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Students will play a math career salary matching game
and use web resources to explore the education and training necessary in
these math careers. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What are some careers in math? What are the educational and
training requirements for these careers? What are the salaries in these
careers?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 8
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 minutes
Survey the class to find out which students enjoy or do well
in math. Discuss with students how skills in academic subjects can help lead
students to a career in that area. Ask students to name some careers in
mathematics and list them on the board.
Step:
2 Duration: 15 minutes
Distribute the Careers in Math Handout to students, explain
the directions and have them complete the handout. Once they've completed the
handout, give them the correct answers from the Careers in Math Handout Answer
Key.
Attachments for Step 2
Title: Math Careers Matching Answer Key FileName:
Careers in Math Handout Anwer Key.htm
Description:
Provides the answers to the handout.
Title: Math Careers Matching Handout FileName:
Careers in Math Handout.htm
Description: Copy and
distribute to students.
Step:
3 Duration: 20 minutes
Have students choose two careers that interest them from the
handout and direct them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site to find out
more about their chosen career. Be sure they understand how to use the search
site. Have them gather information on the nature of the work; working
conditions; employment; training; other qualifications, and advancement; job
outlook; and related occupations.
Web Resources for Step 3
Title: Occupational Outlook Handbook Search
Site
URL: http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH
Annotation:
Students can use this site to find information on a variety of occupations.
Step: 4 Duration: 5
minutes
Once students have gathered the information have them turn in
their reports.
Materials and Equipment
Writing materials, handout
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
50 minutes
Technology Connection
Computer with internet connection and printer
Assessment
Students will be assessed on their reports.
Extension
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.
