8th Grade
Education & a
Career: What's the Connection?
You've Already Got a Lot to Offer
Career Vocabulary Test Schedule:
ability to demand
economics to long term goal
on-traditional careers to values
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Click on the line graph next to your top interest area.
Pick five careers that match your interests and find out the following information about each occupation:
Your Name-
Top Two Work Values-
Career #-
Job Title-
Career Cluster -
Pathway-
1. What do people in that job do?
2. What are the working conditions and physical demands?
3.What are the work hours and travel hours?
4. Name some careers that are similar to this one.
5. . What basic skills will you need?
6. List several transferable skills that are used in this career that can also be used in other creers.
7. What are the high-level Workplace Skills you would need for this job?
8. What is the national average annual wage for this job?
9. How many openings are expected nationally for this job?
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Auto Mechanic Career Sample Page
Career web pages and Power Point presentations must address the following questions:
1. What do people in that job do?
2. What are the working conditions and physical demands?
3.What are the work hours and travel hours?
4. What skills will you need?
5. What is the annual yearly wage in Florida?
6. How many openings are expected in Florida for this job?
7. What are some of the disadvantages of the career?
8. What career cluster is this job in? (Include the whole name for the cluster.)
Web pages must contain the following elements for full credit:
Name (5 points)
Title (5 points)
Background (10 points)
3-5 graphics in tables (40 points)
At least 10 links that relate directly to your career choice (4 points for each working link)
1. Decide on a career you want to investigate. Use the Career Exploration links below, Choices Planner, or google.com.
2. As you explore, save backgrounds, links, and images you might want to use for your Career webpage in your CareerWebpage folder.
3. When you have all the backgrounds, images, and links you need, begin building your webpage..
4. When your page is finished, test all the links to make sure they are all working properly. Call me to grade your page.
Free Backgrounds for your webpage
Animated GIF's for your webpage
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You've Already Got a Lot to Offer
Career Vocabulary Test Schedule:
ability to demand
economics to long term goal
on-traditional careers to values
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Click on the line graph next to your top interest area.
Pick five careers that match your interests and find out the following information about each occupation:
Your Name-
Top Two Work Values-
Career #-
Job Title-
Career Cluster -
Pathway-
1. What do people in that job do?
2. What are the working conditions and physical demands?
3.What are the work hours and travel hours?
4. Name some careers that are similar to this one.
5. . What basic skills will you need?
6. List several transferable skills that are used in this career that can also be used in other creers.
7. What are the high-level Workplace Skills you would need for this job?
8. What is the national average annual wage for this job?
9. How many openings are expected nationally for this job?
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Auto Mechanic Career Sample Page
Career web pages and Power Point presentations must address the following questions:
1. What do people in that job do?
2. What are the working conditions and physical demands?
3.What are the work hours and travel hours?
4. What skills will you need?
5. What is the annual yearly wage in Florida?
6. How many openings are expected in Florida for this job?
7. What are some of the disadvantages of the career?
8. What career cluster is this job in? (Include the whole name for the cluster.)
Web pages must contain the following elements for full credit:
Name (5 points)
Title (5 points)
Background (10 points)
3-5 graphics in tables (40 points)
At least 10 links that relate directly to your career choice (4 points for each working link)
1. Decide on a career you want to investigate. Use the Career Exploration links below, Choices Planner, or google.com.
2. As you explore, save backgrounds, links, and images you might want to use for your Career webpage in your CareerWebpage folder.
3. When you have all the backgrounds, images, and links you need, begin building your webpage..
4. When your page is finished, test all the links to make sure they are all working properly. Call me to grade your page.
Free Backgrounds for your webpage
Animated GIF's for your webpage
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Career Exploration Career Consulting Corner Vocational Informaton Center Job Profiles |
Positive and Negative Attitudes
The Big Question: Why Should I Hire You?
10 Hot Jobs
7th Grade
A Brief History of Computer Languages
Little Red Riding Hood
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7th grade Group Web Page
Web pages must contain the following elements for full credit:
Name (5 points)
Title (5 points)
Background (10 points)
3-5 graphics (40 points)
At least 10 links that relate directly to your page topic (4 points for each working link)
Free Backgrounds for your webpage
Animated GIF's for your webpage
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Kaylee's "American Hero"
Raise the Legal Driving Age?
Treasure HuntTest Schedule
Aquarium Spreadsheet Display
Aquarium Spreadsheet Data Download
Batter Up Spreadsheet Data Download
Online Virtual Museum Tours
1. What museum did you visit?
2. What is the URL for that museum?
3. What types of things does the museum have on display?
4. What exhibit or section did you like best? Why?
5. Would you recomend this museum website to someone else? Why?
6. What is the most interesting thing you learned on this site?
7. What multimedia events did the site use to present its contents?
2. What is the URL for that museum?
3. What types of things does the museum have on display?
4. What exhibit or section did you like best? Why?
5. Would you recomend this museum website to someone else? Why?
6. What is the most interesting thing you learned on this site?
7. What multimedia events did the site use to present its contents?
Daylight Saving Time
1. In
2008, when will Daylight Saving Time begin and end?
2. Name two U.S. states that do not observe DST.
3. At what geographical point on earth are day and night almost the same length all year?
(Countries along this point usually don’t observe DST.)
4. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, how much energy does DST
save each day? (What percent?)
5. Who first came up with the idea of DST?
6. Who was the first man in the U.S. to sense the growing need for time standardization?
Hint: He was an amateur astronomer.
2. Name two U.S. states that do not observe DST.
3. At what geographical point on earth are day and night almost the same length all year?
(Countries along this point usually don’t observe DST.)
4. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, how much energy does DST
save each day? (What percent?)
