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Session 3e: Teaching Using Un Sustainable Development Goals, Donald Dosch, Sarah O'Leary-Driscoll, Crystal Randall
Session 3e: Teaching Using Un Sustainable Development Goals, Donald Dosch, Sarah O'Leary-Driscoll, Crystal Randall
Professional Learning Day
This session will focus on how we are using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as guideposts for curriculum development in several of our different science classes. Students will join us to present some of their varied academic work, and share the importance of these activities in their education. Part of our discussion will focus on scaffolding the learning so that students are able to perform successfully in these contextual and issues-based activities. We will also build in time for participant discussion on current issues and ideas for incorporating them effectively into their own teaching.
The Groundwater Crisis, Austin Shwatal '20, Ethan Tse '20
The Groundwater Crisis, Austin Shwatal '20, Ethan Tse '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
What is Groundwater? Groundwater is simply any water that is found in underground permeable rock layers known as aquifers
Industrial Impact, Sravani Ponnaluri '20, Emily Gonda '20
Industrial Impact, Sravani Ponnaluri '20, Emily Gonda '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
Industries burn fossil fuels to create goods which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. CO2 contributes to 20% of the world's greenhouse effect, and the level of it in the atmosphere has increased to over 400 ppm when before the French Revolution it fluctuated between 180-280 ppm (NASA, 2016). The coal industry is a big contributor as it contributes to 35% of the total U.S. energy related CO2 emissions (EIA, 2017). This all leads to global warming, which causes rising sea levels, longer plant growing seasons, and an increase in forest fires (NASA).
Solution & Effects Of Agricultural Practices, Ryan Talusan '20, Caitlyn Castillo '20
Solution & Effects Of Agricultural Practices, Ryan Talusan '20, Caitlyn Castillo '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
A potential solution of vertical farming
- PROFITABLE
- SCALABLE
- YEAR-ROUND
Waste Management, Rachel Moreno '20, Alana Depaz '20
Waste Management, Rachel Moreno '20, Alana Depaz '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
"Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage."
~Mason Cooley
Threats To Ocean Biodiversity, Allia Lin '20, Grace Wulffraat '20
Threats To Ocean Biodiversity, Allia Lin '20, Grace Wulffraat '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
Overfishing
Taking fish out of the ocean faster than their populations can be naturally replenished
Global Climate Change: Changing Weather Patterns, Janna Jann '20, Sabrina Meng '20
Global Climate Change: Changing Weather Patterns, Janna Jann '20, Sabrina Meng '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
You can take action to combat global climate change! Here are some starting points:
- Use heating only when necessary
- Reduce energy consumption
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
- Use resources wisely!
Urbanization In India: An Obituary, Meghana Karan '20, Shruti Shakthivel '20
Urbanization In India: An Obituary, Meghana Karan '20, Shruti Shakthivel '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
India is urbanizing very rapidly due to the movement of people from rural areas to urban cities for better opportunities. India does not have the resources or money to back this rapid urbanization of the population in general. This urbanization has created many environmental problems with air and water pollution.
Agricultural Practices Destroying The Environment, Ayan Mallik '20, Ethan Talreja '20
Agricultural Practices Destroying The Environment, Ayan Mallik '20, Ethan Talreja '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
- 50% of the world's habitable land has been converted for farming (Farming: Habitat Conversion, 2017)
- Indonesia rain forests have been cleared for the construction of palm oil plantations
- This threatens the habitats of endangered species such as the Asian elephant
Coastal Waters, Alison Deng '20, Winny Liu '20
Coastal Waters, Alison Deng '20, Winny Liu '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
Coastal water, specifically coastal erosion, has been a growing problem due to human impact.
Coastal Erosion And Flooding, Arohi Singh '20, Neha Maddali '20
Coastal Erosion And Flooding, Arohi Singh '20, Neha Maddali '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
The effects of human activities on our coasts.
Effects Of Agriculture, Riley Brutto '20, Maddy Chow '20
Effects Of Agriculture, Riley Brutto '20, Maddy Chow '20
UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics
Due to a lack of education among their population, many Brazilians turn to agriculture as a way to provide for themselves and their families. Additionally, low labor costs draw in large commercial companies that establish business in these developing worlds. However, to obtain farmland in the first place, deforestation has become a common practice, where thousands of miles of lush jungles are cleared away for agricultural practices. According to NASA imaging, 224,000 square miles of rainforest have been cleared in the Amazon. If left unchecked, the drastic consequences could harm not only the countries practicing deforestation, but the entire earth.