Day 1
What are some Engineering Careers? - Exploring a Career in Engineering
What is your talent? Career Explorer Assessment - Free Assessment
Alternative site for careers https://letstalkscience.ca/careers
End With Some Fun: STEM TABOO
Additional Resources
Student Choice Project (Use of unit 10 & 11 with an added hands-on project)
Student Choice Project Check In Form (This can help assess student progress and help assist where needed)
Day 2 & 3
Career Research - Students will utilize the Career Engineering Research Project to research and complete the organizer before they develop the help wanted advertisement ad for their organization. Slides 7,8, & 9 are Facebook Templates where the students can build their advertisements. Instructors may provide alternative Multimedia options for the students to show evidence of the learning about their career selection.
Warm up
Take the quiz. https://mtfy.org.uk/desktop
Take note this is a UK survey- Discuss with students the differences they may see for USA
Teacher Notes
In this activity, students will conduct research on an engineering career. Science Buddies & indeed.com is an excellent resource to research careers and jobs. They will compile their research in a graphic organizer, and then apply what they have learned to create a job advertisement for the career they researched. Finally, students will present their work in a gallery walk activity and reflect on what they have learned throughout the project.
Lesson Outcomes
In this lesson, students will
Explore STEM careers by conducting independent research.
Describe one engineer career in detail by conducting independent research.
Create a job advertisement by applying their research and using their imagination.
Day 4 - Creation of Help Wanted Advertisement.
Day 5 Gallery walk (Slides 11 & 12) and Reflection (Slides 15 & 16)