Navigating the Yale Climate Opinion Maps

Positives

• The Student Page is a fillable pdf, so students can type directly on the document.
• The Educator Page has an answer key for the Student Page.

Additional Prerequisites

• While the Student Page pdf is fillable, question #14 asks students to draw a picture, which students will need to do on paper.

Differentiation

• Students can complete this activity individually, in pairs, or small groups.
• Civics and government classes could use this activity to discuss how policy-makers identify and pursue policies they believe will pass.
• Students could discuss why certain regions of the United States hold non-scientific opinions. The class could make a list of reasons why people might mistrust climate science.
• Other resources on this topic include this ClimateScience course on climate politics, this lesson on fighting climate myths, and this lesson on researching the history of climate policies.