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Careers
 

Essential Question

 

How will the experience of conducting research on a particular career in 8th grade affect my future decision-making in pursuing my career choice?

Objective

Students will work individually to research the duties, salaries, necessary skills and education, job projections, and fringe benefits of a particular career in order to prepare themselves for choosing a career in the future.

Assessment

  • I Search paper
  • Oral presentation
  • Visual representation project

Keywords and Dewey Numbers

Catalog

Berry Library Catalog

000
General Works
330
Economics
350
Public Administration
370
Education
550
Earth Science
610
Medical Science
620
Engineering
630
Agriculture
640
Home Economics
650
Business
690
Building Construction
780
Music
790
Recreation
 

Print Resources

The following series and reference sets provide students with useful information specific to their career choices:

  • Career Connections
  • Career Discovery Encyclopedia
  • Career Information Center
  • Careers and Opportunities
  • Careers for the 21st Century
  • Careers in...
  • Careers in the New Economy
  • Cool Careers without College
  • Discovering Careers for Your Future
  • Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
  • Exploring Careers
  • Ferguson's Careers in Focus
  • Ferguson's Extreme Careers
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • VGM's Career Portraits
  • The World of Work
  • Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook

Websites

Career Explorations

CareerShip

New York State Dept. of Labor - Career Zone

U.S. Dept. of Labor - Bureau of Statistics

Mrs. Fernandez's Collection

(New addition to our pathfinder!)

 

 

Online Databases

Power Search

             Nettrekker                        

        netTrekker                  Kuder Career Planning                                                                 System

 

Citing Sources



Citing Sources (Duke Libraries)

MLA Citation Style (Long Island University)

MLA Style Electronic Formats by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey