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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Provided by: United Nations |Published on: April 27, 2021

Articles/Websites Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

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.

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Subjects: Science, Economics, Civics, Health

Authors: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Region: Global

Languages: English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Chinese

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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.

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