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The SDGs in the Classroom Toolkit

Sciences and the SDGS

The following resources provide instructors with materials to support, introduce and infuse the SDGs into their lessons.

Biological Sciences Lesson Plans

  • Visit . Educators, parents, guardians, and students are asking questions that society is still struggling to answer. Students anywhere on the gender spectrum directly feel the effects of how we answer and what we do not answer. This website aims to and connect science educators, students, learners of all types, parents, guardians, and everyone involved in and learning to grow a more .
  • Review the that infuse SDGs #13, #14, #15. Content includes curated lesson plans, readings, videos, modules and micro-lectures. Topics include:

Chemistry Lesson Plans

  • Review the , which infuses SDGs #13, #14 and #15. Content includes curated lectures, laboratory activities, videos, lessons, teaching modules and readings. Topics include:

Earth Sciences Lesson Plans

  • Review the that infuses SDG #13. Content includes curated global readings, videos, labs, lectures and lessons. Topics include:

Environmental Sciences Lesson Plans

  • Read the from the , which links SDGs #11, #12, #13 and #15.聽
  • View this for SDG #13: Climate Action. The lesson includes discussion questions, videos and response exercises for students.聽
  • Visit the for award winning Biodiversity Lesson Plans from teachers around the world. You can also view the (Learning About Forests) and read about from the LEAF Network.
  • Read Geomedia by Michael John Long. Three chapters form Part 3 of the guide . The author provides practical OER resources such as interactive maps, sample activities, guiding questions and teaching guides on how to use geomedia projects in the classroom.
  • Review , which infuses SDGs #6, #11, #13 and #15. Content includes curated simulations, lessons, readings, videos and modules. Topics include:

Physics Lesson Plans

  • Visit the , which infuses SDGs #13 and #15. The content includes curated materials for video lectures, lesson plans and readings. Topics include:
  • Visit the for lesson plans, links, videos, student challenges, activities, infographics and tasks for all of the 17 SDGs.

Edutopia serves as a lighthouse for educational innovation, providing a vision for integrating 21st-century skills into lifelong learning. Through showcasing best practices and innovation in real-world education, it inspires educators, students, and policymakers to transform education for the better. Explore and its commitment to project-based learning, social and emotional learning, and technological advancement.

These from Edutopia offer inspiring examples of how integrating various academic subjects and adopting innovative teaching methods can prepare students for a world where knowledge is interconnected and sustainability is key. Each case study demonstrates the potential for educational practices to contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by fostering an environment of innovation, critical thinking, and holistic learning.

  • highlights the power of integrating science with reading and math through project-based learning to enhance student collaboration and achievement. Related SDGs: Quality Education (SDG 4), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11).
  • is an approach to enriching the educational experience by integrating science teaching into all subjects, enhancing learning and engagement. Related SDGs: Quality Education (SDG 4), Climate Action (SDG 13).
  • merges STEM with history to inspire awe and skepticism, developing critical thinkers ready to tackle future challenges. Relevant SDGs include Quality Education (SDG 4) and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10), bridging knowledge across disciplines for a comprehensive understanding.

