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Energy Efficiency Ambassadors
Definitely for high schoolers, this lesson is an open-ended exploration of energy efficiency. Groups of two to three junior environmental engineers design an experiment to test for efficiency. They prepare a full lab report and...
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House Repairs: ESL Lesson, Beginning Level
Explore the world of home repair using this ESL presentation. With terms like construction worker, painter, and electrician, the vivid and clear illustrations on each slide will help your beginning ESL learners identify various...
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Ups and Downs in Relationships
A thought-provoking presentation explores relationships and personal responsibility. Learners discuss terms such as loyalty, responsibility, fairness, and discuss knowing how to "do the right thing." Though brief, some good class...
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Paws in Jobland Number Crunch
Learners analyze real life jobs that involve math. They discuss jobs where math is used, and explore how math is important in many areas and research some of these jobs in the book "Paws in Jobland." They complete a worksheet with four...
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ESOL Career Advancement
Students discuss how employess are evaluated on their performance at least once a year. They discuss how employers base advancement and promotions on outstanding results or employee evaluations. They explore other job opportunities and...
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Career Explorations and Personal Finance
Young scholars use various search engines and Web sites to find out information for a career they think they might like to pursue. They present their information to the class in an oral report.
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Exploration, Development and Planning for the Future
Students research their strengths and weaknesses and helps them make a career choice.
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Exploring Technology in Careers
Students discover how technology is used in the workplace. In this careers lesson, students compare and contrast careers and how technology is incorporated into each of them. Students set goals to achieve their ideal career.
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Exploring Community Needs
Students identify the needs of their community. For this communities lesson, students brainstorm the needs of their community and prepare a letter to a local official to address the community need.
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The Write Stuff to Get the Job
Students conduct Internet research to determine how to properly create a cover letter, resume and follup-letter. Students then create their own letters and resumes using the Resume Wizard in Microsoft Word.
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Exploring Big Bang Evidence
Ninth graders study the Big Bang theory. In this big bang theory lesson plan students research the Internet and complete several activities and create a presentation.
Visa
Making Money
From evaluating the current employment market to building a resume, pupils are introduced to the wide and varied elements of career planning.
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How Does Who I Am Relate to Employability?
Sixth graders participate in question and answer sessions and develop a skill-based resume. They identify and explain resume-writing situations in which an ethical dilemma may present itself. Finally, 6th graders identify and project the...
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Beary O'Mometer Learns About Careers In Meteorology
Students explore the field of meteorology. In this meteorology lesson, students explore weather-related careers as they research the field of study as well as various weather concepts. Students interview meteorologists, write business...
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Health Care Helpers
Young scholars explore rescue and medical careers and then discuss ways that emergency personnel help people on-the-job. They choose a health topic and write a list of basic health rules. Students design a poster depicting a scene in...
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Audio Engineers: Sound Weavers
Students explore audio engineering. For this career education and "sound" science lesson, students define related vocabulary and make connections between the music they listen to and the job an audio engineer does after listening to...
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Galaxies by KIDS DISCOVER
An e-magazine with kid-friendly informational text, vibrant visuals, and activities about galaxies.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Human Feet Are Strange
Feet are neat! So, if you've already walked the path of examining animal footprints with your class, put them in the shoes of early humans! A well-designed lesson incorporates video, discussion, and hands-on learning to demonstrate how...
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FACS:Health Careers Planner - Support Services
Learners explore the Support Services Career Pathway using articles in the Health Careers Planner (HCP).
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Introducing The Manager System
Students explore the importance of classroom jobs and having a leader. After listening to a book, students discuss teamwork and responsibility as well as the jobs and responsibilities described in the story. They determine how to...
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Apples Are A...peeling
Second graders participate fully in cooperative learning groups, assuming all the different job roles.
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Show Me the Money!!!
Students research employment rates in the United States with a focus on broadcast journalists. In this employment rate lesson, students visit the given websites to explore popular states to live in, highest and lowest unemployment rates,...
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Prairie Voices...Making a Living
Students explore the many ways people support themselves and their families. In this economics lesson plan, students review newspapers and compare types of jobs. Students create daily schedules for an adult worker and role play job...
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What I Want to Be
Students draw pictures of what they might like to be when they grow up. They discuss their reasons for choosing that career and what they might need to do that job.