Climate Change in the Irish Mind, 2022

Positives

• This paper offers interesting insights into how the Irish population thinks about our changing climate.
• Students will be able to read and interpret data regarding a survey that covers many facets of climate change opinion.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be able to read many types of graphs and charts.
• Students should have some prior knowledge of how surveys are conducted.
• The paper is lengthy but it can be downloaded for use offline or accessed using the interactive table of contents.

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made in math classes discussing data analysis or in geography classes investigating how different cultures or groups of people think differently.
• Language arts classes could use this paper when working on informational and technical reading strategies. 
• As an extension, have students conduct a corresponding survey of their own. Using the questions provided, students can ask a set number of family members or friends and report their findings back to the class. You can even create a class report of your findings using a graphics tool.