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Career Exploration Safari

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Lesson Plan

Career Exploration Safari

Explore career options and skills

In this lesson, students will embark on a virtual safari to explore various career options and the skills needed for each. Through interactive activities, students will identify their own interests and potential career paths. This lesson is important as it helps students understand the diverse career opportunities available and encourages them to think about their future aspirations.

Audience

9th-12th Grade Students

Time

45 mins

Approach

Explore career options and skills

Materials

Projector or smartboard, Career Exploration Worksheet, Career Interest Cards, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Welcome students and introduce the concept of a 'Career Exploration Safari'.
  • Explain the importance of exploring different career options and understanding the skills required for each.

Step 2

Career Exploration Activity

20 mins

  • Distribute the 'Career Exploration Worksheet' to each student.
  • Use the projector to display various career options and discuss the skills needed for each.
  • Encourage students to fill out the worksheet with careers they find interesting and the skills they believe are important.

Step 3

Interactive Career Interest Cards

10 mins

  • Hand out 'Career Interest Cards' to each student.
  • Have students pair up and discuss their interests using the cards.
  • Encourage students to think about how their interests align with different career paths.

Step 4

Group Discussion

5 mins

  • Facilitate a group discussion using the prepared questions.
  • Encourage students to share their thoughts on the careers they explored and the skills they identified.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Summarize the key points discussed during the lesson.
  • Encourage students to continue exploring careers and thinking about their future paths.
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Discussion

Career Exploration Discussion

A discussion to help students reflect on the careers they explored and the skills needed for each.

What career did you find most interesting and why?

Encourage students to think about what aspects of the career appeal to them.







What skills do you think are most important for the careers you explored?

Guide students to consider both technical and soft skills.







How do your personal interests align with the careers you explored?

Help students make connections between their interests and potential career paths.







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Worksheet

Career Exploration Worksheet

A worksheet to help students identify careers of interest and the skills needed for each.

List three careers you are interested in and why.








What skills are important for each of these careers?








How do your current skills and interests align with these careers?








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Worksheet

Career Interest Cards

Cards to help students discuss their career interests and align them with potential career paths.




Artistic







Investigative







Realistic







Social







Enterprising







Conventional




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