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Real Life Challenge

For Students 7th - 9th
In this career worksheet, students complete one of the listed projects on the sheet. They create a menu for one day and calculate the total cost for a day's worth of food. Students also design a career brochure to educate others about...
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Hire Me! I'm Nice!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
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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Becoming Bilingual

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the opportunities for bilingual workers. In this bilingual skills instructional activity, students select a foreign language to research and list ways their languages can be used in a work setting. Students explore...
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I Got a Lava Livin' to Do in Pompeii

For Teachers 6th
Scholars imagine themselves as citizens of Pompeii in 79 AD. First they are assigned a job (or place in society like a child or slave). Then they record their daily activities for the weeks leading up to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in...
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Personal PowerPoint

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students develop a PowerPoint presentation all about themselves.  In this PowerPoint lesson, students make a slide show that gives specific information on each slide.  Slide requirements are included, as well as a grading rubric.
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USGS Astrogeology Computer Scientist

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this coloring worksheet, students will color a picture of a kid sitting with his feet up on a desk. The desk says, "USGS Astrogeology Computer Scientist." There is a description of the job title at the bottom of the page.
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Let¿¿s Go Job Hunting!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use the internet to research careers that use foreign languages. Focusing on one career, they discover which jobs play an important role in society. They complete a worksheet on the careers they find and share their...
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Pendemonium: The Italian Job

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify prefixes, roots, and suffixes. In this grammar rules lesson plan, students analyze word parts to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
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Job Info Interview

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars conduct an interview with an adult family member. They organize the information and write a paper about the interview. They type it in a word document and practice using spellcheck.
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"What's Your Job Worth"

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students locate salary information, compare the cost of living in various area, and create a salary chart.
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The Right Tool for the Job: Fishing Tools and Technology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use modern technology to research the history, design, and function of a specific tool or piece of fishing technology. They create a timeline and story about the evolution of the tool.
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Dream Jobs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" In this careers lesson, 2nd graders let their imagination go as they think of what job they would like, then complete a worksheet about their dream job. ...
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Office Secretary

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore school secretaries. In this ELL vocabulary and language development instructional activity, students look at pictures of school secretaries performing various jobs and give oral descriptions of what they see. Students...
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Economics: People as Producers and Consumers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the dual roles of producers and consumers in people by creating fictional stories that include examples of both. Their stories include descriptions of the tools and skills needed for the jobs of their characters and...
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Working on the Railroad

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view and discuss "The Transportation Revolution," a lecture by Peter A. Coclanis. They read and respond creatively to brief descriptions of railroad workers and their job responsibilities.
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Jobs in Jamestown

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research data on Jamestown settlers in order to learn about the daily life and events in the colony. In this investigative history instructional activity, students work in groups to analyze the results of the Jamestown census. ...
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Family Unit

For Teachers K
Students read the story, "The Surprise Family," then draw a picture of their own family. Students engage in a class discussion about the differences of families. They describe their "family picture," and their "family job." Nice activity.
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Determining Needs Versus Wants

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discriminate between a need and a want in home buying. They write a detailed description of their dream home. Finally they categorize each of their listed home features as a need or a want.
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Governor's Garden

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review types of polygons and list several examples of each. They assume the role of a landscape artist interviewing for a job. They create sketches of their plans for six polygonal gardens and write an expository paragraph...
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Plan for Your Future

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students participate in ongoing learning experiences for future success. In this planning future lesson, students discuss training requirements for today's job market and possible future plans. Students write a description of their...
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Preparing Students for the College and Work Worlds

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students brainstorm information needed on a job application. They join groups of college bound, work bound and undecided. They compare applications in a Venn diagram. They research employment questions by interviewing mentors, teachers...
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Working Together As a Team

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine the need for rules to keep order at home, in school, in communities, and in the country using trade books and teamwork activities. They work in cooperative groups to define a positive learning community by writing a...
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The Elf Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research elves and create their own elf description which they use to write back to the first graders Santa letters.
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Increased comprehension with the use of imagery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students improve their comprehension of reading material by generating mental images upon reading a description. They, particularly those in vocational or adult ed. classes, learn the use of mnemonics and visual imagery to help their...

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