AN INTERNET MATH/SCIENCE CAREER AWARENESS PROJECT
The following project is currently under progress by Rhode Island teachers. Although in some activities, the teachers have borrowed and adapted ideas from other teachers and current programs and sources on the Internet, the work is their own. The activities are displayed here in their original form , unedited as they have submitted them. In most cases, these are ongoing projects. The names, school districts, and email addresses of the authors are included. Please feel free to contact the authors with any suggestions, comments, or even participation.Teaching and learning are cooperative efforts.
AN INTERNET MATH/SCIENCE CAREER AWARENESS PROJECT
A set of activities has been developed to foster greater math/science career awareness in students. Many of the activities can be used as "stand alone" lessons. They can be used by teachers at almost any level from grades 7-12. The Internet and e-mail are vital parts of most of the activities, but some do not require a computer.
If the complete set of activities is used, they can be appropriately spaced over the entire school year, or the teacher can develop a unit by combining those activities deemed appropriate. Many can be assigned for work outside the class.
-- This is an activity that allows the student to search using an on-line job resource for information about one of the jobs researched in Activity I. Predictions are made from the data gathered, and again e-mail is sent to the teacher.
-- This is an activity where the class creates a questionnaire that is administered to other science or math students. Students use Netscape to research information they gathered in the questionnaire. They write a report to return to the students that were questioned. The teacher can direct the students in data analysis of their findings.
-- This is an activity where each member of the class is directed to find a "Career Mentor" to correspond with over an extended period of time. They are able to communicate with a person in the "real world" who is in the career field of interest to the student.
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