CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION INVESTIGATION STUDENT PAGE

The document is a student worksheet designed to teach the basics of scientific research through a climate change communication project. Students are instructed to identify their own biases, select at least three questions from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps (YCOM) database, and interview at least 10 people in their community to collect 'Yes or No' responses. The guide leads students through calculating percentages, graphing results, and comparing their local findings with YCOM data at the county, state, and national levels. It concludes by asking students to identify sources of error and propose ideas to increase community agreement on climate issues.

• The activity requires students to follow a scientific process including identifying personal biases, forming hypotheses, collecting data through interviews, and performing data analysis using percentages and graphs.
• Students are encouraged to interview a minimum of 10 individuals from various local groups, such as family, teachers, peers, neighbors, religious community members, or local store employees.
• The project utilizes the Yale Climate Opinion Maps (YCOM) as a benchmark for students to compare their community-level data against county, state, and national percentages.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (n.d.). CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION INVESTIGATION STUDENT PAGE. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/2021/02/CCC-Investigation-Student_2026.pdf

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION INVESTIGATION STUDENT PAGE. n.d. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/2021/02/CCC-Investigation-Student_2026.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunicationndclimate, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION INVESTIGATION STUDENT PAGE}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/2021/02/CCC-Investigation-Student_2026.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }