Useful Resources

Sustainable Development Goal Tracker : this site is hosted by Our World in Data and provides students with data on all 17 of these goals and tracks global progress

Dollar Street: a visual representation of how families live around the world; can search by sub-topic

Our Daily Bread : Photographic essay depicting the diet of children around the world

The Poverty Line: A photographic essay depicting the food choices available to people in specific countries if they lived below the poverty line

UN VR Video Clouds Over Sidra : VR Video introduces students to the Syrian refugee crisis

Parlay Ideas: Sustainable Development Goals: an online forum to create class discussion with lesson plans and resources provided

Google Earth Voyager: curated "journeys" for students to follow topics include: See Climate Change's Impact, Helping People and Animals Co-exist, Modern Human Migration

Climate Action Tracker - website that rates government action and how it measures up to the Paris Agreement goal of warming below 2C or 1.5C. Students can search per country to determine how each country measures up.

Climate Atlas Canada - uses maps and data students can see how climate change is affecting specific provinces and regions. It is in plain language so easy for students to understand. There are accompanying videos.

Resources for Rethinking - searchable curated list of lesson plans paired with curriculum to teach students about climate change.

SDG Book Club: Curated list of books that match the UN's Development Goals

Microbit Do Your Bit - online lesson plans and resources connected to SDG 14 & 15

Thomas the Tank Engine and SDGs - you tube videos that link to SDGs. Excellent provocations for primary students.