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What are Sustainable Development Goals ? The 17 sustainable development goals have been set by the united nations as goals to be achieved by 2030. The SDGs are global goals set for various areas including humanitarian, environmental and economical. These goals are a great way to give purpose to student projects so they can address real world issues. Resources Song Ted Talk Introducing SDGs to students  To introduce SDGs to a class and ask them to research one each, then create a page in a floor book. (A floor book is an A3 sized page where student represent their findings, it is then compiled into a bound book and available for students to read).  Each time the class does research, or investigations asked students to identify which sustainable development goal the project is linked to. Books Greta and the Giants  by Zoe Tucker and illustrated by Zoe Persico is a fiction book about one girls fight again giants who are ruining the world. This story is based on Gre...

Picture books can be used to enhance a non-fiction unit. These 6 books have applications for units on sustainability and plastic. These picture books open a range of themes and topics that could be expanded on depending on the interests of your students and the inquiry questions to post prior to reading the books. Living things  - impact of human behaviour on ecosystems Sustainability  (general capability) Volume of waste - sustainability of human lifestyles - How do we reduce waste? Material World  - how can materials be used in different ways? What are alternatives to plastics? What is plastic made of? and how is it made? English  - compare and contrast different texts, purpose, audience, method, infographics, pictures, language. Data  - explore facts and figures in the books or that are found online, regarding amounts of plastic, time to decompose infographics. Vocabulary  - degradable, biodegradable, compostable, recyclable, reusable...