Survey Summary

SURVEY SUMMARY

A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone that took the time to complete this survey. Out of 436 participants 251 (60%) completed the survey and 176 of those included comments - that's pretty good! Take a minute to browse through this summary and the survey comments to see how participants responded to our Monarchs in Space project. Thank you again for all of the great feedback!

1. Did you read the Monarchs in Space Guide posted on the Monarch Watch website?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes, all of it		64.7%	161
Yes, some of it		34.1%	85
No, but I knew it was available		0.8%	2
No, I didn't know it was available		0.4%	1

2. Was the Monarchs in Space Guide helpful?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		81.5%	203
No		0.4%	1
Some of it		17.7%	44
I did not use it		0.4%	1

3. Was the Monarchs in Space Glossary helpful?
	answered question		246
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		89.4%	220
No		2.4%	6
I never saw it		8.1%	20

4. How would you describe the Monarchs in Space Guide? Check all that apply:
	answered question		243
	skipped question		8
		Response Percent	Response Count
Too technical		6.6%	16
Too long		16.5%	40
Not specific enough		5.8%	14
Well written		66.7%	162
Could use some improvement		18.5%	45

5. Did you create the habitats described in the directions?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		92.7%	230
No		7.3%	18

6. Did you use two habitats for the project?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		75.0%	186
No		25.0%	62

7. Have you raised monarch caterpillars before?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		67.9%	169
No		32.1%	80

8. Was any attempt made to maintain the monarchs at a constant temperature?
	answered question		246
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		61.8%	152
No		38.2%	94

9. What was the temperature at which the monarch larvae were reared?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 70F		40.3%	100
More than 70F		24.6%	61
Close to 75F (constant)		21.0%	52
I don t know		14.1%	35

10. Did you run out of diet?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		27.0%	67
No		73.0%	181

11. If you ran out of diet, what was the reason?
	answered question		218
	skipped question		33
		Response Percent	Response Count
I used too much at the beginning of the experiment		2.3%	5
the diet dried out		24.3%	53
mold or bacteria began to grow on the diet		4.1%	9
N/A		69.3%	151

12. How often did you add fresh diet to the monarch habitat?
	answered question		250
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
every day		9.2%	23
every other day		15.2%	38
once a week		4.0%	10
when it seemed to be needed		58.0%	145
never		13.6%	34

13. Did anyone check on the habitats over the weekends?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		65.1%	162
No		34.9%	87

14. Did you follow the light protocol suggested for the experiment, i.e. 12hrs light and 12 hrs dark?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		55.8%	139
No		44.2%	110

15. What light exposure did your monarch habitat have?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
general room and window lighting only		73.1%	182
additional lighting (lamps, etc.)		26.9%	67

16. Did you experiment by placing two habitats at different temperatures or light cycles?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		12.1%	30
No		87.9%	218

17. Did you conduct other experiments with the caterpillars or habitats?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		19.7%	49
No		80.3%	200

18. Did you come up with ideas for using the Monarchs in Space rearing kit that were not included in the guide provided on the website?
	answered question		246
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes (please describe in the space provided at the end of the survey)		13.4%	33
No		86.6%	213

19. How many of your caterpillars reached the chrysalis (pupa) stage? If you had more than one kit, please answer with the average number per kit.
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
6		19.7%	49
5		20.9%	52
4		17.3%	43
3		11.2%	28
2		12.0%	30
1		8.8%	22
0		10.0%	25

20. How many of your caterpillars reached the adult butterfly stage? If you had more than one kit, please answer with the average number per kit.
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
6		9.7%	24
5		10.9%	27
4		15.7%	39
3		15.3%	38
2		16.1%	40
1		12.5%	31
0		19.8%	49

21. Did you have difficulty maintaining the adult butterflies?
	answered question		247
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		32.4%	80
No		45.3%	112
N/A		22.3%	55

22. What did you feed the adult butterflies?
	answered question		246
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Gatorade		43.9%	108
Juicy juice		4.5%	11
sugar water		19.9%	49
honey water		2.4%	6
Monarch Watch butterfly nectar		1.2%	3
other		8.1%	20
N/A		19.9%	49

23. What type of enclosure did you keep the adults in?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
same chamber as the caterpillars		10.1%	25
aquarium/terrarium		11.3%	28
butterfly pavilion		37.1%	92
cardboard box cage		2.4%	6
Monarch Watch butterfly condo		3.6%	9
other		17.3%	43
N/A		18.1%	45

