Lesson Plan Goal: GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Annotated Bibliography
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 9-12By Angela Love Moser from Innovation Early College High School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Students will conduct research on a problem in the world today and connect this problem to at least three of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Then, students will identify six to eight sources and use the…
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Comparing Electricity Usage in Different Countries
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Sean Wheat from Oberlin Magnet Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Students will examine how electricity is generated in North Carolina and around the world, with a focus on using map resources to identify the different types of electrical plants. Focusing on energy and percentages from different sources, students will…
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Exploring Plastic in Oceans
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Kristen Cox from East Cary Magnet Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: This lesson will allow students to explore the impact of plastic in oceans. They will discuss how this affects life in the water and ultimately impacts humans as well. By the end of the lesson, students will explore…
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Exploring the Challenges of Food Security in Global Communities: A Research Simulation
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Alissa M. McElreath from Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: After researching the Global Food Security Index, students will select a global community and make an argument for which of Michael Pollan’s four food chains (Industrial, Industrial-Organic, Local and Sustainable, Hunter-Gatherer) would best address issues of food…
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Migration is a Universal Human Experience
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: K-5By Holly Kolarova from Clear Creek Elementary OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Students will read two historical fiction picture books based on real people that experienced the act of migration in their lives. Students will understand what a migrant is, the push and pull reasons for migration, the hardships migrants face, and…
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Product Design, SDG 12, & Lifestyles in Harmony with Nature
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: K-5By Patti Donohue from Johnson Street Global Studies OVERVIEW OF LESSON: After reviewing innovative designs, students will engage in the design process, reflecting on how the design process differs from fine art. They will learn about sustainable design and manufacturing, and about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and…
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SDG Achieved! Choose a Country. Create a Plan.
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8, 9-12By Ashley Grant from Greene County Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Working collaboratively, students will develop an action plan to solve a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in one country by the year 2030. Students will research the targets for their SDG, focusing on national level strategies and solutions…
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Sustainable Development and Balanced Art
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Patti Donohue from Johnson Street Global Studies OVERVIEW OF LESSON: In this lesson, students will be introduced to two photographers, Camille Seaman and Chris Jordan, whose work incorporates themes of climate change and mass consumerism (Sustainable Development Goals 12 and 13). Students will hear Camille Seaman reflect on the…
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Sustainable Tourism throughout the Spanish-Speaking World
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 9-12By Jennifer Nichols from Cox Mill High School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: After identifying a country in the Spanish-speaking world and the environmental, cultural, and other important impacts caused by tourism, students will identify connections to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students will explain the impacts of tourism, both…
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The UN as a Peace and Justice Institution
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 9-12By Denise-Marie Copeland from The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology (The COAST) OVERVIEW OF LESSON: How successful has the United Nations been as a Peace and Justice Institution? Using a collaborative jigsaw strategy, students investigate three contemporary conflicts. Students use a graphic organizer to record and compare information about…
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