The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will understand the purpose and targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify actions that can contribute to achieving each of the 17 SDGs. At the end of the lesson you will recognize the importance of partnerships and global cooperation in accomplishing the SDGs. At the end of the lesson you will be aware of the challenges and statistics related to poverty, hunger, health, education, gender equality, clean water, clean energy, economic growth, infrastructure, inequalities, sustainable communities, responsible consumption, climate action, marine life, terrestrial ecosystems, peace and justice, and global partnerships.

What do you already know about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Understanding the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

The significance of ending poverty and hunger

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all

Achieving inclusive and equitable quality education

Attaining gender equality and empowering all women and girls

Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

Promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent work

Building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation

Reducing inequality within and among countries

Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

Ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns

Taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources

Protecting, restoring and promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems

Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

Strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Definition List

Poverty: the state of being extremely poor, Malnutrition: lack of proper nutrition caused by not having enough food or not eating enough healthy food, Sustainability: the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level, especially without depleting natural resources, Gender Equality: the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, Sanitation: conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal, Renewable Energy: energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power, Economic Growth: an increase in the amount of goods and services produced per head of the population over a period of time, Infrastructure: the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, Inequality: the state of not being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities, Climate Change: a change in global or regional climate patterns, attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels, Biodiversity: the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem, Peace and Justice: conditions in which people are able to coexist in harmony and with fair treatment and equality under the law

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.