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Apply Now

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners practice properly filling out an application. For this application lesson, students discuss the purpose of filling out an application form and the importance of reading the form first before writing anything. Learners gather...
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Exploring Careers Game

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils research unfamiliar occupations. In this career exploration game, students work in groups to research unfamiliar jobs. Other pupils try to guess what a person does just by their job title.
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Community Careers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore services in their community. In this community services lesson, students discuss community services and work in teams to list the jobs within the service. Students may also shadow a worker from that community service area.
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Plan for Your Future

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars participate in ongoing learning experiences for future success. In this planning future lesson, students discuss training requirements for today's job market and possible future plans. Young scholars write a description of...
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How Am I Ever Going to Use This?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Pupils analyze how education relates to the selection of college majors, the job market, and future training. For this career exploration lesson, students search an occupation and employment database for a specific school subject. Pupils...
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Cyber Safety

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore internet safety. In this cyber safety lesson, students gain information on how to choose safe websites. Students get tips on what types of information is safe to share on the internet and things to be aware of.
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Guest Speakers

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify a guest speaker to come to their class and discuss potential careers. In this career exploration instructional activity, students identify a career they are interested in and invite a guest speaker to visit their class....
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Work, What are My Options

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students explore job opportunities in their chosen career field. In this career exploration activity, students complete a portfolio using the career investigation in the STAR event link. Students present the project to the class and...
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Job Shadow/Internship

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars identify a career field to research and complete a job shadow activity. In this career exploration instructional activity, students brainstorm a list of careers they are interested in and research them. Young scholars...
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Personal Interviews

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students interview a person in a career field they are interested in. In this career interview instructional activity, students identify a career they are interested in and the requirements of the job. Students research the career and...
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Race into Reading

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners create a career exploration experience for elementary students. In this career exploration lesson, learners select a career field d to read about to elementary children. Students then present the Career Exploration Day to the...
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Revisiting the Personal Plan of Study: Using the "Occupational Trial Plan"

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify job requirements and expectations of their personal career choices. In this career goals lesson, 10th graders create an Occupational Trial Plan, participate in peer review of their plans, and compose questions for...
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Goal Setting: Respect for ALL Workers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss their views on the importance of various jobs. For this career paths and goal-setting lesson, students create a list of all jobs required to produce a particular object.  Students then prioritize the importance of...
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Completing Applications

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders determine the importance of exemplary job applications. In this job application lesson plan, 10th graders examine job applications that have been filled in poorly and those that are done well. They complete job applications...
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Electronic Mail - The Postman Delivers

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the use of electronic mail. In this electronic mail lesson, students determine how to use different e-mail programs and how they access information using this medium. They discuss how e-mail differs from regular mail and...
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Wheels: Machines at home

For Students 6th - 12th
In this wheels worksheet, students find different kinds of wheels on their car. Students find at least 5 different kinds of wheels and write them in a list.
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Excel Turns Data Into Information

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use excel to analyze data. For this technology lesson, students enter data into the excel program to find averages and organize data.
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Internet ABC's for Elementary Schoolers

For Teachers K - 4th
Students develop basic Internet skills. In this lesson introducing the basics of the Internet, students discover how to use toolbars, address bars, how to save a website to revisit later, and how to use the back and forward buttons. This...
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Sorting Nets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore sorting networks.  In this computer science lesson, students problem solve as they investigate a parallel processing sorting network. 
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Photoshop for Fifth Graders: The First Step is Word

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create an image in Microsoft Word. In this technology lesson, 5th graders take an image and practice backgrounds, borders, rotation and more.  They start with Microsoft Word before trying the Photoshop program.  
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Plant Cycles

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify plants parts and their functions.  In this plant cycle lesson, students examine parts of plants and how the parts help them survive in its environment. Students use graphic organizers, the internet, books and...
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Intro to PowerPoint-with KidPix Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students construct a four sentence creative story by using KidPix software. In this computer technology lesson, students use KidPix software to develop slides about themselves, their family, and their house. Students illustrate each...
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Reading + Keyboarding= Success

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice their keyboarding skills. In this typing lesson, students use interesting stories to practice their skills. They practice throughout the semester and then monitor their improvement.
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Don't Print Homework-Email It!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice emailing their homework. In this technology instructional activity, students review how to type an email address correctly and how to send it to the correct address. Students complete their homework and send it to their...