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Choosing a STEM Career

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine STEM careers and how they may progress in the future.  In this research professionals lesson students write an essay about choosing a STEM career. 
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Textiles and Apparal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create apparel. In this career connection lesson, students create displays that feature textile and apparel samples.
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Goal Setting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice setting goals that are short and long term. They look at the goals for the cost of resources like time to reach each goal, the pros and cons are then weighed to know the context. Then the students write a...
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Creating a Resume Using a Wizard and a Cover Letter with a Table

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars use technology in order to practice writing a resume and cover letter to pursue employment. They practice using Resume Wizard as the computer application to be used for the assignments.
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Hairdressers Vocabulary Cards

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this career worksheet, students create vocabulary cards by cutting them out and then looking up the definitions to write on the back.
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Firefighter: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "firefighter", write the word independently, and color the picture of a firefighter.
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Entrepreneur Business Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders set up their own personal businesses. In this business instructional activity, 9th graders select business projects, set goals for their businesses, write business plans, and follow up on the plans after they carry them out.
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Apply Now

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students practice properly filling out an application. For this application lesson, students discuss the purpose of filling out an application form and the importance of reading the form first before writing anything. Students gather...
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Interview a Professional: Professional Sports

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a career featured on a career website. They email an expert in the field of their choice. They conduct a questionnaire of the expert and record their findings. They collate their information and write a written...
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Hire Me, I’m Nice: Writing a Resume

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the classified ads for employment opportunities and create a resume. In this resume writing lesson students choose a specific job, they must determine what kind of experience, education, etc. they must have to acquire...
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Career Awareness Program

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make a collage of an assigned career. They present their collage to the rest of the class for them to guess the career.
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Writing A Business Letter Who, What, and Where Are They

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders word process business letters using proper tab settings, spell checking, grammar and punctuation. They use the Internet to search for names and addresses.
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How Cells Do Their Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cells worksheet, students will review cell characteristics and structure and different types of cells and what role they play in the body. Students will investigate experimental results of the influence of sucrose on the...
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Introduction of Careers in Fine Arts and Communications

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create advertising campaigns. In this communications lesson, 9th graders explore the use of propaganda endorsements, bandwagon appeals, name calling, plain folks appeal and generalities in advertising. Students...
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ESL Jobs- Word/Picture Matching Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL job worksheet, students match a small black and white clip art picture with the job title that names it. They match 10 pictures with words such as a teacher, a scientist, a police officer, and a dentist.
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Writing The Resume: Skills And Accomplishments

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners spend time listing the things they are good at. In this exercise, there are no limits; students are encouraged to list all types of skills. They focus on those skills and accomplishments that are directly related to their job...
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The Job Application

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students complete job applications. In this written communication lesson, students discuss the purpose of job applications and then complete job applications in their field. 
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Macmillan Education

Skills and Attitudes

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed Standards
What kinds of skills and attitudes are valued in a work environment? Using this set of worksheets and collaborative activities, your pupils will develop important life skills and consider what is necessary for getting and keeping a job.
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Quintessential Careers

Career Passion Worksheet

For Students 5th - 10th
As pupils consider possible career paths for the future, give them the chance to reflect on their greatest skills, lifelong interests, favorite subject areas and activities, values, deeply rooted beliefs, etc. 
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Rainforest Alliance

Who Takes Care of the Maya Forest Corridor?

For Teachers 1st Standards
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...
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California Department of Education

Gaining by Giving

For Teachers 9th Standards
Community service is a win-win! Scholars discover how to gain valuable career skills through helping others using a lesson about volunteer work. Second in a six-part career and college readiness series, the activities focus on...
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Workforce Solutions

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A short video demonstrates the importance of non-verbal communication in the forming of first impressions. Viewers observe the facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, and appearance of job seekers in an interview, then discuss...
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Performance-Based Assessment Practice Test (Grade 9 ELA/Literacy)

For Students 9th Standards
Ready your pupils for Common Core testing by providing them with practice. For this assessment, learners read and respond to a variety of different passages in both multiple-choice and essay format. An online version is also included.
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Performance-Based Assessment Practice Test (Grade 10 ELA/Literacy)

For Students 10th Standards
Get an idea of how your class members might perform on the Common Core tests with a comprehensive practice test. The assessment includes literary and informational passages for learners to read an analyze. Pupils respond to a series of...