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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Look to the Future

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students analyze their interests and abilities in order to identify future careers for themselves. Then students investigate the careers and create help-wanted ads using a desktop publisher.
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Other

Mapping Your Future

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of valuable resources allows young people to explore their options for the future. Topics include how to apply for college and jobs, financial options for paying for college and how to apply your education to the career...
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South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Career Aisle: Career Awareness K 5: Job Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do you want to be when you grow up? Explore the kind of job you are interested in by playing some games related to different careers.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Ven Conmigo; Talking About Former Jobs and Future Careers

For Students 9th - 10th
From Holt Rinehart Winston's, on-line Ven conmigo series, this is a fill-in-the blank reading comprehension and grammar exercise for talking about former jobs and goals, and talking about future career plans in Spanish.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: College and Career Choices

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 12 Grade-Leveled texts (8-12) on the topic College and Career Choices. Start the conversation about your students' future aspirations with these texts. Build their knowledge of what college is really like, how to...
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PBS

Pbs: Planning Your Future Career in Advanced Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore the range of industries that produce and rely on advanced technology and learn how their skills and interests may align with career opportunities in this cutting-edge sector.
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Other

Life Science Career Alliance: Explore Your Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploration of careers in different areas of the sciences. With videos, a career-traits matching interactive, and related resources for thinking about and planning a future in science.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Why Do People Have Jobs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart not only introduces the importance of Jobs at home and in our community it is a great starter for Career Day at school. The lesson can extend to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade towards...
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Other

Caterpillar: Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of lesson plans was developed to accompany Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future, a documentary film created by Caterpillar and Science North. They introduce students to the various phases involved in mining,...
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Other

Mapping Your Future: Career Ship

For Students 9th - 10th
Career Ship is an on-line career exploration adventure geared towards middle school students. Your mission is to fuel the Career Ship and learn about possible careers.
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NASA

Nasa: Careers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This interactive website showcases the different career opportunities at NASA. Watch video clips, follow links, and even learn how to get a job at NASA in the future.
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South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Career Aisle: Career Exploration Grades 6 8

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore different careers by watching short videos of real people doing a variety of jobs. Sorted by career cluster so that students can choose their area of interest.
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Other

Aibs: Careers in Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of different career areas for biologists, education and training, and a look into the future of biology as a career area. Many links to additional information.
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Other

Ion Future: The Stem Career Exploration Game

For Students 9th - 10th
A game-based learning environment of free online games that encourages students to explore STEM careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Is Your Future Worth?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson gives students the opportunity to take a hands-on approach in determining the worth of their future. Students will research and compile information about their personality, career interest/goal, begin the Free Application for...
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Other

The Engineering and Science Foundation: Engineering Your Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Authors invite students to explore this site in order to gather information about a future engineering career. Information is provided on various fields such as chemical and biomedical. Site also lists important classes related to the...
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Other

Mapping Your Future: Explore Your Career

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about your options in higher education, and learn how to choose a career. Includes useful tips on job hunting, resume writing, and job interviewing techniques. Select the "en Espanol" link on the right side to view this resource...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: What Interests You?

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics find out about possible careers in your future by selecting a job based on what school subject you like.
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Other

Journalist Express: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Journalist Express lists more links than you could visit in a lifetime. This is another site to save for future reference.
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Other

Engineering Your Future Ohio: Della Steam Plant Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity gives a real world example of challenges and choices engineers face in their careers. The Della Steam Plant Case Study allows students to analyze and present finding about a problem found in the power plant's turbine...
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Other

Mapping Your Future: For Middle and High School Students

For Students 9th - 10th
If you read through all sections of this site, then follow through on what you have read, you'll learn to make the most of your high school experience and know how to prepare for your life after high school. The site also has a section...
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University of California

University of California, Berkeley: Planning Your Future

For Students 9th - 10th
UC Berkeley's collection of information on assessing your interests; undergraduate, graduate, and professional school programs; and available career information sources.
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BBC

Bbc Blast: Film

For Students 9th - 10th
Blast hosts competitions, interviews, message boards, tips and tools, showcases of student-created work, and similar content designed to further the creative aspirations of future filmmakers.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Speech Pathologist

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Carrie Kane, Speech Pathologist at Good Shepherd in Allentown, PA. She uses technology in many ways to help those that are having problems with speech. Her best career advice came from a supervisor and that she...

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