Federal Reserve Bank
Barbie in the Labor Force
How have the women's share of the labor force and chosen occupations evolved in the United States over the last century? Using census reports, graphs detailing the gender makeup of the labor force, and analysis of the careers of...
Curated OER
College Education
What do Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have in common? They're both billionaires, and neither one has a college degree! Using the website, scholars explore whether having a college education is truly worth the money it costs. They read...
Civil Rights Movement Veterans
Timeline of Events: 1960’s Civil Rights Movement of St. Augustine, Florida
A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...
Rainforest Alliance
Who Takes Care of the Maya Forest Corridor?
Who keeps animals safe? Who keeps us safe? Discover the helpers that make learning and growing possible through a medley of activities that focus on habitats—ours and those in the rainforest. Scholars are asked to identify one...
University of California
Student Workbook: Reading Comprehension
Teach your class five reading strategies to help them with reading informational texts and literary texts. This packet, designed to help learners prepare for the CAHSEE, provides specific strategies that could be used to help prepare for...
PBS
Hands-On Engineering Challenges to Bolster Your Electricity, Sound, and Force Units
Need some activities to go along with your unit? A collection of hands-on activities from PBS offers opportunities to add to your electricity, sound, and force units. The electricity activities revolve around building a...
ProCon
Obamacare
Former President Barack Obama reformed the United States' health care system with Obamacare, but is the new legislation good for America? Scholars read a historical timeline about the passage of health care reform laws and compare United...
Social Skills Central
Photo Cartoons: How To Give A Compliment
Help learners develop the ability to offer appropriate, meaningful compliments to others—an essential social skill. Here you'll find a quick photo cartoon illustrating a right and wrong way to give a compliment, as well as a brief...
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Department of Defense
Do Dea: Business & Personal Finance: Module 1: Careers in Construction [Pdf]
If you have ever thought about a career in construction then this publication is for you! It talks about what you need to learn and do to get that first great job. Whether you want to be an environmental engineer, a skilled ironworker,...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Forestry, Conservation, and Logging Occupations
Complete description of careers in logging, including loggers, fallers, buckers, equipment operators, choke setters and riggers, sorters, log graders and scalers, and others who work in the wood harvesting occupations. Page contains...
Other
Aibs: Careers in Biology
Discussion of different career areas for biologists, education and training, and a look into the future of biology as a career area. Many links to additional information.
Careers New Zealand
Kiwi Careers: Miner
Complete description of a career as a miner, including duties, physical and educational requirements, job outlook and wages. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Accountants and Auditors
This report gives the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" information for careers in accounting and auditing. The report includes information about required education, skills, and certification. It also suggests the future outlook for this...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Technology Education: Technology: Engineering and Design
Glencoe offers the STEM Handbook which outlines the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math in opening many career pathways.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment Statistics
Compares occupations in terms of numbers employed, projected employment growth, earnings, education and training requirements, opportunities for self-employment and part-time work, and unemployment rate.
Other
Careerwise Education: Art Education
A six-part look at art direction as a career. Includes an overview of the occupation, typical activities, skill set, preparation, wages, and job outlook,
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Food Scientist or Technologist
The role of food scientist or food technoloigst affects us all. Read about the responsibilities of the food scientist to ensure food safety in its production and processing. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: What Interests You?
At this site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics find out about possible careers in your future by selecting a job based on what school subject you like.
Other
Careerwise Education: Actors
A seven-part look at acting as a career. Includes an overview of the occupations, typical activities, skill set, preparation, wages, job outlook, and a career video.
Other
Astronomylinks
This is a very comprehensive site on the subject of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The site has links to many sites on topics including astronauts, astronomy, astrophysics, education, jobs, etc.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physicians and Surgeons
Occupational outlook for all doctors that details expected job market in future, salary, working conditions, etc.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Teachers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers an overview of the whole teaching field, from kindergarten through high school.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Life as a Wildlife Biologist
This site describes the skills needed for a career in Wildlife Biology. Includes link to a quiz that tests the student's knowledge of Wildlife issues.
Other
Australian Government: Analyst (Information Technology)
An Australian site offering career information on an Analyst (System Analyst) career. Gives a description of what an analyst does in general, specific analyst descriptions, personal and educational requirements, related jobs, and state...