Learners examine what it takes to be a rocket scientist and other related careers.  In this rockets  lesson students use the Internet to do their research.

Young scholars explore reasons why some jobs are more respected than others. In this jobs lesson plan, students are split into teams and discuss why some jobs are more respected, and are better paid than other jobs in society.

Seventh graders explore career options and goals. In this career instructional activity, 7th graders study occupation cards and find a career path they are interested in. Students work in groups to to sort occupation cards with a career...

Students examine the different careers associated with chemistry and see how it is used everyday.  In this forensic lesson students research a chemistry related career and write a presentation to give to the class.

Students trace their family history back to their great-grandparents and examine where their family is from and what types of jobs their ancestors had. They also define different terms used to describe family relations such as...

Third graders explore different careers by discussing which community helpers might be considered local heroes. In this career exploration instructional activity, 3rd graders work in small groups to discuss why certain people are...

Students identify a guest speaker to come to their class and discuss potential careers. In this career exploration lesson, students identify a career they are interested in and invite a guest speaker to visit their class. Students write...

Learners identify a career field to research and complete a job shadow activity. In this career exploration lesson plan, students brainstorm a list of careers they are interested in and research them. Learners participate in a job shadow...

In this ESL instructional activity, students use visual clues and a word bank to find 22 job-related words that appear in the word search. As s further challenge, students complete the graphic organizer by placing the words into the...

Students research nonprofit organizations. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students use the Yellow Pages to identify nonprofit organizations and graph the organizations according to category.

Students research the movie production occupation and careers in the industry. In this movie careers and effects lesson, students watch a video about special effects used in movies and scale. Students draw a building to a specific scale...

Learners conduct career-based interviews. In this career education activity, students research careers and interview career professionals to produce a video that features ins and outs of the career.

In this career worksheet, students find the words used to define aspects of a firefighter's job and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

In this career worksheet, middle schoolers find the vocabulary words used to describe the job of firefighting. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

Students write about a job. In this careers and communication lesson, the teacher explains how stories are structured, then students choose a career to research and present the information to the class.

In this pronoun usage instructional activity, students complete 4 activities that help them learn to correctly use the pronouns he and she. Students match jobs and descriptions and write sentences using the pronouns.

Fourth graders study the role of money in society and define how to earn an income. In this human capital lesson, 4th graders read the book Shoeshine Girl and discuss it. Students discuss various economic concepts and complete the...

Students watch a videotape on the musical career of Aretha Franklin and explore the different careers in the music industry.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students check all of the words or phrases that can complete the sentences. There are 8 sentences to complete and they have to do with occupations.

In this medical careers activity, students study the different fields of medicine. Students match 11 terms to the correct definition that is provided.

Students consider careers in the nonprofit sector. In this interview skills lesson, students conduct interviews with employees of local nonprofits and present their findings to their classmates.

Students explore jobs related to agriculture. In this technology/agriculture lesson, students recognize the importance of natural resources and agriculture on the use of Range Rambler software. Students complete an experiment and a...

Students investigate the different regions of our oceans by researching the Internet.  In this oceanography lesson, students discover the different jobs related to ocean research and examine their roles by reading related...

Twelfth graders research about the different careers in bioengineering. In this biology activity, 12th graders identify the different stages in the cell cycle. They discuss the pros and cons of using radiation.