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On Your Own

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research a certain type of job. They write the details of finding the job and describe the job duties. Students also describe a living arrangement and all the costs associated with it. Then they create a physical budget...
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Third Grade Writing Lesson #2/Science Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders invent a gadget using one or more simple machines. They write a detailed description of that gadget.
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Inside the Vault-Employment Growth in America: What Determines Good Jobs?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine employment growth and the economy. After a teacher lead discussion, students explore types of jobs and their correlation with education level. Job qualifications for both high-paying and low-paying careers are researched.
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Digging Deep

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the job description for archeologists and share their findings with the class. They research a current archeological dig and present their material to the class.
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Thinking Globally - Acting Locally

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take concepts, principles and ideas investigated from government and economics and apply this knowledge to a career or career cluster. They use IPTV's School to Careers database to research a possible career. Students select a...
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Classified Ads of the Future

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students brainstorm jobs people might have in the future and write classified ads for those jobs.
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Categories of Mathematics Occupation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore careers in mathematics. In this careers lesson, the teacher leads a discussion about occupations that require math, then students create a short skit about a job that uses math. Lesson includes extension ideas.
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For Land's Sake: George Washington as Land Surveyor

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss the importance of land ownership and the purpose of land surveying in the eighteenth century. They interpret a transcript of an eighteenth-century land survey. They survey and area of land. They create a written or...
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BBC Learning English, Reading

For Students Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read several passages about the film industry and then answer eight corresponding questions. Additionally, students write a short description of a documentary they would make about...
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Science: Invent a Gadget

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders invent gadgets using simple machine principles. Once they have assembled graphic organizers containing information about their invention, they draw diagrams and explain how their gadget works. Lastly, 3rd graders write...
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Describing the Unknown to Others

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the challenges faced by the Corps of Discovery on the Lewis and Clark expedition. They listen to online journal entries written by members of the Corps, complete an activity sheet, watch a video segment, and write a...
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BBC Learning English, Reading

For Students Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a personal description and employment history after which they complete several activities. Students first record their employment history and compare it with the sample provided....
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Biome Discovery Expedition

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research similarities and differences among biomes online. They simulate job of zoo planners, and depart on expedition to decide which biome the city zoo should construct, as well as which plants and animals to include in it.
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Whst Makes You Tick?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the major organs of the circulatory system. In this circulatory system lesson, 11th graders create, identify and describe parts of the system. Students view a list of major organs and predict what their job is....
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A Historical Career Search

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students analyze the use of language, including non-standard written and oral English. They write persuasive, descriptive, narrative and/or evaluative pieces in response to the story read and keep reflection journals. Finally, students...
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Mother's Day Story Time Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students examine all of the jobs a mother does. In this Mother's Day lesson, the teacher read the book Five Minutes' Peace, then students brainstorm a list of things their mother does. Students role play the job of a mom and how to relax.
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Civil War Battles: The Reporter's Perspective A WebQuest

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. For this research skills lesson, students research the job of reporting for new agencies during the American Civil War as they complete the provided...
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Pronoun Relative

For Students 5th - 6th
A fabulous description of what pronouns are and how they are used is the focus of this language arts worksheet. Students review usage facts and demonstrate proper usage. They answer 16 questions, and the answers appear at the end of the...
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Settling Down in a New Country

For Students 3rd
In this immigration instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss factors of moving to a new place. Students read quotes, view pictures with descriptions and pretend to interview a migrant.
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The Fourth and Fifth Rs - Respect and Responsibility

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Set the tone for a successful school year with a list of strategies to instill respect and responsibility. With tips for classroom management and ways to get parents involved, the resource is valuable for new and veteran teachers alike.
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Presidential Popularity

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Media often misrepresent data and statistics to their advantage. This lesson asks scholars to analyze an article with misleading statistics. They use margin of error and mean data in their studies. Once they complete their analysis,...
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The Impact of Citizens United v. FEC

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What began as an effort to show a movie by an interest group has impacted financing of federal elections. Did the Citizens United case lead to more "dark money" in politics, or did it shine a light with more speech? Using video clips...
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Summer Intern

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your young apprentices build a function describing the percent concentration of salt in a brine. The rational function is then related to the parent function, y= 1/x, and graphed. Finally, the apprentices predict the amount of fresh...
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Colonial Jobs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this colonial jobs worksheet, students match the 12 colonial jobs in the left-hand column to the appropriate descriptions in the right-hand column

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