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Gender

Male

Female

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How old are you?

Which school do you go to?

Your Initials & Birthday

In this box please type the initals of your first name and surname, followed by the day and month you were born. For example, if your name was Jane Smith and your birthday was 17 April you’d type JS1704.

Did you complete this survey before you took part in the Dirt Is Good Project?

Yes

I'm not sure

1. Look at the pictures below and imagine that you are the person in the grey shirt and striped hat. Imagine where you want to be in life, which goals you would like to achieve in life.

You will now be asked 4 questions
To respond, please drag & drop your image choices into the pink squares

Choose two pictures that are very important to you.

Now choose two pictures that are not important at all for you.

Now choose four new pictures that show something that is important to you.

Now choose four more pictures that show something that is not that important to you.

Thanks, you’ve completed these drag & drop questions.

to make others happy

to help others

to be friends with strangers

to care about nature

to be rich and powerful

to be the leader

to be the best

to show what I can do

to enjoy life

to have a good time

to do exciting things

to have an adventure

to discover something new

to develop new ideas

to be safe

to be protected

to follow the rules

to be like everyone else

to think about god

to learn something from the past

2. Look at the pictures below and now imagine that the person in the grey shirt and striped hat represents other children in Britain. Imagine where they want to be in life, which goals they would like to achieve in life.

To respond, please drag & drop your image choices into the blue squares

Choose two pictures that are very important to them.

Now choose two pictures that are not important at all for them.

Now choose four new pictures that show something that is important to them.

Now choose four more pictures that show something that is not that important to them.

Thanks, you’ve completed these drag & drop questions.

to make others happy

to help others

to be friends with strangers

to care about nature

to be rich and powerful

to be the leader

to be the best

to show what they can do

to enjoy life

to have a good time

to do exciting things

to have an adventure

to discover something new

to develop new ideas

to be safe

to be protected

to follow the rules

to be like everyone else

to think about god

to learn something from the past

Please answer the following questions as honestly as you can and remember there are no right or wrong answers, just answer what seems right to you.

3. Here is a picture of some faces. The three smiling faces is the best possible life for you, and the three sad faces is the worst possible life for you.

Select the number that best fits how you feel at the moment?

1 = 😟😟😟

2 = 😟😟

3 = 😟

4 = 😐

5 = 😊

6 = 😊😊

7 = 😊😊😊

4. How important is caring for the natural world to you? (for example, protecting wildlife, stopping climate change and ending plastic pollution)

Not important

Not very important

Quite important

Very important

5. How important is caring for other people to you? (for example, being kind to family and neighbours; making sure people across the world have food, water and shelter; making sure people have safe working environments and are treated fairly)

Not important

Not very important

Quite important

Very important

6. When you think about the future which of the following statements best describes how you feel?

Very worried 😟😟

Worried 😟

Relaxed 😊

Very Relaxed 😊😊

There are lots of things we can do to help the natural world, such as recycling, avoiding plastic, walking instead of going in the car, eating less meat and buying less stuff.

There are lots of things we can do to help other people - checking on neighbours and relatives, fundraising for and donating to charity, buying fair-trade, volunteering and being part of local groups and clubs.

Keeping this in mind, please answer the remaining questions

7. I do things to help other people and the natural world

	When I have to	When it is easy	As much as I can	Even when it is difficult
Help other people	When I have to	When it is easy	As much as I can	Even when it is difficult
Help the natural world	When I have to	When it is easy	As much as I can	Even when it is difficult

8. How often do you do things to help other people and the natural world with your friends or family?

	Never	About once a month	About once a week	Nearly every day
Help other people	Never	About once a month	About once a week	Nearly every day
Help the natural world	Never	About once a month	About once a week	Nearly every day

9. I will take action in the future to help or benefit other people and the natural world

Please slide the dot to show how much you agree with this statement from 0% = “I definitely won't” to 100% = “I definitely will”

I definitely won't

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

I definitely will

How much do you agree with the following statements?

10. “I want to do things to help other people and the natural world”

I don’t want to

I don't want to do a lot

I want to do some things

I want to do a lot of things

11. "I will take action in the future to help or benefit other people and the natural world"

Please slide the dot to show how much you agree with this statement from 0% = “I will never do this” to 100% = “I will try to do this every day”

I will never do this

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

I will try to do this every day

12. “I think other children want to do things to help other people and the natural world”

I don't think they want to

I don't think they want to do a lot

I think they want to do some things

I think they want to do a lot of things

13. “I know about things I can do to help other people and the natural world”

I don't know anything

I know a few things

I know some things

I know lots of things

14. “I have the skills I need to help other people and the natural world”

I don't have the skills

I have a few of the skills

I have some of the skills

I have lots of the skills

15. “I feel I can do things to help other people and the natural world”

I can't help

I can't do a lot to help

I can help

I can do a lot to help

16. “I believe that together we can help other people and the natural world”

We can't help

We can't do a lot to help

We can help

We can do a lot to help

17. “I am hopeful that the challenges facing nature (e.g. climate change, pollution, species loss) and people (e.g. racism, inequality) will be solved.”

I am not at all hopeful

I don't have much hope

I am quite hopeful

I am very hopeful

18. “I enjoyed taking part in the Dirt Is Good Project"

I didn’t enjoy it at all

I didn’t enjoy it that much

I don’t have an opinion on it

I enjoyed some of it

I enjoyed it a lot

19. “I will take action in the future to help or benefit other people and the natural world"

I will never or hardly ever do this

I will try to do this about once or twice a month

I will try to this at least a few times a month

I will try to do this every week

I will try do this every day

20. How would you say you changed after you took part in the Dirt Is Good Project?

After taking part in Dirt is Good…

	More than before	The same as before	Less than before
I want to do things to help other people and the natural world	More than before	The same as before	Less than before
I think other children want to do things to help other people and the natural world	More than before	The same as before	Less than before
I know about things I can do to help other people and the natural world	More than before	The same as before	Less than before
I have the skills I need to help other people and the natural world	More than before	The same as before	Less than before
I can do things to help other people and the natural world	More than before	The same as before	Less than before

You are finished – thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us! We hope you enjoy the Dirt Is Good Project. We wish you well in your projects to help other people and our natural world.

This Dirt Is Good survey is now closed.

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