Link global food security to your lessons on fertilisers

Many of the UN’s sustainable development goals are relevant to chemistry teaching. Goal 2: end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, can easily fit into your lessons on rates of reaction and the use of fertilisers. This article gives ideas for relevant context and suggests resources and activities to include the goal within your teaching. Download the accompanying resource for a student worksheet and teacher support for a practical investigation suitable for age range 16–18 on the rate of hydrolysis of urea.