UN Sustainable Development Goals

Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Science, Economics, Civics, Health

Provided by United Nations

What it is

This resource provides information about the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to create a more equitable, peaceful, and healthy world for all people.
For each goal, there is an overview, measurements related to the goal, annual updates on the goal, and links to related publications.

Positives

The website links to several UN reports that can be used in many different ways.
Directly above the icons of the 17 Goals, there is a link that leads to versions of the guidelines in French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese.

Additional Prerequisites

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 with a plan to complete the goals by 2030.
This site contains a massive amount of information. Teachers will need a clear purpose and goals for students using the site.

Differentiation

Students could work in groups to develop solutions aligned with the SDGs.
Student councils or other student groups could devise sustainable development goals for the school.
Other resources on this topic include this article that features a timeline of the United Nations' climate talks, this Khan Academy video on sustainability, and this TED video on how to think about future generations when making decisions for the planet.

This website is recommended.

Hosted on sdgs.un.org

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Standards alignment · D2.Civ.14.6-8 + 7 more

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards

D2.Civ.14.6-8Compare historical and contemporary means of changing societies, and promoting the common good.
D2.Civ.1.9-12Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of local, state, tribal, national, and international civic and political institutions.
D2.Civ.14.9-12Analyze historical, contemporary, and emerging means of changing societies, promoting the common good, and protecting rights.

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

MS-ESS3-4.Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.

World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL)

3.1Making Connections: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.

Science

HS-ESS3-1.Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.
HS-ESS3-6.Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity.
HS-ESS3-3.Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.