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CSO SDG #09 - Industry, innovation & infrastructure

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CSO SDG #09 - Industry, innovation & infrastructure

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CSO SDG #11 - Sustainable cities & communities

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CSO SDG #11 - Sustainable cities & communities

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CSO SDG #12 - Responsible consumption & production

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CSO SDG #12 - Responsible consumption & production

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CSO SDG #17 - Partnerships for the goals 

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CSO SDG #17 - Partnerships for the goals 

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UNESCO - online teaching resources for each SDG

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UNESCO - online teaching resources for each SDG

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By clicking on each SDG logo you can access resources for that SDG

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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a key element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its aims form one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goal on education SDG 4.7 and it is considered a driver for the achievements of all 17 SDGs.

ESD empowers everyone to make informed decisions in favour of environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society for present and future generations. It aims to provide the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to address sustainable development challenges.

Complementary to the UNESCO guidance document - Education for Sustainable Development Goals - Learning Objectives, this resource bank has been designed for educators, education planners and practitioners. It offers hundreds of pedagogical ideas for classroom activities and multimedia resources detailing how best to integrate ESD into teaching and learning, from early childhood care through secondary education.

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Sustainable Development Goals - Resources for educators

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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a key element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its aims form one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goal on education SDG 4.7 and it is considered a driver for the achievements of all 17 SDGs.

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This document outlines cross-cutting competencies in ESD education and learning objectives & suggested activities for each SDG. The document is part of SDG Target 4.7

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UNESCO - Greening Education Guidance 2024

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UNESCO - Greening Education Guidance 2024

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Gives guidance to educators to enable individuals, as agents of change, to acquire the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to contribute effectively to the green

transition of our societies, including career pathways (greening education).

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UNESCO - Climate change and sustainability in secondary science & social science 2024

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UNESCO - Climate change and sustainability in secondary science & social science 2024

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Addresses the lack of climate change/sustainability references in 69% of science & social science curricula globally, and ways to improve this

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SDG #09 - Industry, innovation & infrastructure

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SDG #09 - Industry, innovation & infrastructure

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I feel the work they do is tremendous. It is a 'one stop shop' to turn to for advice and support. Training is superb and offers teachers an opportunity to network and learn. The WWGS Global Passport is really essential for a school of our size to audit GCE in our school. The WWGS curriculum resources are exactly what teachers need. With all the recent changes with the new Junior Cycle, it marries very well. Where time is of the essence it presents teachers with ideas that has been warmly welcomed in our school.

- Sinead Edmonds, St Peter's College Dunboyne

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WorldWise Global Schools - Development Education Funding

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WorldWise Global Schools offers a range of supports for teaching Development Education at post-primary level. The programme is funded by Irish Aid.

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Science in School is a free online magazine that provides inspiring teaching materials covering all STEM subjects, including biology, chemistry, physics, maths, and engineering.

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Science on Stage Ireland Network of and for science teachers Platform for exchanging teaching ideas Enhancing STEM teaching and learning Science on Stage Ireland coordinates and promotes Irish participation at the European Science on Stage... Read more

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CO2MUCH - Think Global, Act Local | Science On Stage Europe

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Materials

500 mL ethanol

500 mL distilled water

56 g NaOH (sodium hydroxide) pellets

50 mL 12 M HCl

50 mL distilled water

1000 mL Erlenmeyer flask

125 mL Erlenmeyer flask

500 mL graduated cylinder

50 mL graduated cylinder

2 magnetic stirring rods

Stirring hot plate

PLA scraps or a PLA cup and scissors

Procedure

Safety first: put on a lab coat, protective goggles and gloves.

First step: preparing the solutions
Prepare 1000 mL of 1.4 M NaOH in 50% ethanol in water solution:

1. Measure 56 g NaOH on a scale.

2. Transfer the NaOH to a 1000 mL Erlenmeyer flask.

3. Add 500 mL distilled water and a magnetic stirring rod to the flask.

4. Dissolve 56 grams of NaOH in water by stirring the solution using a magnetic stirrer and the stirring hot plate.

5. Measure 500 mL ethanol in a 500 mL graduated cylinder.

6. Slowly add 500 mL ethanol to a flask of water and allow to mix thoroughly.

7. Label the solution "1.4 M NaOH in 50% ethanol in water solution".

Prepare 100 mL 6 M HCl:

1. Measure 50 mL distilled water.

2. Add the water and a stirring rod to a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask.

3. Measure 50 mL 12 M HCl in a 50 mL graduated cylinder.

4. Slowly add the HCl to a beaker of water

5. Allow to mix thoroughly.

6. Dispense the 100 mL of the solution (6 M HCl) into 10 drop-dispensing bottles.

7. Label the bottles "6 M HCl". Each bottle should contain 10 mL 6 M HCl.

Second step: Adding the PLA

1. Cut the PLA cup into small pieces using scissors. The smaller the pieces are, the faster the reaction will be.

2. Place the PLA pieces into a weighing boat.

3. Measure 5 g of PLA pieces on a digital scale.

4. Add 5 g of PLA pieces into the 250 mL Erlenmeyer flask using a funnel.

5. Using the graduated cylinder, measure 100 mL of the pre-prepared solution (1.4 M NaOH in 1:1 ethanol/water).

6. Add the solution and 1 magnetic stirring rod into the flask.

7. Place the flask onto the hot plate.

8. Turn on the heating function of the hot plate and heat the solution to 90˚C (reduce the heat if the flask begins to boil vigorously).

