Careers- What's Out There?
Lesson Overview Lesson Created by Laurel Michele
Jobs are in our area but who knows what's out there? Students will discuss, explore, research local community vocations. Utilizing their research they will create presentations and present a Career Fair.
Lesson Overview
- Students will identify different manufacturing vocations.
- Each student will research one vocation.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of the vocation by preparing a presentation board and speech from the information they research and dressing up like the employee to share their information with the class.
- Students will collect data on each vocation as the other students share their information.
Students will compare the
various skills to find the common themes.
Time Details
Time Required 5 60-minute classes
Standards
3.4.5.E6 Examine how
manufacturing technologies have become an integral part of the engineered
world.
13.1.3 D Identify the range of jobs in the community.
13.1.5.A Describe the impact of individual interests and abilities on career choices.
13.1.5.B Describe the impact of personal interests and abilities on career choices
13.3.5A explain how student attitudes and work habits transfer from the home and school to the workplace
13.3.5.B explain the importance of working cooperatively with others at both home and school to complete a task
Essential Questions:
- What skills will I need to be successful in the real world?
- Why is it important for me to better understand the community around me to be successful?
- How will I prepare today for a career I won’t even be in for ten more years?
| Students will Know | Students will be Doing |
| Content Specific Vocabulary Technology Engineering Career Trade Vocation Steps of Design Process Identify the vocation Research Collect data Organize data Share data |
Research Creating a Presentation Board Public Speaking Collecting Data from Others |
Instructional Processes & Differentiation
1. Brainstorm a list of jobs in our community
2. Introduction video from Beaver County Chamber of Commerce (youtube -Beaver County: The Future)
3. Allow students to pick a vocation (have cards labeled) to research
4. Discuss why it would be important to find a career that interests you.
5. Discuss why it would be important to know what jobs are available in the area in which you want to live.
6. Students will spend time gathering information about their vocation (using a worksheet to collect specific data).
7. Prepare a speech explaining the details of the vocation and skills needed to be successful.
8. Prepare a board highlighting aspects of the vocation (use at least 5 skills on the board).
9. Share the results with the class.
10. Discuss the common skill traits throughout each career path and what you could be doing now to help get you ready for your future.
Differentiation & Enrichment
Lower Achieving Students
● They will print out material from the computer to highlight important information.
Material may be printed out
for them if they can’t use the computer.
Higher Achieving Students
● Assist peers in finding data and locating facts
Complete problem solving activities in STEAM books
Assessment:
Formative and Summative
● Classroom observations/participation
● Formal assessments on - discussions
● Individual Course Summative Assessments
Presentation (speech and
poster)
Performance Tasks
Oral presentation with graphics
Resource/Links/Materials
Resources for Research
● https://www.trade-schools.net/articles/trade-school-jobs.asp
● https://www.friday-staffing.com/blog/warehouse-job-titles-and-descriptions/
● You tube video - Beaver County- The Future https://youtu.be/FVBwRoVOJTo
Materials:
Worksheets: List of possible
careers/ Questions to guide research/Lesson instructions and rubric
Author Laurel Michele