Critical Challenge Question: How successful are the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in ensuring basic human needs are being met within Canada and globally?
Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth
  • Full and productive employment for all
  • Ensure safe work environments for all; men, women, youth, people with disabilities and migrant workers
  • End forced labour and child labour in all forms​
Goal 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • Reduce inequalities within and among countries.
  • Promote economic growth within and among countries 
  • Provide support for people living in poverty to become economically independent.
Guiding Questions: 
  1. How does wage and employment relate to the cycle of poverty?
  2. How can we ensure the rights of workers to have safe and equitable working conditions are protected? 
  3. How do working conditions for workers differ nationally and globally? 
  4. How does gender inequality in the work place differ nationally and globally?
  5. How do inequalities result in conflict? 
  6. How does environmental degradation unequally impact people and countries? 
​Task One: KWL - Know, Wonder, Learn 

Before you begin the unit fill in the KWL Chart 
(It is part of the Word Document in Teams)

KNOW - Document what you already know about this topic or the connections you can make to the topic. 

Do the following:
  • What prior knowledge do you have about the topic of work and economic growth? Locally? Nationally? Globally? 
  • Brainstorm:
    • ​Words, terms and phrases
    • Examples
    • Connections

​WONDER - What do you want to learn about the topic of income by the end of this unit?
  • What component of wealth distribution, income and working conditions are you interested in learning more about?
  • What questions do you have about this topic? 
Here are some videos and articles to get you thinking . . . 
Picture
GIni Ratio measures the wealth distribution within a country. The higher the number indicates more inequality.
Sustain Your Style - Most of our clothes are made in places where workers rights are non-existent
The Guardian - Child Labour in the Fashion Supply Chain: Where, Why and What Can Be Done
Vox - Everything you need to know about income inequality
The Guardian - How America became a 1% society
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The Project . . . 

Step One: Choose your area of focus​
  • Water
  • Food
  • Income
  • Health
  • Education
  • ​​​

Step Two: Narrow the topic
You will need to narrow the big topic to a specific area of interest. I have made suggestions on each page or you can choose your own.

Some ideas for narrowing the topic:
  • Wealth/income gap
  • Factory working conditions (i.e. fashion, electronics)
  • Child labour
  • Working poor
  • Foreign aid (wealthy countries financially support economically-emerging countries)
  • Living wage
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Step Three: Research
​Part One: Asking Questions - building your curiosity?

What questions do you have about your topic? ​
Come up with at least 5 questions that you would like to have answered about your chosen topic. (Remember to think about the 5 Ws (What, Where, When, Who and Why) + How


Part Two: Information gathering - learn as much information as you can about your topic. 
You will need to gather the following:
  • Facts and data
  • Images
  • Charts and tables
  • Specific examples
Required Information to be included: 
  • What is your issue? Give a brief description.
  • Why is this issue important?
  • Canadian perspective (you can focus on the nation as a whole or choose a province)
  • Global perspective (you can focus on the world as a whole or choose a country for comparison)
  • What is being done? Who is involved in creating solutions?​
How to access school databases
Go to: Research Databases

To Use:
GALE - Global Issues in Context
GALE - Canada in Context
login: 71sbo
pw: 71sbo10

To use other databases:
login:  71MRI    
pw:  71MRI54​
Step Four: Create the Infographic
  • What is an Infographic?
    • A visual representation of knowledge and information.
    • Present information clearly and concisely
  • Choose your Inforgraphic tool
  • ​Once you have gathered information on your topic, you will need to design your Infographic
    • ​Consider these questions:
      • ​Which information, facts and data are essential to include? Which aren't?
      • What colours and layout works best in sharing the information?
      • What graphs and graphics best convey the information and data to the viewer? 
      • What is the order, or flow, of information?

The final Infographic should be informative, simple, and engaging for the viewer. ​​
Task Three: Final Reflection
​LEARN - What new knowledge are you taking away from doing this project?

Part One:
  • What did you learn while researching this topic? 
  • What stood out for you? 
  • What questions do you still have? 

Part Two:
  • How successfully is the UN Sustainable Development Goal of decent work and economic growth, and reduced inequalities being met within Canada and globally? Support your answer with specific examples and details.