Describe what the participants will gain from the activity and to what risks they will be exposed. E.g., The youth will benefit by being better prepared to deal with situations involving school violence. We think the youth will be exposed to little or no risk by participating in this educational program and answering questions about what they learned and could do in the target situation. A description of the subject population, including numbers of subjects, subjects characteristics, and method of selection. Include any advertising, if used to solicit subjects.
Justification is required if the subject population is restricted to one gender or ethnic group.
You obviously won't know the exact composition of your participants. You can make an educated guess. E.g., All third, fourth, and fifth grade students in the elementary schools in this town. The exclusion criteria are students not in 3-5 grades or who live outside the school district. We will inform the students and their parents with a letter in the PTA newsletter and a take-home flier.