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Career Connections | Mechanical Engineer
Like to figure out how things work? Three mechanical engineers who design jet engines talk about the curiosity that led them to become mechanical engineers.
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Career Connections | Electrical Engineering
Learn about how to become a professional engineer with a short video. The narrator details some of the many fields in electrical engineering as well as the education requirements.
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Career Connections | Musician
Love the sounds of music? Want to be part of making those beautiful sounds? Willing to practice, practice, practice? The narrator of a short video talks about what it's like to be part of one of the "Big Five" orchestras.
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Career Connections | High School Art Teacher
Want to combine art with STEM education? Why not. The narrator of a short video details how she combines her love of art education with STEM and project-based learning.
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Career Connections | Paramedic
Not all heroes wear capes. While they rescue those who need help (be they human or animal), they come sirens blazing and a bag of specialized equipment. A short video welcomes viewers to the world of the paramedic.
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Career Connections | Software Developer Dayton
Like coding and 3-D design, like working with computers and with people? A career as a software developer might be in your future. Find out what's involved by watching a short video narrated by a software developer.
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Career Connections | Radio Host
Want to be a Daddy-O of the radio? A modern-day Edward R. Murrow? Cleveland radio host Tony Ganzer talks about the skills that enabled him to become an NPR radio host.
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Career Connections | Prosthetist Dayton
Like a challenge? Not afraid of seeing blood? Have good interpersonal skills? Try looking into a job as a prosthetist. A lower-limb prosthetist discusses his unusual pathway to a career that enables him to design and fit artificial limbs.
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Career Connections | Phlebotomist
Working with blood isn't a career for everyone. Vampire jokes aside, a career as a phlebotomist can be gratifying. A short video explains what a job in this medical field entails.
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Career Connections | Prosthetic Specialist Cleveland
A short video introduces viewers to a prosthetic specialist who combines her love of art and science to create prosthetic craniofacial implants for those who suffer from head injuries.
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Career Connections | Prosthetist Columbus
Star Wars fans have long been fascinated by Luke Skywalker's prosthetic hand. The goal of a prosthetist is to create an artificial limb that is comfortable, functional, and improves one's quality of life. Watch a short video that...
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Career Connections | Graphic Designer
Feel compelled to draw, to create new images, to design new ads? A career as a graphic designer might be the thing for you. A short video gives insight into this very creative field.
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Career Connections | Sonographer
Imagine using an ultrasound probe that can take pictures of what's going on inside the body. A sonographer gets to do just that. Find out about the many career options in this medical field by watching a short video.
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Career Connections | Commercial Truck Driving
Love to travel? Love driving big rigs? Don't mind long hours? Then working as a commercial truck driving might be the career for you. A short video introduces viewers to the benefits of this career.
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Career Connections | Cosmetology
Four-year college not for you? How about a career that combines an interest in science, anatomy, and art? Cosmetology might be for you. Check out this short video that details all that goes on in a salon.
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Career Connections | Die Shop Manager
Ever wonder where all those parts that make machines run come from? Welcome to the die shop. A short video details the education and training required to become a die shop manager.
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Career Connections | Nurse Practitioner
A quick video looks at the career of a nurse practitioner. The host begins describing the differences between a registered nurse and a nurse practitioner. He then details his personal story. Lastly, the host looks towards the...
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Career Connections | Construction Worker
Like working with your hands? Like building things? Like tools? Think hard hats are cool? Check out a short video that details the rewards of working in construction.
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Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Cyber Security Analysts Fight Crime | Science Matters
Rather than a trench coat and a magnifying glass, the tools of the modern crime fighter are the internet and a computer. Find out what it takes to fight crime as a cybersecurity analyst.
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Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Software Engineers Create Solutions through Code
Tech is cool! That's the takeaway from a short video that details the challenges and rewards of being a software engineer.
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Career Connections | Auto Factory Worker
Like putting things together? Painting? Working with robots? A short video outlines three fields in which workers in the automobile industry can specialize and the education and skills required.
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Career Connections | Biomedical Engineer
Interesting in both engineering and medicine. Then a career in biomedical engineering is for you. The narrator of a short video introduces viewers to his work with developing devices that monitor different signals that the body generates.
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Overcoming Academic Struggles
Hear from students and professors about how to overcome academic struggles in higher education. They discuss supports most college campuses have in place and how to benefit from courses that may be difficult. Speakers also provide...
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Choosing A Career
Careers in science aren't limited to labs. Pupils learn about different aspects of careers in agriculture through the lens of several scientists. The scientists talk about how the field of soil science is a growing in this important...