PARTICIPANT INFORMATIONOKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Title: How Do Scientists Conduct Research on Ancient Climate?

Investigator(s): Tracy Quan, Oklahoma State University

Purpose: The purpose of the research study is to evaluate the quality and efficacy of aneducational activity via an online survey. Participants must be 18 years or older to complete thesurvey, and must have used the educational activity in their classroom.

What to Expect: This research study is administered online. Participants must be teachers whohave used the educational activity titled "How Do Scientists Conduct Research on AncientClimate?" in their classroom. Participation in this research will involve completion of anoptional online survey; only teachers willing to give feedback to the activity's designers shouldparticipate. This survey will ask general questions regarding the number and grade level of theparticipating students, your teaching experience and background, how the activity was used, andthe quality and efficacy of the activity. You may skip any question that you do not wish toanswer. No identifying personal information will be asked. The survey will take approximately30 minutes to complete. Feedback via this survey may be given each time the educationalactivity is taught in the classroom.

Risks: There are no risks associated with this project which are expected to be greater thanthose ordinarily encountered in daily life. No identifying personal information will be requested;you may skip any question you do not wish to answer.

Benefits: You may gain an appreciation and understanding of the efficacy of the educationalactivity and the goals of the activity's designers. Your answers will provide general data for theactivity's designers to assess the quality of the activity, which will allow them to develop bettereducational lessons in the future. Group analysis of the data may also be published in aneducational journal article or conference presentation describing the development and assessmentof the educational activity.

Compensation: No compensation will be offered.

Your Rights and Confidentiality: Your participation in this research is voluntary. There is nopenalty for refusal to participate, and you are free to withdraw your consent and not submit yourreplies at any point during the survey prior to final submission without penalty.

Confidentiality: All information about you will be kept confidential and will not be released.Surveys will be anonymous, and will not ask for any personal or identifying information. Thedata will be examined as a group, and not on an individual basis. Only the designers of theeducational activity will have access to the data, though the analysis of that data may be reportedin scientific articles and/or activity assessment reports to the funding agency and educationalwebsites hosting the activity.

Contacts: You may contact the researcher at the following address and phone number, should

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you desire to discuss your participation in the study and/or request information about the resultsof the study: Dr. Tracy M. Quan, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University,105 Noble Research Center, 405-744-6358. If you have questions about your rights as a researchvolunteer, you may contact Dr. Shelia Kennison, IRB Chair, 219 Cordell North, Stillwater, OK74078, 405-744-3377 or irb'ibokstate.edu

If you choose to participate: If you choose to participate, please click on the survey link orcopy the link address below into your web browser to enter the online survey site. By clicking onthe survey link, you are indicating that you freely and voluntarily and agree to participate in thisstudy and you also acknowledge that you are at least 18 years of age.

It is recommended that you print a copy of this consent page for your records before you beginthe survey.

Survey link: The survey for the activity titled "How Do Scientists Conduct Research on AncientClimate?" is located at: http.://www.surveymon:key.com/s/KP9QXN8.