5. Who first came up with the idea of DST?
6. Who was the first man in the U.S. to sense the growing need for time standardization?
Hint: He was an amateur astronomer.
Go to google.com to find the answers to these questions about one of the following ancient cultures:
India: China: Rome: Greece: Egypt:Aztecs: Mayans: Incans
1. What URL did you visit?
2. What culture did you study?
3. List three interesting things you found out about this culture.
4. Where did these people live?
5. During what time period did these people reach their highest point of achievement?
(Keywords: Golden Age, height)
6. What did the pictures on this website tell you about these people?
7. What did you learn about this ancient culture that surprised you the most?
8. What caused the decline of this ancient culture?
Judy Blume
1. What college did
Judy Blume attend?
2. What series of books was her favorite as a child?
3. What is Judy Blume’s favorite color?
4. One of Judy Blume’s middle grades books is called
Here's toto You, R----- R-------
5. What was her favorite subject in school?
6. How many children does Judy Blume have
7. According to her, what is her most autobiographical book?
2. What series of books was her favorite as a child?
3. What is Judy Blume’s favorite color?
4. One of Judy Blume’s middle grades books is called
Here's toto You, R----- R-------
5. What was her favorite subject in school?
6. How many children does Judy Blume have
7. According to her, what is her most autobiographical book?
6th Grade
Sixth graders are currently learning how to take notes, document their sources, and write a formal paper using those notes.
Vocabulary Test Schedule:
1. animaed GIF to 12. cookie
13. cybercafe to 24. keyword
25. MP3 to 34. virus
Payroll Spreadsheet Data Download
Olympics
"Making a Difference" research paper sample
Presidents
Bear Editing
The Founding of Jamestown
1. How were the colonists
themselves partly responsible for the failure of Jamestown?
2. What crop finally turned Jamestown into an economic success?
3. What name did Pocahontas take when she became a Christian?
4. What three objectives did King James give the London Company when he sent them to
the New World?
2. What crop finally turned Jamestown into an economic success?
3. What name did Pocahontas take when she became a Christian?
4. What three objectives did King James give the London Company when he sent them to
the New World?
Visiting an Interacttive Exhibit
Spy in the White House
Weather in Cities around the World:
1. Lima, Peru (South America)
2. Moscow, Russia (Asia)
3. Tokyo, Japan (Asia)
4. Buenos Aires, Argentina (South America)
5. Paris, France (Europe)
6. Anchorage, Alaska (North America, United States, northwest)
7. Boston, Massachusetts (North America, United States, northeast)
8. New Delhi, India (Asia)
9. Oslo, Norway (Europe)
10. Baghdad, Iraq (Asia, Middle East)
1. Lima, Peru (South America)
2. Moscow, Russia (Asia)
3. Tokyo, Japan (Asia)
4. Buenos Aires, Argentina (South America)
5. Paris, France (Europe)
6. Anchorage, Alaska (North America, United States, northwest)
7. Boston, Massachusetts (North America, United States, northeast)
8. New Delhi, India (Asia)
9. Oslo, Norway (Europe)
10. Baghdad, Iraq (Asia, Middle East)
Historic
Lincoln Sites Virtual Tour
Find the answers to the following questions about Abraham Lincoln and Springfield, Illinois.
1. Find the page that tells about the only house that Lincoln ever owned. How much did he pay for that house?
2. Find the page that tells about the train depot where Lincoln gave his Farewell Address when he left Springfield to become the new President in Washington. On what month, day, and year did Lincoln give this famous speech?
3. What is the name of the church Lincoln attended in Springfield?
(Hint: Check out the captions near the pictures.)
4. William Herndon was Lincoln’s third partner? Who had been his second law partner?
5. Lincoln played an important part in getting the capital of Illinois moved to Springfield. What town had been the capital before it was moved to Springfield? (Hint: The answer starts with a V.)
6. Which Springfield bank displays Lincoln’s financial records?
(Hint: A ledger is a book often used for keeping financial
records.)
7. Name the cemetery where Lincoln is buried.
8. Give the first names of four people buried in the Lincoln Tomb with Abraham Lincoln.
The Newbery Medal
Find the answers to the following questions about Abraham Lincoln and Springfield, Illinois.
1. Find the page that tells about the only house that Lincoln ever owned. How much did he pay for that house?
2. Find the page that tells about the train depot where Lincoln gave his Farewell Address when he left Springfield to become the new President in Washington. On what month, day, and year did Lincoln give this famous speech?
3. What is the name of the church Lincoln attended in Springfield?
(Hint: Check out the captions near the pictures.)
4. William Herndon was Lincoln’s third partner? Who had been his second law partner?
5. Lincoln played an important part in getting the capital of Illinois moved to Springfield. What town had been the capital before it was moved to Springfield? (Hint: The answer starts with a V.)
6. Which Springfield bank displays Lincoln’s financial records?
(Hint: A ledger is a book often used for keeping financial
records.)
7. Name the cemetery where Lincoln is buried.
8. Give the first names of four people buried in the Lincoln Tomb with Abraham Lincoln.
The Newbery Medal
1.
For whom is the Newbery Medal named?
2. In what year was the Newbery Medal first awarded?
3. What association annually awards the Newbery Medal?
(Hint: It is a division of the American Library Association.)
4. What book won the Newbery Medal in 1986?
5. What book and author won the Newbery Medal for 2008?
6. Who designed the Newbery Medal in 1921? (RPC)
2. In what year was the Newbery Medal first awarded?
3. What association annually awards the Newbery Medal?
(Hint: It is a division of the American Library Association.)
4. What book won the Newbery Medal in 1986?
5. What book and author won the Newbery Medal for 2008?
6. Who designed the Newbery Medal in 1921? (RPC)
