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Discover the Similarities: Marine Mammal Rescue
Students analyze the the similarities of their own daily schedule, processes and procedures and those used at work. They research the career of marine mammal rescue and email questions to a career expert. They construct a display and...
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Interview a Professional: Marine Mammal Rescue
Young scholars choose a career featured on the school to career website. They research the career and email an expert in the field of their choice. They answer a series of questions and write a written report on their findings and...
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Team Players
Students examine a school to career website. They collect and collate data about careers from their own data collection. They determine which skills and abilities ensure successful teamwork. They research two careers that they come...
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A Historical Career Search
Young scholars analyze the use of language, including non-standard written and oral English. They write persuasive, descriptive, narrative and/or evaluative pieces in response to the story read and keep reflection journals. Finally,...
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Exploring Afghani Culture through Literature
Hosseini Khaled's The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns are the anchor texts in a semester-long course that explores Afghani culture and traditions.
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High School Transition Plan
Learners practice basic workplace skills. In this school-to-job transition lesson plan, students participate in 4 activities that require them to take assessments in work readiness.
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Agriculture Careers
Students study the careers available in the agricultural field. In this agriculture field instructional activity, students study the jobs required to getting a food product into someone's kitchen. Students select an agriculture career...
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Project H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment)
Young scholars explore career paths by creating a job scrapbook. In this employment lesson, students discuss what types of skills employers look for in the job market. Young scholars decide on a career they would like to...
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Real Life, Your Life?
Students explore difficult decisions that students have to make. In this vocational lesson plan, students examine various case studies and discuss how they would handle the situation and what decisions they would make.
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Computer Accuracy
Young scholars work together on computers to practice measuring for navigation. They discover that errors in their calculations can lead them in the wrong direction. They examine the need of computers by engineers.
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The ABCs of Getting and Keeping a Job
Students explore qualities necessary in keeping a job. In teams, using each letter of the alphabet, students brainstorm important job skills and attitudes. They associate skills in getting a job with skills in keeping a job. Team...
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Internet Scavenger Hunt
In this internet scavenger hunt worksheet, learners work with a partner to find 24 items on a list. They search the internet and when they find an item it gets approved by an adult and marked off on the recording sheet.
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Internet Challenge Worksheet
In this Internet challenge worksheet, students go to the sites that are given and answer the questions about how many site matches come up and how many web page matches there are. There are 4 sites to go to here.
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Internet Challenge Worksheet
In this Internet research skills worksheet, students go to each of 5 specified web sites and answer three questions about how many Internet matches came up. Students also provide answers to specific questions that can be found on the...
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How To Get the Job Done
Fifth graders identify the physical activities that are related to certain jobs.
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Kids at Work
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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Why is it important to earn a GED?
Pupils write a profile describing themselves. They access the internet site and complete the "Self-appraisal" section called "Employment Search Readiness Inventory." Students look at other options provided by this site to find other...
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Reality Bites
Young scholars select a career or occupation to study. Students research their career preferences and annual living expenses compared to the estimations they may before conducting research.
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Who Will I Be Tomorrow?
Students examine various careers and character traits. They create an Affinity Chart using career survey results, compare/contrast personality traits and character traits, and discuss why character traits are important for jobs.
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Furniture Construction and Selection
Students examine the different type of construction for a variety of furniture pieces. After watching a PowerPoint presentation, they discuss how to select the appropriate furniture for various floor plans. To end the lesson, they...
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Lesson Plan 3: Publishing
Students, in groups, publish an integrated and functional web page. They create action plans and establish daily and weekly objectives, and then use cameras and video cameras to tak epictures and short movies of school activities.
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Quickest Round-Up
Young scholars perform activities requested by being timed and observed for compliance. They practice lining up to leave the class in a quiet manner. As they line up, students are observed to ensure good manners. Each class competes...
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Accounting -- Journalizing Purchases and Cash Payments
Learners fill in an outline of information about accounting as the teacher lectures. They use computers and internet to complete online activities and a quiz over the materials.