24. How long did your adult monarchs live?
	answered question		245
	skipped question		6
		Response Percent	Response Count
less than 7 days		19.2%	47
7-14 days		22.4%	55
15-21 days		12.7%	31
more than 21 days		10.2%	25
N/A		35.5%	87

25. Did you use this project in conjunction with a curriculum that you already use in your classroom?
	answered question		250
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		62.4%	156
No		28.4%	71
N/A		9.2%	23

26. Did you need to refer to the Standards as you did (or didn t) incorporate this into your lesson plans?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		26.6%	66
No		55.6%	138
N/A		17.7%	44

27. Did you extend the kit instructions with your own lessons?
	answered question		247
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		58.7%	145
No		29.1%	72
N/A		12.1%	30

28. Were you required to document learner outcomes?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		6.0%	15
No		81.9%	204
N/A		12.0%	30

29. Irrespective of whether the kit worked well or failed, what grade would you give this earth/space project as a learning experience?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
A		59.3%	147
B		29.8%	74
C		7.3%	18
D		3.2%	8
F		0.4%	1

30. Did you teach biology of the caterpillar/pupa/adult during this project?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		75.9%	189
No		18.1%	45
N/A		6.0%	15

31. Did you use the kit primarily as part of your science unit or for the novelty of matching up with the monarchs on the International Space Station?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
for the science		35.1%	87
for the novelty		61.3%	152
N/A		3.6%	9

32. Did your students/kids compare the development of the monarchs in space with that of the monarchs in your chambers?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		82.3%	204
No		12.9%	32
N/A		4.8%	12

33. Did this project help you engage the students in discussions of life in space and space missions?
	answered question		250
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		84.8%	212
No		9.2%	23
N/A		6.0%	15

34. Did this project help you engage your students/kids in discussions about science?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		96.0%	238
No		0.8%	2
N/A		3.2%	8

35. How much time each day did you spend with your students/kids on your monarch project?
	answered question		243
	skipped question		8
		Response Percent	Response Count
about 15 minutes		76.5%	186
about 30 minutes		15.6%	38
about an hour		4.9%	12
more than an hour		2.9%	7

36. Did you combine this kit with other activities such as poster making, etc?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		44.8%	111
No		55.2%	137

37. I would like to use such kits as the basis for learning about (check all that apply):
	answered question		242
	skipped question		9
		Response Percent	Response Count
insect life cycles, including metamorphosis		81.0%	196
how to conduct experiments		63.2%	153
monarch biology and conservation		69.8%	169

38. Low ambient temperatures and how often/how much to feed the caterpillars were problems for some participants. If these difficulties can be overcome, do you think this type of kit is suitable for you?
	answered question		242
	skipped question		9
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		95.0%	230
No		5.0%	12

39. Your kits contained 6 caterpillars, enough for two habitats with 3 caterpillars each. Is this an adequate number of caterpillars to care for or would you like to see kits offered that provided more caterpillars for additional experimental opportunities?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
A six-caterpillar kit is adequate		82.3%	204
More caterpillars are needed		17.7%	44

40. Monarchs may be reared on fresh host plants (milkweeds) or an artificial diet which would you prefer to use?
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
host plants supplied by participant		35.1%	87
artificial diet supplied by Monarch Watch		39.9%	99
no preference		25.0%	62

41. The instructions in the Monarchs in Space Guide included suggestions for three experiments: 1) geotaxis and phototaxis (using the stick), 2) placing the two habitats at different temperatures, and 3) placing a caterpillar in water to show how it might swim in space. Check all that apply:
	answered question		239
	skipped question		12
		Response Percent	Response Count
Monarch Watch should create instructions for more classroom experiments		76.6%	183
Monarch Watch should create guidelines and ideas for science projects		55.6%	133
we don t have time for experiments in our classroom or at home		7.5%	18

42. Would you be interested in Monarch Watch offering materials (thermometers, timers, etc.) that could facilitate experimentation with monarchs in the classroom?
	answered question		245
	skipped question		6
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		71.8%	176
No		28.2%	69

