Six Americas Super Short Survey (SASSY!)
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Provided by: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication|Published on: April 6, 2021
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Synopsis
- This quick four-question survey places respondents in one of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication's Six Americas categories.
- Students will learn that the Six Americas framework contains six tiers based on a person's level of concern over climate change.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies
Authors: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
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Positives
- The survey is easy to answer.
- The resource includes instructions on how to compute a group score for the class.
- The About section provides information on the survey and the scoring method.
Additional Prerequisites
- This four-question survey places respondents into one of YPCCC's Six Americas categories. The categories are alarmed, concerned, cautious, disengaged, doubtful, and dismissive.
Differentiation
- This survey can be used at the beginning of a climate science unit to show students how their level of concern compares to other Americans'.
- Statistics classes could discuss how YPCCC determined the kinds of questions to include in the survey to understand and group people into six categories.
- Other resources on this topic include this lesson on interpreting data from YPCCC's Six America's Super Short Survey, this interactive graph on Americans' climate beliefs over time, and this map that shows how people answered climate opinion questions in different parts of the United States.
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication conducts scientific research on public opinion and behavior. They also engage the public in climate change science and solutions, in partnerships with governments, media, companies, and civil society.
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