9. Heat and stir the solution with a stirring rod until the PLA pieces have completely dissolved.

10. After the PLA pieces have completely dissolved and the solution is pale yellow, turn off the hot plate. The temperature should be 80˚C - 90˚C.

11. Use heat resistant gloves to remove flask from hot plate.

12. Place the flask in an ice water bath and allow the solution to cool until it is below 60˚C. This mixture is now called "hydrolysed PLA".

Third step: Finishing the cleaning solution

1. Slowly add 200 drops of 6 M HCl into the flask and mix.

2. Measure the final pH of the solution using a pH strip. Aim for a pH range of 4-5. The solution now contains lactic acid and sodium chloride (NaCl).

3. Using a funnel, transfer the lactic acid solution into the plastic bottle. It is now ready to use.

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The 3 Rs - Bioplastics | Science On Stage Europe

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Materials 500 mL ethanol 500 mL distilled water 56 g NaOH (sodium hydroxide) pellets 50 mL 12 M HCl 50 mL distilled water 1000 mL Erlenmeyer flask 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask 500 mL graduated cylinder 50 mL graduated cylinder 2 magnetic stirring rods Stirring hot plate PLA scraps or a PLA cup and scissors Procedure Safety first: put on a lab coat, protective goggles and gloves.

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An Apple a Day Keeps the Climate Okay | Science On Stage Europe

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Education for Sustainable Development Newsletter

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SDG #11 Sustainable cities & communities

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SDG #11 Sustainable cities & communities

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SDG #12 Responsible consumption & production

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SDG #12 Responsible consumption & production

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When was the last time you thought about your breathing? Take a breath right now and think about it. You breathe because you need oxygen, a gas which makes up 21 percent of the Earth's atmosphere. All that oxygen has to come from somewhere. You might already know that it comes from photosynthetic organisms like plants. But did you know that most of the oxygen you breathe comes from organisms in the ocean?

That's right-more than half of the oxygen you breathe comes from marine photosynthesizers, like phytoplankton and seaweed. Both use carbon dioxide, water and energy from the sun to make food for themselves, releasing oxygen in the process. In other words, they photosynthesize. And they do it in the ocean.

(NASA, Robert Simmon and Jesse Allen)

Photosynthesizers have been in the ocean for a long time. Land plants start appearing in the fossil record 470 million years ago, before dinosaurs roamed the earth. But the ocean was producing oxygen for billions of years before that. The oldest known fossil is from a marine cyanobacterium, a tiny-blue green photosynthesizer that was releasing oxygen 3.5 billion years ago. In a way, we owe the ocean for all of the oxygen that comes from land plants as well, because land plants evolved from green marine algae. If there were a race to put oxygen in the atmosphere, the ocean would have one heck of a head start.

But the ocean's long history of photosynthesis would matter very little to us if not for the photosynthesizers that live in it today. Of these, the most impressive is another cyanobacterium called Prochlorococcus. It is estimated to be more abundant than any other photosynthesizer on the planet, and to be responsible for producing 20 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere. One in every five breaths you take, you owe to Prochlorococcus. Perhaps as amazing is the fact that scientists only discovered this super-abundant photosynthesizer in 1988-less than thirty years ago!

(Arlene Wechezak / Nikon Small World)

Another of the ocean's photosynthesizers is impressive for a different reason. Recall that sunlight is necessary for photosynthesis. That means all marine photosynthesizers have to live in what scientists call the "photic zone"-the layer at the top of the ocean that is illuminated by sunlight. The photic zone extends down to about 656 feet (200 meters) below the surface of the ocean, but it's difficult to put a depth limit on it, because photosynthesizers keep taking photosynthesis down farther than we thought possible. Eight hundred and eighty-six feet below the ocean's surface, you would barely be able to see light. But a type of red algae called Corallinales nevertheless photosynthesizes at that depth. The red color of Corallinales comes from a pigment which enables it to absorb blue and green light, which is just about the only kind of light that manages to filter down to the improbable depths at which Corallinales lives. This photosynthesizer produces oxygen despite only being able to access the tiniest fraction of sunlight.

Whether they evolved the earliest, photosynthesize the most, or dwell the deepest, marine photosynthesizers are indispensable to our survival. If they weren't around, we wouldn't be breathing. So, once in a while, take a moment to remember the ocean and its photosynthesizers. They're helping you out with every breath you take.

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With Every Breath You Take, Thank the Ocean

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When was the last time you thought about your breathing? Take a breath right now and think about it. You breathe because you need oxygen, a gas which makes up 21 percent of the Earth's atmosphere. All that oxygen has to come from somewhere. You might already know that it comes from photosynthetic organisms like plants.

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At least half of the oxygen produced on Earth comes from the ocean, mostly from tiny photosynthesizing plankton. But marine life also uses roughly the same amount of oxygen to breathe, for cellular respiration, and in the decomposition process.

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