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Careers Lesson: Budget Analysis
Ninth graders examine money management. They study percentages, inequalities, fixed and variable expense calculations in order to develop an understanding of how these concepts apply to budgeting a lifestyle for a specific career.
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CHOOSING A CAREER - WITHOUT LIMITATIONS
Learners identify career areas that are not traditional for their gender.
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Identification of Career Choices
Take some time to have your pupils identify careers that are not traditional for their gender.
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WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS: HISTORY TO TODAY
Students explore women who have played important roles in the history of math.
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Career Exploration
Students research a career of their choice and compile information in a PowerPoint presentation.
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Three Wishes
Second graders make three wishes in order to help them decide what is important to them and compare it to what is important to others.
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Education and Careers
Fifth graders explore careers and decide what type of education is needed for each.
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Résumé Rights
Students build a practical resume using Microsoft Word R??sum?? Wizard. Hints useful for avoiding "r??sum?? wrongs" helps them develop the right r??sum?? for their job hunting needs.
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WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING
Students research a specific career and have the opportunity to gain new information, utilize electronic technology, and write a grade-level appropriate paper.
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Where's the Math?
Fourth graders create an original math problem with a detailed solution key relative to their chosen career fields.
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The Career Project
Students develop goals, research, and form an oral presentation based on their desired career. Students give an oral presentation of their short-term, mid-range and long-term career goals.
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The Secrets of the Sequence
Students explore genetics using a series of selected videos. For this biology lesson series, students study the different advances in life sciences. They research the pros and cons of genetic research.
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Functional Skills Worksheet
In this career instructional activity, students take a personal assessment of workplace skills. They apply them to a personal strengths survey to create a holistic picture of talents.
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Seven Clues To Help You in Getting Started
In this career worksheet, students work through the sheet that outlines seven practical guideline questions for starting the task of going to college.
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Running The Business
In this career worksheet, students are asked to look at the six stages necessary for the success of running a hypothetical new business.
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A Biography of Amir Khan
In this literature worksheet, students read a biography about Amir Khan, a middleweight boxer who won an Olympic bronze in Athens. They identify whether each statement is true or false. Then, students look at his career and respond to...
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Reading Job Advertisements 3
For this language arts worksheet, students examine 10 words in a word bank which pertain to job applications and placement. Students complete 10 job advertisements, supplying the missing word in each. Students then match 10 sentences to...
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I Want To Be a Firefighter
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners are given a one-paragraph essay to read about firefighters, and 4 multiple-choice questions to answer.
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Organization Matrix Word Search
In this business instructional activity, students find the vocabulary term that focuses upon organizational effectiveness and the answers are at the bottom of the page.
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Salaries
Students are engaged in the study of salaries and how they vary according to different occupations. They conduct research using a variety of resources in order to summarize the earnings potential in the human services field.
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Job Application Project Compter Literacy
High schoolers are told that they need to bring in a classified ad from the newspaper or flyer on a job that they wish to apply for. They cut out the classified ad and attach it to a blank sheet of paper. Students revise their personal...