
Jong Bum Kim, Jayedi Aman, Pegah Sepehri
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Catherine Stimac, Heather Young, Jes Burns
Animators
Andrew Roberts, Byron Titus
Advisors
Brian Reiser, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Angie Calabreese Barton, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Sue Kowalski, NWEA Research, Portland, OR
Special Thanks
Danielle Oprean
Jennifer Chambers
Mandi Stunz
Logan Fuemmeler
Jeff Pavey
Vanessa Forrest
Hannah Fitzpatrick
Jenniffer Thomure
Jessica Dickinson
Carrie Pummill
Shelbi Followwill
Marilyn Maier
Ryan Watson
Vicky Woods
Hallie Thompson
Justin Harrison
Chrissy Aldredge
Michele Cheyne
Kinley Coulter
Caitlynn Fennewald
Deb Heisler
Heather Jones
Joanne Kincaid
Tracy Leonard
Nicole Toler
Andrea Ryan
Crystal Allen
Taylor Cotton
Brian Marrero-Sanchez
Allison Allgood
Lauren Friedrich
Leslie Goff
Anna Kleinsorge
Kristie Olsen
Stephanie Pendleton
Casey Phelps
Allyson Randall
Madeline Renfrow
Dan Scroggins
Copyright © 2026 The Curators of the University of Missouri in collaboration with Colorado State University, BSCS Science Learning, and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (Award No 2201204). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.