CONTENT PATHFINDER
Susan Martaus
Timberstone Junior High,
Companion Action Plan: Career Exploration
Grade 7
Consumer Science
Career exploration
CONTENT INFORMATION
Students in grade 7 consumer science classes will research careers of their choice finding information about the responsibilities, working conditions, education required, salary and other pertinent information. Students will use books from the library (including reference books) as well as approved websites. With the information gathered, students will then summarize the information in an outline and prepare a mobile with elements representing job responsibilities, working conditions, salary, etc. Students will use the mobile during an oral presentation to the class and will be assessed with a rubric.
Dewey numbers include 300’s, 600’s and individual categories of jobs such as 004’s (computer industry) and 700”s (sports and entertainment).
Subject headings include careers, vocational guidance, occupations as well as subject titles for the individual areas of study including military, beauty culture, etc.
CONTENT CATEGORIES
Career Books (nonfiction)
U.S. Military Branches and Careers Series (5 titles)
Aaseng, Nathan. The Marine Corps in action.
An overview of the Marine Corps including its mission, history, recruitment and training, weapons and equipment, careers, pay and benefits. Includes internet resources.
359.9
Aas
Gaines, Ann. The Coast Guard in action.
Describes life in the Coast Guard including training, job opportunities, high tech equipment and duties. Includes internet resources.
363.28 Gai
Cool careers without college series (6 titles)
Buell, Tonya. Cool careers without college for web surfers. New York: Rosen Publishing Group. 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Describes fourteen careers not requiring a college degree for people who are
interested in computers, including job descriptions, education and training
requirements, salary averages, career outlook, and a directory of where to go
for more information.
004.028 Bue
Hinton, Kerry. Cool careers without college for music
lovers.
Describes different kinds of careers people who enjoy music
can pursue without a college education, including information on training, job
requirements, salary, and future outlook.
780
Hin
Community helpers series (19
titles)
Deedrick, Tammi. Teachers. Mankato, Minnesota: Bridgestone Books. 1998.
Explains
the tools, schooling, and work of teachers.
E
371
Ready, Dee. Fire Fighters.
Explains the clothing, tools, schooling,
and work of fire fighters.
E
628.9 Rea
REFERENCE
Career Discovery
Encyclopedia.
Six volumes with 504 articles on
all categories of occupations with such information as description of the job,
earnings, educational and training requirements, addresses to get more
information, and other pertinent facts.
337.1 Car
Encyclopedia of Careers and
Vocational Guidance.
Presents articles about careers including
job titles, working conditions, responsibilities, earnings, and employment
outlook.
331.7 Enc
Hopke, William E. and Barbara M. Children’s
Dictionary of Occupations.
Easy, ready-reference dictionary of basic
career choices for students written and illustrated for use in elementary
grades.
331.37
Hop
WEBSITES
Students’ websites
www.infohio.org/ER/secure/EBSCO.asp
This portion of INFOHIO includes magazine and newspaper articles about
careers. Part of the collection is
careers and vocation. For this project
the magazine Career World includes many useful references and has been
highlighted as a main source.
www.infohio.org/ER/secure/SIRS.asp
When using SIRS, students can obtain specific information about their
careers or career areas with related articles from newspapers and
magazines. Many articles are written at
an appropriate reading level for junior high students.
Official website of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Latest information about careers can be found
here. From the Bureau of Labor and
Statistics homepage, this page has careers listed A-Z
Teachers’ websites
www.infohio.org/ER/secure/EBSCO.asp
Periodical information about current
careers can be found and used as the basis for lesson planning.
This website offers a plethora of
information including lesson plans, articles and printable worksheets teachers
can use with their lessons.
This connects to the media network of resources offered through
INFOHIO. Teachers can browse by subject,
media and age level. From the NWOET
website, accessing the media catalog will lead to the following INFOHIO website:
http://union.infohio.org/nwoet/
Official website of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Latest information about careers can be found
here. From the Bureau of Labor and
Statistics homepage, this page has careers listed A-Z
Selected articles from INFOhio
Electronic Resources
First Jobs: Lessons in Disguise.
By: Orr, Tamra B.. Career World, Jan2004, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p22, 4p, 5c; Reading Level (Lexile):
920; (AN 11772603)
Tech Jobs of Tomorrow. By: Vaccaro, Monika
G.. Career World, Apr/May2004, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p24, 3p, 1 chart, 5c; Reading
Level (Lexile): 970; (AN 12699428)
Jobs of the Future. Career World, Sep2003, Vol.
32 Issue 1, p2, 1/3p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 940; (AN 10673702)
Good Deeds Are Good Indeed. By: Ezarik,
Melissa M.. Career World, Sep2003, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p14, 4p, 4c; Reading Level
(Lexile): 930; (AN 10673709)
http://union.infohio.org/nwoet
(40 resources under the subject heading “careers” available through
NWOET media center)
Career exploration: Volume 1 (Video: 2001)
Succeeding without College:
Skilled Technical Careers (Video: AIMS, 1999)