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Career Exploration

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Students complete a unit about career choices. They conduct research on a selected career that interests them, conduct an interview, explore various websites, create a five-page HyperStudio stack, and write ten checks that relate to their business and enter them into a Quicken register.

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careers

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career choices, careers, exploring careers, college and career readiness
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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
Career & Technical Education
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