43. Most kits contained third instar caterpillars so as to match the experiment on the International Space Station. Should we design future kits around caterpillars of this age or younger/older?
	answered question		243
	skipped question		8
		Response Percent	Response Count
third instar caterpillars		70.4%	171
younger caterpillars		22.2%	54
older caterpillars		7.4%	18

44. As an internet based program, we provide most of our instructional materials online, partly to keep costs down. In the future, you would:
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
need printed instructions only		2.4%	6
need online instructions only		83.1%	207
need both online and printed instructions		14.5%	36
need no instructions		0.0%	0

45. In what state are you located?
	answered question		250
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Alabama		0.4%	1
Alaska		0.0%	0
Arizona		0.0%	0
Arkansas		2.4%	6
California		0.0%	0
Colorado		1.6%	4
Connecticut		3.6%	9
Delaware		1.2%	3
District of Columbia		1.2%	3
Florida		1.6%	4
Georgia		2.8%	7
Hawaii		0.0%	0
Idaho		0.0%	0
Illinois		4.8%	12
Indiana		5.2%	13
Iowa		3.2%	8
Kansas		4.8%	12
Kentucky		2.0%	5
Louisiana		0.4%	1
Maine		0.4%	1
Maryland		2.8%	7
Massachusetts		2.0%	5
Michigan		4.4%	11
Minnesota		2.4%	6
Mississippi		0.4%	1
Missouri		2.4%	6
Montana		0.0%	0
Nebraska		1.6%	4
Nevada		0.0%	0
New Hampshire		1.2%	3
New Jersey		3.2%	8
New Mexico		0.0%	0
New York		5.2%	13
North Carolina		2.4%	6
North Dakota		0.0%	0
Ohio		5.2%	13
Oklahoma		1.2%	3
Oregon		0.0%	0
Pennsylvania		4.8%	12
Rhode Island		0.8%	2
South Carolina		2.8%	7
South Dakota		0.4%	1
Tennessee		1.2%	3
Texas		8.8%	22
Utah		0.0%	0
Vermont		0.4%	1
Virginia		4.4%	11
Washington		0.0%	0
West Virginia		0.8%	2
Wisconsin		5.2%	13
Wyoming		0.4%	1

46. Where were your monarchs raised?
	answered question		244
	skipped question		7
		Response Percent	Response Count
At school		90.6%	221
At home		8.2%	20
Other		1.2%	3

47. How many kids/students/adults were involved in your Monarchs in Space project?
	answered question		249
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
less than 5		6.4%	16
6-10		5.2%	13
11-30		41.8%	104
more than 30		46.6%	116

48. What were the grade levels of all those involved in your Monarchs in Space project? Check all that apply:
	answered question		248
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
PreK-2		31.9%	79
3-6		57.3%	142
Middle School		23.0%	57
High school		8.1%	20
College/finished with school		1.2%	3

49. Did you visit the Monarchs in Space website regularly throughout the project?
	answered question		247
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		87.0%	215
No		13.0%	32

50. Please indicate your responses below. The following online components were an important/useful resource during the Monarchs in Space project:
	answered question					248
	skipped question					3
	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Response Count
Journal-style updates	47.7% (116)	33.3% (81)	17.7% (43)	1.2% (3)	0.0% (0)	243
Updates via Facebook	5.4% (12)	9.4% (21)	49.3% (110)	17.0% (38)	18.8% (42)	223
Updates via Twitter	2.3% (5)	4.2% (9)	54.4% (117)	19.1% (41)	20.0% (43)	215
Photo & Video Galleries	78.6% (195)	17.7% (44)	1.6% (4)	0.4% (1)	1.6% (4)	248
YouTube alternative	17.8% (40)	15.6% (35)	42.7% (96)	10.2% (23)	13.8% (31)	225
Links to Media Coverage Links	35.5% (82)	40.7% (94)	18.6% (43)	2.6% (6)	2.6% (6)	231
Links to Participant Sites	33.5% (78)	42.9% (100)	19.3% (45)	2.6% (6)	1.7% (4)	233
Participant Comments	32.6% (77)	42.4% (100)	22.0% (52)	1.7% (4)	1.3% (3)	236
Community Forum	25.6% (57)	33.2% (74)	37.7% (84)	1.3% (3)	2.2% (5)	223
Rearing Kit Resources	58.2% (139)	31.8% (76)	7.9% (19)	1.7% (4)	0.4% (1)	239

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