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Young Entrepreneur
Sixth graders learn about how easy it is to create a snack food and make people want to buy it.
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Entrepreneurs and the African-American Dream Lesson Plan
Students graph labor supply and demand in the North and South during the early twentieth century. They identify top contemporary African-American entrepreneurs through research.
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The Cost of Life
Students research the salary for a career of interest. They consider what kind of lifestyle that career would provide and graph their information for comparison.
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My Awesome GIG!
Students discuss various career options and issues related to careers. They research a chosen career online, and create a collage of pictures and words pertaining to their chosen careers.
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Off to Work We Go
First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...
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Career Recruiter
Students give a presentation explaining the career opportunities that exist within a hospital. They can present the information via a Powerpoint presentation, a puppet show, a one act play or a taped video. They focus on health-related...
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The Museum under the Magnifying Glass
Young scholars research different aspects of a museum through its website. They distinguish responsibilities performed by the people who work in museums and read about collection procedures.
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Exploring the Careers in Landscaping, Botany, Grounds Maintenance, and More.
Students explore experiences of people employed in careers dealing with various plant species. They consider if there is a career in this area that appeals to them.
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Realtor Role-Play
Students play the role of realtors with other classmates as the prospective homebuyers. The "realtors" determine questions to ask the prospective homebuyer so that they can help the "homebuyers" find the home best suited to their needs...
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Real Estate Project
Students develop their dream house complete with a real estate ad. They examine actual real estate ads on the internet to compare their house.
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Why Behaviors Differ
Middle schoolers watch a PowerPoint presentation and fill out a worksheet to explore the different abilities of students aged two months to four years.
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What Interests You?
Fourth graders investigate math in the real world using internet search methods to locate career fields of interest. They select an occupation, and draft brief paragraphs that reflect insight as to why that occupation interests them.
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Reality Bites
Students select a career or occupation to study. Students research their career preferences and annual living expenses compared to the estimations they may before conducting research.
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Careers in Space Shuttle Launch
Student work through the tasks outlined in an interactive PowerPoint presentation such as research, Internet exploration, and data gathering.
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Sports Careers
Students research various sports careers, locate possible places of employment, and give an oral presentation of their findings.
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Teeth at Work
Students discover that different teeth perform different roles in the mouth. They conduct an experiment with apples to determine the jobs of different teeth.