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1. Are you currently a teacher or teacher’s aide? select from list Yes No
2. IF YES, What age are your students? select from list Not applicable 3-5 6-9 10-12 13-15 16-18
3. How did you find CropLife Canada Food For Thought on the Web? select from list Clicked on a link from the CropLife Canada website Saw a link in the print edition of Chatelaine Saw a link in the print edition of Canadian Living Saw a link in the print edition of Canadian Family Saw a link in the print edition of Readers Digest Saw a link in the print edition of Today’s Parent Saw a link in the print edition of Professionally Speaking Saw a link in the print edition of Teach Magazine Saw the curriculum materials in Teach Magazine Read an article or saw mention of Food for Thought in the press Found it when using a search engine for a specific topic Linked to it from another Web site Other
4. Prior to visiting this website, had you heard of CropLife Canada? select from list Yes No
5. IF YES, Where had you heard of CropLife Canada? select from list Not applicable The CropLife Canada website Saw a link in the print edition of Chatelaine Saw a link in the print edition of Canadian Living Saw a link in the print edition of Canadian Family Saw a link in the print edition of Readers Digest Saw a link in the print edition of Today’s Parent Saw a link in the print edition of Professionally Speaking Saw a link in the print edition of Teach Magazine Saw the curriculum materials in Teach Magazine Read an article or saw mention of Food for Thought in the press Found it when using a search engine for a specific topic Linked to it from another Web site Other
6. Would you say crop protection technologies (including pesticides) are vital, useful, or not really necessary for agriculture in Canada? select from list Vital Useful Not really necessary Don’t know
7. Do you read TEACH magazine? select from list Yes No
8. Did you view any of the curriculum materials located on the website? select from list Yes No
9. IF YES, overall, did you find the curriculum materials in this section to be: select from list Not applicable Excellent Good Fair Poor
10. If you are a teacher, would you consider using these materials in your classroom? select from list Yes No Not Applicable
11. IF NO, please tell us why. select from list Not applicable Did not notice that feature Was not interested in that feature Did not find it useful Not applicable to my grade Not applicable to the subject I teach
12. If you were looking something specific, did you find what you were looking for? select from list Yes No Not Applicable
13. Did you print off the curriculum materials? select from list Yes No
14. Would you recommend this website to others as an educational resource? select from list Yes No Not Applicable
15. What other topics related to crop growth would you find useful as supplementary curriculum materials? select from list Innovations in crop protection methods Environmental Impacts Different crop techniques around the world Bugs and Food Food Safety in Canada Food and Nutrition Other Don’t know
16. If you are a teacher, does your classroom/school have access to a computer and the Internet? select from list Not applicable Yes, we have access to both a computer and the Internet No, we do not have access to the Internet No, we do not have access to a computer or the Internet
17. Do you use computer-based tools as part of your lesson plan? select from list Not applicable Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never
18. Did you try Farmer Frank’s Farming Challenge? select from list Yes No
19. If you answered yes to trying Farmer Frank’s Farming Challenge did you find it a realistic tool to demonstrate crop growing techniques? select from list Not applicable Yes No
20. If you had the appropriate classroom tools, would you use Farmer Frank’s Farming Challenge as part of a lesson plan on food production in Canada? select from list Yes No Not Applicable
21. What resources do you rely on most for your supplementary curricular materials? select from list Not applicable Teachers Organizations TEACH Magazine Professionally Speaking Teachers’ Newsletters Conferences Trade Shows Direct Mail Government Internet Other Written Publications Other Sources
22. How often to you use supplementary curriculum materials as part of your lesson plan? select from list Not applicable Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never
23. Overall, do you feel that the CropLife Canada Food For Thought Website was a balanced source of information on crop protection methods in Canada? select from list Yes Somewhat No
24. Which of the following best describes you? select from list Elementary School Teacher Secondary School Teacher Student Parent School Board Member School Administrator Library Director/Manager Government Employee Educational Marketer Consultant/Researcher/Association Media Industry Other
25. If you are a teacher, how long have you been teaching? select from list Not applicable 0-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years 20-25 years Over 25 years
26. What province or territory do you live in? select from list Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Outside of Canada