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Values

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners determine their work values through "The Work Importance Locator Assessment" and discover occupations that match those values.
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Career Choices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify their personality and discover which career is the best for them. They research careers they are interested in and if possible complete an internship. They answer questions about their experience to end the lesson plan.
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Helping the Homeless

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students survey their peers on the issue of homelessness. They visit a shelter and research it on the internet. They identify myths and discover the importance of job skills and education.
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Film Scoring: Living a Creative Life

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students discuss career choices and goals in this introductory lesson to a unit on the art of Film Scoring. Emphasis is placed on brainstorming within a small group of learners.
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In My Dream

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss similarities in various pop songs over the second half of the 20th century and explore how musical management influences the careers and longevity of various artists.
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Creating a Nutrition Table in MicroSoftExcel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students access the internet to find Nutritional information from a restaurant of their choice and compile their information into an excel spreadsheet.
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Carbons to Computers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars collect, organize, and analyze primary and secondary source information that documents a local office. (Students synthesize what they have learned to predict the office's organization and functions in the year 2025.)
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"Dreaming of Success" Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize the importance of planning for the future. They think about and project themselves into the future. Students become aware that everyone encounters challenges in life and that they can be met and obstacles can be...
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Social Studies: Exploring Boston's Big Dig

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners, in a high school class for autistic children, take a virtual tour of Boston's "Big Dig" and the artifacts discovered there. During weekly lab sessions, they discover the processes involved in artifact preservation. Using...
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My Academic Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate academic goals and how they lead to career choices. They conduct interviews and complete worksheets, and discuss the issues.
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It's In the Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the careers available in the field of oceanography. They discover the difference between a job and a career and the need for a good education. They work together to create a presentation about oceanography.
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Joseph Bellamy House

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use maps, readings, drawings and photos to research the career and importance of Reverend Joseph Bellamy as a religious leader in New England during the Great Awakening. They also identify the basic principles of Puritanism.
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Career Exploration

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students create a pamphlet, brochure, handout, or poster about a career in the marine sciences. In this marine science lesson, students use the Internet to research a marine science career. They create a printed media item to share with...
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Inspirational Canadian Humanitarians And Activists

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the concept of being a humanitarian or hero. They conduct research about the concept looking for historical figures in which the traits of a hero or humanitarian is displayed. Once people are found then...
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Memorials and Meaning

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson, students collaborate to research the war. They examine Matthew Brady photographs that inspire them to create a memorial to honor those who served in the Civil War.
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Wheat: Ancient and Ageless

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the role of wheat in society. In this Social Studies lesson, 6th graders explore wheat production from ancient civilizations to modern times. Students describe wheat's importance in shaping culture.
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What Do These People Know That I Don't Know?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research career areas within the field of oceanography. They read interviews of people who work in these fields and discuss how the fields are similar. They write a paragraph or more telling what career choice sounded...
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Interview a Professional: Professional Sports

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research a career featured on a career website. They email an expert in the field of their choice. They conduct a questionnaire of the expert and record their findings. They collate their information and write a written...
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Licensing Standards

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars identify current childcare licensing standards and laws. They examine regulations for licensing and become more critical of conditions in day cares and what they can possibly do to improve things as a caring, responsible...
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Kids at Work

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders draw pictures of the "work" they do and create a bulletin board of career categories using their parent's jobs.
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Promoting Yourself Through Advertising

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders design their own ads and complete a full-size comprehensive of the final ad which showed color and final layout of the printed piece.
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Introduction to Beginning Quilting

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore quilting. They describe what a quilt is and discover the importance of accuracy in quilting. Students examine beginning quilt blocks. Students identify eight different quilt blocks.
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Vocational: Observation of Children

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, pursuing childcare careers, discover the purposes and procedures for observing children. After examining various Websites, they construct electronic portfolios which are available for parents to inspect. Finally, students...
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Teachers on the Horizon

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders are given the opportunity to serve as cadet teachers for fourth and fifth-grade gifted students. In this career choices lesson, 12th graders discover how meaningful being a teacher can be.