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Exploring Careers in Aviation

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate various careers in the field of aviation in this lesson. They watch and discuss a video, develop a list of careers in aviation mentioned in the video, and create a resume and cover letter for an entry level aviation...
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The World of Work

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After having a discussion about skills they have already acquired in school, pupils imagine that they are leaving school to go look for a job. They discuss what kind of job they would look for, and what they would tell about themselves...
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Jobs

For Students 1st
In this jobs worksheet, students read 14 job titles with cartoon figures showing each job choice. Students read to decide what they want to be when they grow up.
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Job-Related Skills, Tools, and Values

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners explore careers by interviewing their parents, playing games and identify jobs people do and the skills and tools they need to do their job.
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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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Occupation Bingo

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders play Bingo using a Occupation Bingo Sheet in order to explore different types of jobs.
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Where Do I Fit Now? Have I Changed?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore career opportunities. In this career lesson plan, 5th graders participate in career inventories that enable them to select careers they may enjoy. Students further research the careers that fit their personalities.
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What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?

For Teachers K
Students explore career options. In this career lesson, students discover non-traditional career options for genders as they draw people at work in jobs and discuss them.
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Researching a Company

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students conduct internet research on companies that they are interested in working for. They determine what jobs are currently available, what requirements are needed to apply for those jobs and examine the benefits provided by each...
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What Career Might Be Best For Me?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students prioritize and match possible careers with their interests, skills, and values based on self assessments. After completing a series of checklists and evaluations on interests and abilities, students research their top choice of...
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What do I Know About the World of Work

For Students 9th - 11th
For this world of work worksheet, students complete a survy to determine their knowledge about jobs and careers in the real world.
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Can We Draw Working People?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine non-traditional careers by gender.  In this guidance lesson plan, students discover career options are not limited by gender.  Students identify a career of interest to them and illustrate themselves.
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Traveling the Career Paths 1

For Teachers K
Students explore careers. In this life goals lesson, students examine several career paths as they listen to puppets present different types of jobs and discuss the importance of each of the jobs.
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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 lesson, 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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Career Bulletin Board

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine and discuss different careers. They use magazines and newspapers to find pictures of a career of interest to them. They create a career collage for a bulletin board display.
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Surviving the Teenage Years

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how to survive the teenage years and beyond. They research and collect data pertaining to career choices, health issues and legal concerns. Students develop a brochure about how to survive the teenage years.
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Guess the Job

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders act out activities people do when doing their job. In this careers lesson, 2nd graders mime doing work while the rest of the class tries to guess what job they are doing.
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Career Interest Record Update

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create and update Career Interest Records to indicate their current career interests. Students evaluate what they want to be when they grow up and how their interests have changed since the previous year.
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Learn to Reach Out

For Teachers 12th Standards
How can social media help my career? Explore the world of networking through a instructional activity about professional organizations. The fourth of six career and college readiness lessons has seniors research organizations in their...
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Expanding Your Horizons

For Students 7th - 11th
In this career categories worksheet, students complete a chart the requires them to add specific jobs titles under the appropriate headings. Students also research career options and fields they are interested in.
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Arts and Economics Infographic Questionnaire

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do careers in the arts contribute to America's gross domestic product? Use an informative infographic that details the economic details of careers in the core arts, including design services, performing arts, and arts education, to...
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History

For Students 9th - 12th
The past helps to inform the present and the future—that's why the study of history is so important. The handout describes what historians do and why their jobs are meaningful. Readers learn about what to expect in a college-level...
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Careers and Employment Expo/Careers Market - Student Questionnaire

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this career investigation worksheet, students complete a questionnaire to be used when visiting a career fair. They list two occupations and compare them using 20 questions about personal qualities, education needed, and physical...
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The Ups and Downs of Occupations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Internet sites to identify the latest employment and occupation trends. They discuss and define career terms that important to employment. They report the findings of their research on the occupation of their choice.