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UN Sustainable Development Goals and Graphics

Provided by: Project Look Sharp

Activity - Classroom Grades 3-5, 6-8

Synopsis

In this media decoding activity, students will use the Sustainable Development Goals icons to discuss how simple pictures represent big ideas.
Students will read the descriptions for each Sustainable Development Goal and try to match them to the correct graphic, defending their position by pointing to evidence in the graphic.

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Subjects: Social Studies, Visual and Performing Arts

Authors: Project Look Sharp

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Teaching Materials

Positives

This activity is a great way to introduce younger students to the Sustainable Development Goals without overwhelming them with too many details.
The provided worksheet makes it easy for students to record their guesses.

Prerequisites

Teachers will have to sign in or create an account to access the materials.
The materials under Additional Support are not linked in the Activity Plan document.
Before using the slides, teachers may want to review the Activity Plan and add speaker's notes to ensure the activity runs smoothly.

Differentiation & Implementation

To support effective group participation, teachers can give students certain roles, such as reading the Sustainable Development Goals, writing the guesses, and keeping track of the time.
To help students organize their ideas and prepare to defend their guesses, teachers can guide students in writing a claim, evidence, and reasoning statement for each guess.
After completing this activity, older students can each choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals to research.

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Project Look Sharp

Project Look Sharp is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Their mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students' critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.