Global Warming's Six Americas, December 2022

• This is the most recent update on the "Six Americas" from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
• The "Six Americas" are six groups based on their opinion of climate change. These six groups are Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive.
  

Positives

• The article features an embedded image showing the Six Americas over time, from 2008 to 2021.
• It allows students to see how perspectives have changed and that more people are becoming aware of the climate crisis.

Additional Prerequisites

• The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has robust public opinion data. These interactive climate opinion maps are a great place to explore.

Differentiation

• Students can design and conduct a survey of their classmates and teachers in school to see their views on climate change. This would be a great interdisciplinary activity, where students could graph their results and write a short report on their findings.
• Students could take the Six Americas Super Short Survey to see if they are Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, or Dismissive.

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