Civilian Labor Force

Students will explore the reasons people work and examine statistical charts to investigate the current civilian labor force by gender, age, and race.

Primary Learning Outcomes

Why do people work? What is the labor force? Who is in the labor force? What is the future of the labor force?

Additional Learning Outcomes

Assessed QCC Standards:

Grade: 8

Guidance

B. Educational and Occupational Exploration

Topic: Understanding how work relates to the needs and functions of the economy and society.
Standard: Describe the importance of work to society. Describe the relationship between work and economic and societal needs. Describe the economic contributions workers make to society. Describe the effects that societal, economic, and technological change have on occupations.

C. Career Planning

Topic: Knowledge of the interrelationship of life roles.
Standard: Identify how different work and family patterns require varying kinds and amounts of energy, participation, motivation, and talent. Identify how work roles at home satisfy needs of the family. Identify personal goals that may be satisfied through a combination of work, community, social, and family roles. Identify personal leisure choices in relation to lifestyle and the attainment of future goals. Describe advantages and disadvantages of various life role options.

Procedures/Activities

Step: 1 Duration: 10 minutes

Discuss with students the reasons people work (i.e., economic, personal, societal, etc.) and the factors that influence the job market (i.e., changing technology, aging workforce, need for new workers, rise in service-oriented occupations, decline in manufacturing-oriented occupations).

Step: 2 Duration: 15 minutes

Distribute Table 5, Civilian labor force by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, 2000 and projected 2010 to students and explain that this table presents the labor force by categories. Explain the table and have students use the table to answer the questions on the handout.

Attachments for Step 2

Title: Civilian Labor Force Questions FileName: Civilian Labor Force Questions.doc
Description: Copy and distribute to students

Title: Table 5, Civilian labor force by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, 2000-2010 FileName: Table 5, Civilian labor force table 2000-2010.doc
Description: This Bureau of Labor Statistics table list the numbers and percents of individuals in the labor force by categories.

Step: 3 Duration: 10 minutes

Once students have completed the task, discuss their results and what these statistics say about the future of the labor force.

Materials and Equipment

Writing materials, handouts

Standards (Local and/or National)

Total Duration

35 minutes

Technology Connection

Assessment

Students will be assessed on their handouts.

Extension

Remediation

Accommodation

For students with exceptional needs, what changes can be made in instruction and teaching delivery to enhance student participation and learning? Each area below is a direct link to general classroom accommodations.

Non-readers     Physical Impairments     Sensory Impairments     Attention/Behavior

Each disability below is a direct link to general classroom accommodations specific for that disability.

    Autism
    Deaf - Blind
    Deaf/Hard of Hearing
    Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
    Mild Intellectual Disability
    Orthopedic Impairment
    Other Health Impairments:
        Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
        Tourette Syndrome
    Significant Development Delay
    Specific Learning Disability
    Speech - Language Impairment
    Traumatic Brain Injury
    Visual Impairment

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.