Let's get to work! Using the resource, pupils discover some of the environmental impacts of the workplace, completing a worksheet on 21st-century jobs. Next, they work in small groups to collaboratively write four ideas about the future...

What does the future of energy look like? Junior engineers collaborate to discover a solution to the global energy crisis during a very hands-on instructional activity. The unit focuses on learning through collaboration to develop a deep...

Look into the future with a lesson plan on biodiversity and natural habitats. Learners read articles about different perspectives when it comes to planning future development, and decide which angle is the highest priority in a...

Young scholars examine the destruction caused by earthquakes. In this community safety lesson, students examine the risk involved in living in an earthquake zone and how to prepare for future earthquakes.

Students select a biology-related career for research. They use school and community resources to gather information for this career. Students complete a college application. They share their findings with classmates.

Two lessons explore the possibility of living on the moon. First, scholars read various scenarios to identify which careers would best transfer to life in space. Finally, pupils examine a website to locate items made for outer space,...

Pupils explore careers in space and experience how math and science concepts are applied in the space program through an interactive video and cooperative group activities.

Students explore careers that require math knowledge and solve real life math problems. As a class, they compare and contrast classroom math to real life math and explore the links between algebra, geometry and math skills used in...

Emerging engineers perform pre-lab calculations in this first of a three-part lesson on model building. They determine the forces of tension and compression in a truss. After completion of the worksheet, pupils will draw a draft of their...

Need a lesson to fuel young minds? A variety of hands-on activities is sure to get your class fired up! Beginning with an introductory slideshow and culminating with group presentations, the week-long unit has something for everyone....

Pupils explore scientific enterprise in relation to the role of women in science as it has developed over the past 150 years. They compare the careers of two women, 100 years apart.

The terms and definitions involved with growing, harvesting, and processing of tree fruits are given in these clear and attractive slides.  Details of  horticulture and crops are given. For instance, demand and growth of the...

High schoolers research the responsibilities, required education, remuneration and demand for different of varied careers in math, science and technology. They access websites which are imbedded in this plan in order to do their research.

Students examine the variety of jobs that are related to working in the forest. Information on the different jobs is provided in this lesson plan for the teacher to share with the students. The students create a collage using magazines...

Fourth graders read about archaeology as a career. They develop a list of questions they would like to ask an archaeologist and then actually interview an archaeologist on the future of archaeology as a career.

Students examine what it takes to be a rocket scientist and other related careers.  In this rockets  lesson plan students use the Internet to do their research.

Students are invited to become detectives in this Web-Integrated Science Environment (WISE) as they explore a local creek, its environment and ongoing status. Students participate in field trips, acquisition of data through water testing...

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. 

To go or to not to go — the question for a mission to Mars. This resource provides details for a possible manned mission to Mars. Details include a launch schedule, what life would be like on the surface, and how the astronauts would...

The 36 slides in this presentation will keep your students' attention with the flashy colors, fonts and cute pictures of puppies. The information is mostly about which breeds of dogs are best suited for particular jobs and...

Fifth graders identify and discuss responsibilities of careers related to the study of the universe, such as an astronomer or an astronaut. They compare what the world looks like now to what it might look like in the year 3000.

Young scholars explore weather terminology and the jobs that are associated with it.  In this weather lesson students write about thunderstorms and make a tornado. 

Second graders investigate the numerous jobs it takes to create paper in the U.S.  In this economics lesson, 2nd graders discuss where paper comes from, what types of trees are needed, and how the paper milling process creates jobs...

Young scholars plan for their future by exploring occupational experience programs.In this career lesson students list activities that they will participate in in the future and complete a career exploration project.