This resource serves to introduce students to the careers of software development and computer repair. All computers operate on a binary number system. That is a number system that is represented by 0 and 1. Students will learn that this differs from the number system we use everyday, the decimal system (0-9).
In this activity, students will use colored beads representing 1's and 0's to create a key ring holder with their initials written in binary. There are printouts for students providing details of the binary number system and illustrations of the key ring they are to produce.

This resource reviews the career of forensic-pathology. Healthcare professionals who specialize in forensics serve as a bridge between medical science and the law. The term "forensics" means "pertaining to the law" and forensic experts and medical professionals are important parts of the justice system. Activities are included to introduce students to forensic-pathology.

Values help give us direction and help us set goals for the future. We develop our values from those around us and from our experiences.

Self-Assessment: What do interests, attitudes, and values say about who you are as a person?

In this activity, students will rank the importance of skills from one to ten (one being the most important and ten being the least). Student will then compare how their ratings are different or similar with NACE’s. Students will write a short essay about why they think the scores are different.

We all have "learned" abiilities and "natural" abillities. Students will learn about transferable skills vs. job-related skills As the students learn about transferable skills, they will learn how to translate their transferable skills to a resume. Students will also create a list of their transferable skills for future employment.

This resource is an article that provides a game plan for a career as a sport professional. It tackles the occupations of athlete, coach and instructor, sports officials, trainers, scouts and related workers. The occupations are described by the nature of their work, working conditions, employment and outlook, earnings, qualifications, and training requirements.

This resource introduces students to ten people who build big (sports arenas, museums, bridges). Students will learn about the challenges and educational requirements of civil engineers, electrical engineers, and others. Links provide illustrations and statistics of some of these huge building projects.

Today's youth have never known a world without the Internet. Online social networking allows people to keep up with current friends and make new ones. This resource reviews the advantages and the risks of social networking and the implications this can have when one starts to apply to colleges or look for jobs. Student activities are included for students to consider their online image.

This resource is an article covering career options in video game development. The first section provides an overview of the development process. The second section describes four groups of video game occupations. The third section covers the skills and training workers need for these jobs.

This resource is a article that describes the trend of increasing the diversity of the workforce. It focuses on three occupations-registered nurses, teachers, and lawyers to describe how diversity is both a reality and benefit at work.

In this activity, students will make a timeline of a career that interest them. The students will research the history of this career and write an essay on the career choice.

This webpage provides articles about various careers. This information will be of interest to students designing a career plan.