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TECH:Robotic Hazardous Materials Squad
Students use a remote controlled robot to simulate a hazardous materials removal exercise. They are introduced to the following career: Robotics, Hazardous Materials Specialist, Robotic Technician, Environmental Scientist, Manufacturing...
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Why Behaviors Differ
Students 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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Spin The Bottle
First graders play spin the bottle and when the bottle points to them they are to describe their job at school.
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Skills You Need to Succeed
Middle schoolers identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
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Formulate a Career Plan
Students encounter how to identify, search and analyze information about a specific career opportunity. They write a 3-5 paged paper on a career of high interest to them using the I-Search process.
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Occupation, Use and Settlement of the Smith River
Learners examine the settlement and use of the Smith River area. Using the internet, they research concepts such as the "right of conquest" and "natural rights". In groups, they demonstrate how the land was transferred to the...
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Job Search Strategies: Lesson 1
Eighth graders in the 8th grade explore the process involved in looking for a job. They make a list of talents and attributes they already have and then analyze these lists to determine what new skills they may need to obtain a job in...
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BEGINNER LEVEL LESSON PLAN ANTICIPATORY SET
Students are be able to analyze primary sources for evidence of American entrepreneurship during the early 20th century. They identify the attributes that helped George Eastman succeed as an entrepreneur and consider the role advertising...
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Travel Agencies
Students explore the job responsibilities of a travel agent. In this career activity, students discuss and role-play specific details of what a travel agent must do at the beginning of the day prior to opening.
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Calculating Profits from Selling Virtual Lemonade
Students set up and collect data for a virtual lemonade stand. In this entrepreneurship, economics, and technology lesson plan, students purchase ingredients, determine costs, and set up a virtual lemonade stand. Students consider...
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Entrepreneurs Should Keep Business Simple
Delve into the idea of small businesses and get reading to find out how they grow. THe class reads an article about Steve Gotty, a who made his small business grow and discuss the setbacks he faced. They also discuss ways for a company...
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Sentence Writing: Careers
In this sentence writing worksheet, students are asked to complete sentences that have already been started. Students must also write appropriate questions to answers that are given.
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Gender Equity and Community Role Models
First graders listen to speakers in various professions. In this careers lesson, the teacher invites community members to speak to the class about their jobs and the education required, then students draw the conclusion that men and...
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Math Instructional Technology Information
Students investigate the correlation between education and salary. In this business instructional activity, students analyze the salary rate for different jobs to determine if there is a correlation between the two. They graph their...
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Hire Me, I’m Nice: Writing a Resume
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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Writing the Resume: Defining a Job Target
Students identify their own interests by reviewing job postings, reading about different types of professions, and by reviewing their personal interests.
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Hire Me! I'm Nice!
Students create resumes. In this careers lesson, students look through classified ads and decide on a "job" to apply for. Students write mock resumes by using professional resumes as an outline.
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Career Development (Career Skills Awareness)
Students assess their transferable skills and relate them to occupational and lifestyle choices. They apply research skills to acquire information related to job possibilities and career interests.
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People Who Work
Students chart volunteers they are familiar with in school, church or in the community. In this nonprofit jobs, activity students understand that all members of a community need to take responsibility in that community. Students vote on...
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Picture This in Your Community
Pupils participate in learning proper interview techniques to interview people in our community. They engage in this project in order to develop interviewing skills, to develop a better understanding of various jobs in our community and...
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Obtaining The Job
Twelfth graders create resumes, letters of application, and thank you letters. They search for advertised jobs, interview an employer, participate in mock interviews, and attend a presentation by a local job agency representative.
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Communication & Ethics
Students are introduced to the concept of accounting. Individually, they use the internet to research the job opportunities and careers in accounting and identify any they are interested in. To end the lesson plan, they review proper...
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Entrepreneurs are Born, but Can They Be Taught?
Pupils explore the concept of entrepreneurs. In this entrepreneurs lesson, students read an article about entrepreneurship and whether or not it is an inherent trait or a learned skill. Pupils discuss why entrepreneurship is important to...
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Book: Latino Economics in the United States: Job Diversity
Students, after reading Chapter 1 in the book, "Latino Economics in the United States: Job Diversity," write an essay that compares the cultural as well as the historical factors (experiences with jobs, discrimination, education, etc.)...