Activity 5

1. From the list below, students choose or are assigned a website to investigate. Depending on the size of the class, some websites might need to be investigate by more than one student.

2. Students then complete a short written reflection worksheet.

3. With the help of the worksheet, each student does a 1-Minute Share-Out to their class.

Quirky Sites

• • The UBER Game – Can you make it in the GIG economy?

    • The Uber Game is an interactive news game that puts you into the shoes of a full-time Uber driver. Based on real reporting, including dozens of interviews with Uber drivers in San Francisco, it aims to convey an emotional understanding of what it is like to try to make a living in the gig economy.

  • Reality Check Tool - How much money will you need to support your lifestyle? What careers match your financial needs? Take a Reality Check to find out!

  • Workforce in Ramsey County - A place to explore these tools and information sites:

    • Job Connect

    • Right Track+Career Internship Program

    • Labor Market Information

    • Hospitality Future

    • and so much more

  • Con 'Em If You Can - Fun and interactive strategy game developed to help players learn how to spot and avoid investment fraud.

  • What can You do With this Major?

  • Manufacturing Career Tool

  • ICoud - The BUZZ Quiz - See which animal matches your personality type.

  • College Major Earning Tool: Find out how much your college major is worth using this interactive tool. Explore national median earnings by undergraduate and graduate major as well as by state. You can also find lifetime earnings by major.

  • Adulting Is Hard – A Guide To Your First Apartment

  • Good Jobs Data - Explore the 30 million good jobs for workers without bachelor’s degrees using our interactive tool.

  • Amusement Park Physics – Design a Roller Coaster

  • Practice On-Line Job Application

  • MN Trades Hub – Explore trades and manufacturing careers, find training programs with scholarships, and land a job. Start your journey now!

  • Grit Scale - Grit is passion and perseverance for long-term goals.

  • MN Healthcare Career Pathways

  • Letter Generator - Learn to identify all the essential parts of a business or friendly letter, and then generate letters by typing information into letter templates

  • Caring Careers Start Here. - Seniors need care givers. You need a job. Let's connect now!

  • What kind of entrepreneur are you?

  • Wondering if "IT" is Right for YOU?

  • Generation T – What do people in the skilled trades do?

  • Construction Career Match – Personality quiz will match your strengths and interests with potential career fields in construction.

Teacher's Note:

• Plan on spending at least two class periods on this activity.

  • The first class period would be spent assigning/choosing websites to investigating, and filling out the worksheet.

  • The second class and perhaps third class period would be doing the 1 Minute Share-Outs.

• If you need to borrow a few headphones for students without earbuds, contact Tracy Zanitsch at least 48 hours in advance.