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Lights, Sounds, Fabrics and Designs: Careers in the World of Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the broad range of jobs that can be found in the world of design. Students explore sound design, language architecture, etc. Learners design a resource book and post it on a website for others to share.
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Agriculture Careers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the careers available in the agricultural field. In this agriculture field instructional activity, students study the jobs required to getting a food product into someone's kitchen. Students select an agriculture career...
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The Ups and Downs of Occupations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Internet sites to identify the latest employment and occupation trends. They discuss and define career terms that important to employment. They report the findings of their research on the occupation of their choice.
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Interplanetary Travel Guide

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In groups of six, middle school space scientists create an imaginative travel brochure for attracting visitors to the planet Mars. Information must include surface features and atmospheric conditions. Although time-consuming, this is a...
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Communication Skills for Seeking a Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss and identify four careers they have an interest in. Using the internet, they choose one career to research to discover the educational requirements, salary and training. They interview members of the community in the...
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Economics: People as Producers and Consumers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the dual roles of producers and consumers in people by creating fictional stories that include examples of both. Their stories include descriptions of the tools and skills needed for the jobs of their characters and...
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What Is the Future Job Outlook For Me?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the internet to research the job outlook for the current year. Using the information, they take notes and answer discussion questions. They choose a job they are interested in and share the results with the class to...
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Career Investigation Project

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore a career of their choice to learn about a career that interests them. In this career exploration lesson, students research a variety of careers and select one in particular. Students create a project to tell others about...
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Oil and Gas As A Source of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners discuss the reasons why oil and gas are the United States' main source of energy. In groups, they use the internet to research how the resources are formed and the amount of consumption by the United States. They choose books...
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The Dairy Shoppe

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the dairy industry. In this Social Studies lesson, 4th graders investigate the various products made from milk. Students look at entrepreneurship and independent farmers in the dairy industry.
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Discover the Similarities: Marine Mammal Rescue

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the the similarities of their own daily schedule, processes and procedures and those used at work. They research the career of marine mammal rescue and email questions to a career expert. They construct a display and...
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Event of the Century

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners practice budgeting skills. In this event planning lesson, students plan all aspects of an event of their choosing. Learners establish a budget for the event and create portfolios that document their plans.
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Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the plight of undocumented workers. In this social justice lesson, students research undocumented workers as well as consumer boycott movements and write about their impressions.
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Energy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils see that energy is everywhere in nature - in the light of the sun, in wind, in falling water and erupting volcanoes. Without energy, there is no life. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study energy.
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Learning to Live Responsibly Within One's Personal Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore survival techniques in the light of their own values and personal situations. The differences between needs and wants and how consumerism effects the environment forms the main focus of this three lessons unit.
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People & Trees

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students see that people have developed new technologies and new products that increase efficiencies and maximize the productive use of each tree harvested. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study forestry.
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What In The World Is A Harrow?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain the values farming and industry have on the economy of Kansas. They research farm equipment uncluding price, types and purpose. They write a report about farm equipment.
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A Volunteer, Please

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners analyze the need for volunteers and how volunteering can help them prepare for the world of work. They research a career oriented website that has specifications of volunteer work. They determine the personal characteristics...
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The Road

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Use psychodynamic theory as a part of analyzing a career cluster.The class defines vocabulary words, brainstorms a list of career traits, and completes an online career analysis inventory. They analyze 5 concepts of psychodynamic...
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A Measure of Success

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars explore mathematics by cooking recipes in class. In this ingredient measuring activity, students view several recipes in class they wish to cook and practice translating the recipe into a large enough creation that can...
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The Designed World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners study the classification system used in a library. For this sorting and classification lesson, students visit their library and define the classification system in place. Learners discuss the sorting method and then come up with...