The National Science Education Standards are the product of the efforts of many individuals and groups. We want to acknowledge

The National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment

The Chair's Advisory Committee

The Executive Editorial Committee

The Content Working Group

The Teaching Working Group

The Assessment Working Group

The Focus Groups

The National Review Groups

The many individuals who have served as consultants to the project

All who have diligently reviewed the drafts

The National Science Education Standards Development

Angelo Collins, Director

Rodger Bybee, Chair, Content Working Group

Karen Worth, Chair, Teaching Working Group

Audrey Champagne, Chair, Assessment Working Group

Harold Pratt, Senior Program Officer

The National Research Council Staff

Donna M. Gerardi, Special Assistant for New Initiatives

Patrice Legro, Senior Program Officer

Lee R. Paulson, Managing Editor

Douglas K. Sprunger, Senior Project Assistant

Suzanne White, Senior Project Assistant

Tina M. Winters, Editorial Assistant

See Appendix for members of the above groups.

Major funding for this project was provided by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and a National Academy of Sciences president's discretionary fund provided by the Volvo North American Corporation, The Ettinger Foundation, Inc., and the Eugene McDermott Foundation.