Fifth graders identify the physical activities that are related to certain jobs.

Second graders study careers that involve animal care such as veterinarians, zookeepers and archeologists. They create a collage of animal drawings related to the careers.

Third graders use magazine to find pictures of things that their grandparents did not have and make a display listing related careers to each picture. They discuss how the world has changed.

Third graders identify their strengths and find out what careers they would do best in.

Third gradersl examine personality characteristics that are necessary for careers. They identify characteristics necessary for any type of occupation and discuss gender bias. They write a job description for an occupation of their choosing.

Fourth graders explore inside and outside work, what kind of people like which one, and what they would prefer.

Fourth graders explore what they like to do, their interests, and their aptitudes.

First graders draw pictures of decisions they make.

Third graders describe some of the things they can do and what they have improved on since last year.

Third graders investigate the word "role" and describe the various roles an individual may have in their life.

Third graders describe the many roles a worker can have.

Third graders come up with situations they may be faced with and come up with what they should do.

Fourth graders investigate how new inventions and technology change how we live.

Students model creating level appropriate lesson plans. Using a matrix, students develop a lesson plan with various technological resources. Students videotape their presentation and write a self narrative reflection evaluation.

Young scholars who are preparing to take the General Education Equivalency (GED) exam access online websites and take online practice tests. They work independently or with a GED teacher to prepare themselves to take the actual GED test.

Young scholars begin to use the internet and compare characteristics of famous Iowa leaders.

Seventh graders find specific information about a topic on the Internet using an outline created by the class prior to the lesson. Using this outline, 7th graders create a chronological timeline of a famous artist's life on MSPublisher.

Young scholars explore sources for funding college educations. They compile a portfolio of information gathered during their research.

Students research colleges to determine possible choices based on established guidelines. They compile a portfolio of information gathered during their searches.

First graders play spin the bottle and when the bottle points to them they are to describe their job at school.

Second graders write a story about someone who works in order to earn money for something they want.

Second graders complete a "Who Am I" sheet to decide what kinds of things they like and then have a class discussion.

Fourth graders describe what is important to them.

Fifth graders come up with goals and plan on how to reach them.