Career Explorations

My Next Move Career Discovery - www.mynextmove.org

The Career Explorations class gives students the opportunity to use technologies and develop skills found in five different career fields. In this semester long course, students will also learn about the paths to enter a career and educational choices they will need to make now, in high school, and beyond.

Overview

Lab Basics

O-net Career Interest Profiler

Flight Tech - Building Rockets

Career Field #1

Career Field #2

Career Field #3

Career Field #4

Links

lms.paxpat.com - Learning management system for the Career Lab.

My Next Move Career Discovery - www.mynextmove.org - Information on qualifications required, wages and demand for a variety of different career specialties.

- O-net Career Interest Profiler
- Career Interest Ranking

College & Career Ready Labs Youtube Channel

Alternative Energy

Activity Sheet

1. www.nrel.gov/

2. www.explainthatstuff.com/electricmotors.html

3. www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fcv_PEM.shtml

4. How Does a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Work? - Simple Explanation - youtube.com

7. www.kidwindchallenge.org/

www.rechargelabs.org/challenge/wind-turbine-challenge/view-entries

8. www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students.html

9. openwetware.org/images/e/e3/Switchgrass_DOE.pdf

articles.extension.org/pages/26635/switchgrass-panicum-virgatum-for-biofuelproduction

10. www.mynextmove.org/

Biomedical Engineering

Activity Sheet

1. www.360oandp.com/360-Dictionary.aspx

3. www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/girl-scout-team-patents-prosthetichand-device-helping-toddler-write-first-time

8. www.kidney.org/professionals/CNNT

10. www.mynextmove.org/

Orthotist
Prosthetist
Biomedical Engineer
Materials Engineers
Surgeon
Electrical Engineers
Health Technologist
Materials Scientists

CAD - Computer Aided Drafting

Activity Sheet

Isometric Drawing - Simplified

Orthographic Drawing - Simplified

5. www.homeplans.com/

10. www.mynextmove.org/

Architect
Structural Engineer
Civil Drafter
Interior Designer
Industrial Engineer
Mechanical Drafter
Civil Engineer
Landscape Architects

Computer Graphics & Animation

Activity Sheet

10. www.mynextmove.org/

Graphic Designer
Computer Graphic Artist
Editor
Typesetter
Architect
Software Developer
Multimedia Artist

Digital Manufacturing

Activity Sheet

4. www.monex.com/liveprices/

8. www.thecookiecuttershop.com/

10. www.mynextmove.org/

Commercial and Industrial Designers
CNC Machine Tool Operator
Mechanical Engineering Technologists
Materials Scientists
Robotics Engineer

Key Chain NameTag using SketchUp for Schools

An alternative to using Alibre Design software is to use the SketchUp for Schools online 3-D app to make a name tag in SketchUp and then export it as an STL file ready for slicing and printing.

Specifications:

The keychain can be no longer than 3 inches, no wider than 2 inches, and no thicker than 3/8 inch including lettering. (3" x 2" x 0.375" = 76mm x 51mm x 10mm)
Save to your Google Drive folder with the filename of your username and "Nametag." Example: "CBright92_Nametag"
The corners of the name tag must be rounded.
One end of the name tag must have a hole in it no larger than 3/8 inch (0.375", 10mm)
Your first and/or last name on one side of the name tag.
The name tag needs to be a group with one watertight solid shape. Check that your name tag is printable with the Entity Info tool or the Solid Inspector.
Download and export an STL file to a flash drive or the same computer that has the slicing software.

Required Instruction

Intro to 3D printing in SketchUp for Schools - youtube.com - Five Steps using SketchUp with a 3-D printer: 1. Model, 2. Watertight, 3. Resize & Export, 4. Slice & Export, and 5. Print!
SketchUp logo in SketchUp for Schools - Beginning project showing basic tool use.
Name Tag in SketchUp for Schools - youtube.com - Start to finish on making an attractive name tag.