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Grade Computer Lesson 1:00-1:30
Mrs. Lacey July 31, 2014
Career Unit
Standards:
Subject Area - 15: Business, Computer and Information Technology
Standard Area - 15.2: Career Management
Grade Level - 15.2.5: GRADES 3 - 5
15.2.5.A: Identify personality and character traits about yourself as related to hobbies, activities, and interests.
15.2.5.B: Discuss career pathways and describe business people in those pathways within the community.
Subject Area - 13: Career Education and Work
Standard Area - 13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation
Grade Level - 13.1.5: GRADE 5
13.1.5.D: Describe the range of career training programs in the community such as, but not limited to:
Two-and-four year colleges
Career and technical education programs at centers (formerly AVTS) and high schools
. CareerLinks

Objectives:
Through research, video, collaboration, and feedback the students
will gain a better understanding of careers and expectations that will
guide them in the direction of choosing a career path.
Materials/Equipment/Resources:
Promethean Board Internet
Computer Lab Pencil
Laceycomputerlessons.weebly.com Paper
Procedures:
Anticipatory Set- start with a video on careers (2 minutes)
Follow up the video with group collaboration where each group of 2 or 3 students create a list of possible careers that interest
them and that they think are important in the Pittsburgh area (healthcare fields, oil and gas industry, etc). (3 minutes)
Direct Instruction- Discuss how personality traits and hobbies help determines the careers we choose. Give examples like
people who are introverted and like animals might consider becoming a veterinarian. A person who loves science and is
adventurous might consider becoming an astronaut. Then explain that careers differ from jobs because jobs are activities that
we do to earn money(cashier, pizza boy, etc) and obtaining a career occurs over a long period of time and provides you with
opportunities to progress ( doctor, lawyer, astronomer, nurse, teacher, etc). Finally I will briefly discuss local vocational schools
and colleges (Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School grades 10-12, Pitt, Duquesne, CCAC, Art Institute,etc) (5 minutes)
Guided Practice- Next I will project my website onto the board while the students go to a computer. Together I will guide them
to the personality quiz at http://www.kidzworld.com/quiz/quiz-find-your-ideal-career-path. Once they take the quiz then I will
direct their attention to the scavenger hunt and the career website http://www.onetonline.org/ where they can begin
researching careers.(5 minutes)
Independent Practice- Independently students will research a career and answer questions from the scavenger hunt link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NP8QQXW. (10 minutes)
Closing- Once students finish their scavenger hunt I will recap the difference between a job and a career then redirect them to
the blog page on my website where they can apply what they learned to answer the open ended career question. (5 minutes)

Accommodations:
-work with a partner
-work one on one with the teacher
-allow more time to complete the tasks
-follow along at their computer while the teacher does it on
the Promethean Board
Modifications:
-fewer questions on the scavenger hunt
-scavenger hunt is read aloud and answered orally





Enrichment: Students who with advanced researching skills
will have the opportunity to take the information gathered and
create a Power Point containing images and statistics that relate
to the career they chose.




Reflection: Additional Resources:
https://www.juniorachievement.org/
http://www.kidzworld.com/quiz/quiz-find-your-ideal-career-path.
http://www.pdesas.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR71AhdHadM
http://www.onetonline.org/
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NP8QQXW