Please read the introduction to this curriculum before beginning any lessons.

Grade Level:

• 6 - 12 grade or equivalent

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Performance Expectations:

Middle and high school:

• Asking questions and defining problems

• Developing and using models

• Planning and carrying out investigations

• Constructing explanations and designing solutions

• Engaging in argument from evidence

• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

5E Unit Element:

• Engage

Ecological Society of America 4DEE Framework:

• Human-Environment Interactions

• Cross-Cutting Themes

Enduring Understandings (the Big Ideas)

Students will understand that:

• The SDGs are interlinked global goals that provide a blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all.

• Global goals can be applied to local situations to envision ways to improve our own personal lives, culture, and place.

• There is value in being aware of the SDGs if applied to our everyday life. Students will become aware of what they value in the SDGs.

Essential Questions

• How do our personal experiences, culture, and place shape what we find important?

• How do the SDG goals connect to our personal experiences, culture, and place to allow for a more sustainable future for all?

• Can we address any of these SDGs in our own school? In our own places?

Assessments:

• Pre-assessment question (entrance slip)

• Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (C-E-R) presentations

• Student rubric for Gallery Walk

• Group reflection on C-E-Rs

• Journal entries

• Preparation of slide(s) for presentation in Lesson 5