Description
What It Is:
This is a graphic organizer worksheet designed to help students research a career. It includes sections for the career title, salary range, job description (including location, hours, and job duties), education and training requirements, required skills or experience, related careers, necessary qualities/interests, and sources used. The worksheet encourages students to conduct research using multiple sources and to cite those sources.
Grade Level Suitability:
This worksheet is suitable for grades 6-12. The activity requires research, note-taking, and summarizing information, which are skills typically developed in middle and high school. The complexity of the career research can be adjusted to suit different grade levels.
Why Use It:
This worksheet helps students explore potential career paths and understand the requirements and responsibilities associated with different jobs. It promotes research skills, critical thinking, and organizational skills. It also encourages students to consider their own interests and qualities in relation to career options.
How to Use It:
Students should first choose a career that interests them. Then, they should use multiple sources (such as online resources, books, and interviews) to gather information about the career. They should fill in each section of the graphic organizer with relevant details, making sure to cite their sources in the 'My sources' section.
Target Users:
This worksheet is ideal for middle and high school students who are beginning to explore career options. It is also useful for teachers and counselors who want to guide students through the career research process.
This is a graphic organizer worksheet designed to help students research a career. It includes sections for the career title, salary range, job description (including location, hours, and job duties), education and training requirements, required skills or experience, related careers, necessary qualities/interests, and sources used. The worksheet encourages students to conduct research using multiple sources and to cite those sources.
Grade Level Suitability:
This worksheet is suitable for grades 6-12. The activity requires research, note-taking, and summarizing information, which are skills typically developed in middle and high school. The complexity of the career research can be adjusted to suit different grade levels.
Why Use It:
This worksheet helps students explore potential career paths and understand the requirements and responsibilities associated with different jobs. It promotes research skills, critical thinking, and organizational skills. It also encourages students to consider their own interests and qualities in relation to career options.
How to Use It:
Students should first choose a career that interests them. Then, they should use multiple sources (such as online resources, books, and interviews) to gather information about the career. They should fill in each section of the graphic organizer with relevant details, making sure to cite their sources in the 'My sources' section.
Target Users:
This worksheet is ideal for middle and high school students who are beginning to explore career options. It is also useful for teachers and counselors who want to guide students through the career research process.