One Simple Thing — 2026 Tour

Online Survey

Confidential

Your responses are anonymous. No name or email is required. Your answers are linked only to an anonymous code — never to you personally. This data is used solely for educational research by One Simple Thing. Results will be summarized in aggregate; no individual response will ever be identified or published. Participation is entirely voluntary.

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About this response

Your campus*

When are you taking this survey? *

Before the lecture (Pre-lecture)

Right after the lecture (Post-lecture)

About one month after the lecture (Follow-up)

Anonymous link code (optional)

Birth city initials · birth day · first pet initials. Lets us link your pre/post/follow-up without knowing who you are.

Class code (optional)

School level

How you feel right now

Rate each statement from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree).

I feel a meaningful personal connection to the natural world.

I feel anxious or overwhelmed when I think about environmental problems.(reverse-scored)

My individual choices and actions can make a real difference for the environment.

I am optimistic that humanity can address the current ecological crisis.

I feel knowledgeable enough about environmental issues to take meaningful action.

I intend to take at least one specific action to help a living thing in the next 30 days.

I feel part of a community of people who care about the living world.

The scale of environmental problems makes me feel like giving up.(reverse-scored)

I feel hopeful about the future of the natural world.

I feel a personal responsibility to protect living things.

I believe that small, consistent actions by individuals can lead to large-scale change.

I experience grief or sadness about environmental loss.(reverse-scored)

I regularly experience wonder or awe in relation to the natural world.

I feel motivated to learn more about a specific living thing.

A few more questions

What feels like the biggest barrier to taking environmental action in your own life?

If you were to choose one living thing to focus on, which category would it most likely fall into?

Have you taken any specific action to help a living thing in the past year?

Yes, regularly

Yes, occasionally

Once or twice

Not yet, but I want to

Your responses are confidential and anonymous. No name or email is collected. This data is used only for educational research by One Simple Thing.