Surveying Careers in Science and
Technology |
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Students will complete a guided web search on three
science and technology occupations and compare the earnings and training
required for each occupation. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What types of careers require applied science? What are the
earnings for those careers? What are the training and educational requirements
for those careers?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 6
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
4
Topic: Knowledge
of the benefits of educational achievement to career opportunities.
Standard: Describe the importance of
academic and occupational skills in the work world. Identify how the skills
taught in school subjects are used in various occupations. Describe individual
strengths and weaknesses in school subjects. Describe a plan of action for
increasing basic educational skills. Describe the skills needed to adjust to
changing occupational requirements. Describe how continued learning enhances the
ability to achieve goals. Describe how skills relate to the selection of high
school courses of study. Describe how aptitudes and abilities relate to broad
occupational groups.
6
Topic: Skills to
locate, understand, and use career information.
Standard: Identify various ways that
occupations can be classified. Identify a number of occupational groups for
exploration. Demonstrate skills in using school and community resources to learn
about occupational groups. Identify sources to obtain information about
occupational groups including self-employment. Identify skills that are
transferable from one occupation to another. Identify sources of employment in
the community.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 10 min.
Discuss with students the types of careers in which science is
important. Advanced levels of science are required for chemists, nurses,
meteorologist, and physicians. Have students name other careers where knowledge
of science is required. (LPN, engineering technician, pilots and flight
engineer, physical therapist, etc.)
Step:
2 Duration: 5 min.
Tell students they will investigate three occupations that
require applied science and report on the 1)the median annual earnings in
industries employing the largest numbers of these workers, 2)how the demand for
these workers will increase or decrease in the future, and 3)the educational and
training requirements for the jobs.
Step:
3 Duration: 5 min.
Have students use the internet and access the Bureau of Labor
Statistics web site "Science at Various Levels is Important in a Wide Range of
Jobs."
Web Resources for Step 3
Title: Teacher's Guide to Careers in Science
URL:
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/tch_sci1.htm
Annotation:
This Bureau of Labor Statistics link lists various careers by the level of
science required from advanced, to applied to practical applications. Clicking
on the occupations listed provides information on the nature of the work,
conditions, employment, training and earnings, etc.
Step: 4 Duration: 20 min.
Once students have the web site up, distribute the Applied
Science Occupations Handout, go over the directions, ask for questions and have
them begin.
Attachments for Step 4
Title: Applied Science Careers Answer Sheet
FileName: Applied Science Careers Handout Answer
Sheet.htm
Description: The Applied Science Careers Answer Sheet
is the teacher's key to the answers.
Title: Applied Science Careers Handout FileName: Applied Science Careers Handout.htm
Description:
Print and copy for each student.
Step:
5 Duration: 15 min.
Once students have completed the handout, discuss their
results and collect the handouts.
Materials and Equipment
Writing materials
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
55 min.
Technology Connection
Computer with web access
Assessment
Students will be assessed on the handouts.
Extension
Have students discuss the relationship between salaries and
educational requirements.
Remediation
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
