About the Authors

Melanie E. Peffer

mpeffer@gsu.edu

Affiliations Department of Educational Psychology, Special Education and Communication Disorders, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Conservation Education Department, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Matthew L. Beckler

Affiliation Wayne & Layne LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Christian Schunn

Affiliation Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Maggie Renken

Affiliation Department of Educational Psychology, Special Education and Communication Disorders, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Amanda Revak

Affiliation Conservation Education Department, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

Regarding Mr. Matthew Beckler’s affiliation with Wayne & Layne LLC, after reviewing the guidelines for Competing Interests and Financial Disclosures and discussion with Mr. Beckler, the authors have determined that his association with Wayne & Layne LLC does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MEP CS AR. Performed the experiments: MEP. Analyzed the data: MEP MR. Wrote the paper: MEP MLB AR. Wrote code for SCI Engine: MLB.