More Case Studies

  • The Sustainable Development Goals Fund has an of sustainable development case studies with a selection of effective practices on how to achieve a sustainable world while advancing the 17 SDGs.
  • for the SDGs is an that launched the for University Staff on SDGs. Self-Nudges help remind university teachers and staff of the relevance of their work to the SDGs, prompting them to think about sustainable development, apply this mental framework to their work and as a result create more contributions to SDGs while feeling better about what they do. A continuous and reinforced engagement with the SDGs will create a mindset conducive to forging new individual contributions to sustainable development and the SDGs.
  • Visit , a site that provides , and related to real sciences, stories and data that encourages students to explore the living world.
  • Visit , the world's first tool to help scientists create and share professional, visual, accessible and universal scientific figures. They believe that science is universally communicated and understood through visuals. Science communication should always be fast, repeatable and standardized.
  • Read about , a social studies course that spans 13.8 billion years of history. It weaves insights from many disciplines to form a single story that helps us better understand people, civilizations, and how we are connected to everything around us.
  • Visit a standing committee of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. They offer teacher guides, lesson plans, giant floor maps, videos, infographics, maps & activities, and interactives.
  • View the Excel spreadsheet for STEM and SDG resources searchable by sector, theme, provider, opportunity, region, authority, month and year.
  • Visit and search the It is a searchable database of open-access educational resources that can support educators and students by integrating sustainability into discipline-specific teaching and learning. Search by issue, discipline, resource type and characteristic.
  • advocates for thriving farmer and worker communities that have more control over their futures. They stand in solidarity with producer organizations, without compromise, to their standards, prices, or vision to make trade work for everyone along the supply chain. Their impact is economic, social and environmental.
  • The (FABLE) Consortium is a collaborative initiative to support the development of mid-century national food and land-use pathways consistent at the global level that could inform policies towards greater sustainability. FABLE is convened as part of the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU).
  • Find and timely data sets for countries around the world by SDG.
  • supports the shift towards a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement and management tool that makes the reality of global limits central to decision-making.聽 Ecological footprint projects can be an effective way to get students to think about how sustainability intersects with their lives.
  • The was established to create, curate and disseminate land governance information by fostering an inclusive and accessible data landscape. Over the last decade, the portal has evolved from a simple information gateway to become a knowledge broker, a resource base, a vibrant online community of users and a trusted voice within global land governance.
  • offers freely available global maps of terrestrial biodiversity, carbon stocks and water supply, designed to support governments in policy design.
  • The aims to bring together and expand the international community of data providers, users, and sponsors concerned with georeferenced data on population, human settlements and infrastructure. They seek to improve data access, timeliness, consistency, and utility; support data use and interpretation; identify and address pressing user needs; reduce duplication and user confusion; and encourage innovation and cross-disciplinary use. They bring expertise and perspectives from diverse natural, social, health, and engineering science disciplines and sectors, and from government, academia, private industry, and nongovernmental organizations.聽
  • Visit for various along with classroom resources.
  • Visit the for free, open educational resources. Content includes climate science, earth science, energy systems, environmental science, information technology, marine biology and oceanography and can be searched by language, SDG, series and subject.
  • Visit the a thematic network that aims to connect experts and practitioners to turn knowledge into practice for SDG #2. There are projects, reports, recent work and publications.聽
  • The represents an opportunity to fill a gap in the sustainability movement in higher education. They envision a consortium that builds our collective capacity as educators and change agents, along with the administrators and stakeholders who can support them, to improve the ways sustainability is perceived, modeled, and taught; that serves as a generator of principles, practices, and shared resources, to move the education component of higher education sustainability up to and beyond campus operations.聽聽
  • helps instructors to connect to the SDGs through such as videos, global projects, social media and teacher connections.聽
  • Visit . The site brings expert-level knowledge and capabilities to a broad range of people that span all professions and education levels. It is a unique engine for computing factual answers and providing knowledge on, , , and .
  • Read the聽. It is the first scientific report carried out for the entire Amazon basin and its biome. The report calls upon governments, companies, civil society, and all inhabitants of the planet to implement the report鈥檚 recommendations and act together for the conservation and development of a sustainable Amazon. .
  • This is the (FELD) report of an analysis of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by countries for COP26 to provide answers to the questions: How action-oriented are the NDCs about transforming the food and land sector? What specific policy measures do they propose, and which institutional mechanisms have been put in place to coordinate implementation? What are the main policy gaps and opportunities for countries to prioritize now, globally and at home?
  • Explore IISD's policy brief titled. This brief discusses the potential and challenges of utilizing outer space technologies for the achievement of the SDGs. With advancements in space technologies and their increasing accessibility, this resource offers an exciting perspective on the potential intersection of outer space and sustainable development.

  • Read Nature's commentary. This article discusses the potential of AI technologies in mitigating climate change and their relevance to SDGs, offering a fresh perspective on the intersection of advanced technology and sustainable development.