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Agricultural Careers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Now here is a very well-designed resource describing the types of jobs available to those interested in pursuing an agricultural career. Each job type is defined by the education required, average annual salary, and job expectations....
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Health Careers

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Each of the 9 slides have a list of possible careers within areas of the Health industry.  There are no explanations or details of any of the jobs and so this would be useful to introduce the areas and then let the students research...
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What's a Good Job?

For Teachers 12th
Upper graders almost always stress about life after high school. To ease the transition to adult life, discuss how to select a job to meet personal needs. Two writing prompts are included to help learners consider what they'd like to do...
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Odell Education

Photo Cartoons: How To Give A Compliment

For Students 1st - 4th
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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From Mercantilism to Adam Smith: The Evolution of the Modern Capitalist System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Useful for history or economics classes, this presentation details the characteristics of mercantilism and its evolution into modern-day capitalism. The slides detail Adam's Smith criticism of mercantilism and how, rather than an...
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ProCon

Obamacare

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
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...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Registered Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the nursing career as well as information on many other careers. The search engine can be used to find any career listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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American Psychological Association

Apa: Interesting Careers in Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
Focus on non-academic careers for scientific psychologists. Provides links to several scientific psychologists who explain how they secured a job in a nontraditional setting outside the "lab" or "university setting."
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical Records and Health Information Tech

For Students 9th - 10th
Career trends and employment projections are detailed in this Department of Labor site. General information on the Medical Records and Health Information Technician profession is also provided.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Techs

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides everything you need to know on the career of an occupational health and safety specialist and technician.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physician Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers a great deal of information about the Physician Assistant career.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physical Therapist

For Students 9th - 10th
What does a physical therapist do? What are the working conditions, training, employment outlook, and earnings? Find out if this jobs for you.
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Careers New Zealand

Kiwi Careers: Surgeon

For Students 9th - 10th
KiwiCareers offers a simple and general description of tasks and duties of a surgeon.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Dietitians and Nutritionists

For Students 9th - 10th
This resouced describes the nature of work, working conditions, training, job outlook, earnings, and employment possibilities for dietitians and nutritionists.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Physical Therapist

For Students 9th - 10th
This career profile from Science Buddies explains what a physical therapist does. Find out the nature of the work, the work environment, the education requirements, and what a physical therapist's daily work looks like. Included are...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Recreational Therapists

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is dedicated to information on the Recreational Therapist career.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Optometrists

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides occupational information about optometrists.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Social Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes a day in the life of a social worker. Include info on education requirements and expected earnings.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physical Therapist Aide

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out everything you would need to know to become a Physical Therapist Assistant or Aide. The job outlook is better than average through 2012.
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Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Career as a Radiation Therapist

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as a Radiation Therapist is profiled.Included: Radiation Therapist overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Different Branches of Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many specializations in the field of geography within its two branches of physical and human geography.
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Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Profiles of Physicists: Michelle O'brien

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief career profile of Ms. Michelle O'Brien, a physicist for the ionizing radiation division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Can be downloaded in PDF format.
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Purdue University

Purdue University: Industrial Hygiene

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief explanation of what the field of industrial hygiene involves.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Medical Social Worker

For Students 9th - 10th
The role of medical social worker is a huge one. Read this Science Buddies career profile to find out the specialized knowledge a medical social worker needs to have to coordinate care and information for hospital patients while in the...

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