Oysters: Front-end Survey Question Title * 1. Are you a member of the museum? ___Yes ___No Question Title * 2. Do you eat oysters? ___Yes ___No Question Title * 3. What do you associate oysters with? Check all that apply. ___pearls ___food ___water filters ___aphrodisiac ___allergen ___illness Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What would you find most interesting in an exhibit about oysters? Please rank in order of interest, (1) being the most interesting, (6) being of little interest or no interest at all.(Please drag and drop the answer choices to re-order them as you wish.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____The cultivation and harvesting of oysters 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters’ role as water filters 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters’ role in local history, from consumption by Native Americans to the present time 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____The life cycle of oysters 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____The nutritional value of oysters and the many ways they are consumed 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Other__________________________________________________________ Question Title * 5. What is your age range? ____Teen ____20-45 ___46-60 ___61 and up Question Title * 6. How likely would you be to come to an exhibit on oysters? ____very likely ____maybe I would come ____not likely to come Question Title * 7. Do you have children or grandchildren in elementary or middle school? Please choose all that apply. ___children ____grandchildren ____no Question Title * 8. Would you bring them to the Bruce Museum to see an exhibit on the oysters of Long Island Sound? ____yes ____maybe ____no Question Title * 9. What topic do you think your children or grandchildren would find most interesting in an exhibit about oysters? Please rank in order of interest, (1) being the most interesting to them, (6) being of little or no interest at all to them.(Please drag and drop the answer choices to re-order them as you wish.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____The cultivation and harvesting of oysters 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters’ role as water filters 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters’ part in local history, from consumption by Native Americans to the present time 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____ The life cycle of oysters 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____The nutritional value of oysters and the many ways they are consumed 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Other__________________________________________________________ Question Title * 10. What lectures and programs about oysters are of interest to you? Please rank in order of interest, (1) being of most interest to you, (6) being of little or no interest to you.(Please drag and drop the answer choices to re-order them as you wish.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters as food 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters in human history 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters and sex 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters and the environment 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Oysters of Long Island Sound 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____Other__________________________________________________________________________ Question Title * 11. What exhibit title do you find most compelling? Please select one title. ___Oysters, Bivalves Among Us ___Oysters, A Forgotten Treasure of Long Island Sound ___The Incredible Edible Oyster ___Lusty and Luscious, A Love Affair with Oysters ___Oysters, the Pearls of Long Island Sound Other (please specify) Done