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Career Focused Activities
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Educators: Career - Focused Activities
These are general career resources. You will also find career field specific
resources in the educators section for each career area.
Career Lesson Plans Library ('M' 'H')
Large, solid library for educators by the Association for Career and
Technical Education. Search by topic, career cluster, or grade level.
Teacher resources:
www.acteonline.org/resource_center/lpl/lessonplans.cfm
Science Fair Central ('M' 'H')
Excellent resource for science fair work. Offers ideas and resources for
science fair projects and experiments. By the Discovery Channel.
Teacher resources:
school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
On Becoming a Scientist ('M' 'H')
Lesson plans for teachers who want to help students explore
scientific careers. Includes projects and 'thinking like a scientist'
activities and handouts. By AccessExcellence at the National Health Museum.
Teacher resources:
www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/WYW/wkbooks/OBAS/
Science Spot: The Career Center ('M' 'H')
Lesson plans and activities on the Real Life Challenge project to
help students explore life as an adult, including careers.
Teacher resources:
sciencespot.net/Pages/career.html
Scientists' Profiles site with fully developed class plan ('H')
(Standards)
As the site explains, "Profile of a scientist was developed as a
nine-week (Quarterly) project to mainly heighten students awareness of the
role of inventors and scientists in society." Full plans and student/teacher
materials. By Mary Hopple, science educator, Jersey Shore Area School
District.
Teacher resources:
www2.jsasd.k12.pa.us/mhopple/ScientistPBL/
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