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Be an Actuary: Career Without Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you considered a career as a actuary? Explore this business field that provides career planning resources for high school students, college students, and educators.
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Actuarial Foundation: Building Your Future: Succeeding [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through information, examples, and practice, students learn about the costs and advantages of post-secondary education, how to understand the potential earnings and benefits of a job, how to make a budget, and why it is important to...
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Mapping Your Future

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of valuable resources allows young people to explore their options for the future. Topics include how to apply for college and jobs, financial options for paying for college and how to apply your education to the career...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: For Middle Schoolers: Activities to Build College Level Reading Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
ACT has developed this list of activities to help middle-school students improve their reading ability. Parents and educators can use this information to help ensure that these students are on target for college and career readiness.
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Job Star: Guides for Specific Careers

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for a career guide? This career planning resources is organized by job-specific field. Explore the required training, education, earnings, working environments, and career insight of your dream job!
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Society of American Foresters: Professional Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Sponsored by the Society of American Foresters, this site provides links to topics such as getting started in forestry, continuing education and professional development programs, accreditation news, understanding forestry, and forestry...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Careers With Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Wide-ranging suggestions for student who love to work with animals and don't necessarily want to be a veterinarian. Site also has links to other animal career websites.
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Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Market Researcher

For Students 9th - 10th
Very descriptive overview of the job of a market researcher. Read about the job, skills needed, education needed, working conditions, and much more.
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El Education: Our Book of Tools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students choose a tool from a photograph and then become an expert on that tool. Through field visits to a hardware store, interviews with community members, and descriptive writing exercises, students learn the use of each tool....
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Ncra: Careers in Court Reporting & Broadcast Captioning

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in exploring a career in court reporting or broadcast captioning? This site describes job responsibilities, salary, and employment outlook.
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Majoring in Music

Majoring in Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore potential music schools, learn about a very large selection of potential music careers, and find music camps and programs on this site. With blog articles written by music professionals, you'll find plenty of great advice if you...
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College Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Features in-depth profiles with information about academic programs, athletics, campus life, and financial aid, along with geographic search, directories for honors programs, women's colleges statistics on minority enrollment and...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Chemist

For Students 9th - 10th
The BLS offers an overview of the career of a chemist. The website provides a general description of what being a chemist is like and includes information on the type of education and experience a chemist needs.
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Monster: Job Descriptions

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a common question asked of students. This site, sponsored by Monster.com, reviews careers open to those entering the job market. Includes a description of the job, skills and education...
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Scdnr: Careers in Marine Science

For Students 9th - 10th
So you want to be a Marine Scientist? Learn about the Marine Science field and the career planning process.
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Uen: Facs: Communication

For Teachers 6th Standards
This lesson will engage students in discovery learning. Through various tasks, 6th graders will learn the characteristics and challenges in daily family life that may be experienced when living independently. Communication skills are...
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21st Century Skills: Will Our Students Be Prepared?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of 21st century skills and the need for students to be fully prepared as they enter the workforce.
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Job Monkey: Cool Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
JobMonkey helps you find seasonal or year-round jobs working for employers who can offer you unique opportunities to travel the world, have fun, and earn good money doing it.
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American Physical Society: Careers & Employment

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for some career guidance to start planning for your physics career? The American Physical Society has developed career planning resources for students and teachers.