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- Birds of a feather: Collecting and analyzing bird feeder data
- In this lesson, students prepare frequency tables and construct a circle graph of the species of birds observed at bird feeders.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
- By Vicky Smathers.
- Building a stratovolcano
- Students will review the three types of volcanoes. Students will construct a stratovolcano and determine the composition of each type of volcano. Students will research examples of stratovolcanoes using internet resources.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8–12 Science)
- By Jessica Bohn.
- Bullfighting in Colombia
- In this lesson for grade six, students study the history of bullfighting in Spain and Colombia as an example of how cultural traditions can be transferred from one place to another. Students analyze photographs of bullfighting in Colombia and discuss the cultural tradition of the sport and the controversy surrounding it.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
- Camp Earth bound: Problem solving and finding for fun
- Students will work together in small groups of four to six students to solve the following word problems. Their solutions will require them to practice interview techniques and create a database and/or spreadsheet of their results. This information will be the basis of the answers to the following eight word problems. Skills such as area, cost, calorie count, ratio, percentage and scale, as well as persuasive writing will be applied.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
- Career research and acrostic poetry
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.6
- In this lesson for grade 6, each student will research a chosen career and will use the information to create an acrostic poem.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Holly Grout, Deborah Smith, and Natalie Summers.Adapted by Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Career research and writing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.2
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will learn about a career that interests them and then share what they learned in peer groups. Students will then write a letter to the Better Business Bureau stating why they should be given an internship in their chosen career.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Michelle Kimel.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett, Anissia Jenkins, and Sonya Rexrode.
- Career vocabulary
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.1
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will become familiar with vocabulary related to careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Careers in border security: Working with passports
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.2
- In this lesson for grade six, students will gain an understanding of careers in transportation and border security and will create their own passports.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Julie McCann.
- Careers in medicine and the ancient Greeks
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.4
- In this lesson for grade six, students will learn about ancient Greek medicine and the Hippocratic Oath and will research contemporary medical careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Mandy Matlock.
- Careers in real estate and customer service: Working with central tendency
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 3.8
- In this lesson plan, students compare the mean and median salaries of two different careers and answer questions analyzing the data.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
- By Valerie Davis, Sonya Rexrode, and Monika Vasili.
- Careers in travel: Working with currency exchange
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.5
- In this lesson for grades six and seven, students will learn about foreign currency exchange rates and will understand the importance of currency exchange in the travel industry.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Mandy Matlock.
- Cause and effect in the workplace
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.10
- This lesson for grade 6 will help students understand cause and effect and how these concepts apply to the workplace.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Cell theory and plant respiration
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.4
- In this lesson, students conduct an experiment using plants to gain an understanding on the effects of sunlight on cell processes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Character education: What would you do?
- This lesson is designed to teach character development, problem solving, and teamwork. It can also be used with exceptional students in a high school setting.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Guidance)
- Cherokee lore and traditions
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.3
- Length 9 Weeks Class Length: 45 minutes - Meets daily Learning outcomes Promotes life-long learning: appreciation of different cultures. Provides hands-on activities: making masks. Integrates with EOG testing: reading....
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Patricia Lancaster.
- China's ancient engineers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.6
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will learn about some of the inventions of ancient China, and will discuss the kinds of engineering skills required to produce them.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Meredith Ebert.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Chuck Yeager and technological design
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.2
- Chuck Yeager's career in aviation spans over 60 years and includes such notable feats as becoming the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to Yeager's accomplishments and to careers in aviation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- College collage
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.10
- In this lesson for grade seven, students brainstorm careers in the sciences and research local colleges that offer degrees in those fields.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance and Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Comparing and contrasting careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.9
- This lesson for grade six will help students understand comparing and contrasting. Students will conduct career surveys with adults and will use the results to create Venn diagrams.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Composing a Letter of Application
- Students will learn the importance of letters of application, what letters of application should contain, and how to format the letters. They will also enhance their composition skills, language skills, and proofreading skills.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Joyce Shepard.
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