World Affairs Challenge
WAC Additional Teacher Resources
Looking to spend more time on a certain topic? Seeking ideas for creative lessons in your class? Take advantage of the resources below to enhance the WAC experience in your classroom! Resources are grouped by Step number/topic.
STEP 1: SDG Resources
- 170 daily sustainability actions
- UNESCO: What you need to know about sustainable development
- Climate change + Sustainability curriculum for science and social studies
- Teachers' Guide on the SDGs
- Local 2030: Localizing the SDGs
- STEM Teaching Tools: "Think globally, act locally"
- Pollution and it's impact on our daily lives: case studies and lesson plans
- UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
- UN Sectoral Solution to Climate Change
STEP 2: Research and Community Engagement Tools
- Cultural Humility resource
- SDGs Today: data resource for research
- Our World in Data SDG tracker
- SDG data portal to support student SDG research
- STEM Teaching Tools: Student Everyday Experiences in Science Learning
- Understanding the Problem: Learning with + from community
- Community Mapping Exercise
- Making a Community Action Plan