Lessons and Activities Online
Career Exploration Activities students can do from home
https://www.usa.gov/government-job-videos
https://www.knowitall.org/collections/science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics
http://forensics.rice.edu/
http://www.bluelightninglabs.com/mathemagics-mmt
https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/the-big-brain-theory-pure-genius/
https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
Week of March 23 - 27,2020
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Student Learning Objective:
Learn and become familiar with Recipe Terminology by looking up the definitions of cooking terms.
To Do:
Use a cookbook - hardback book or online. Allrecipes.com is a good website to pick recipes.
Look in the Index and pick out 3 recipes you like
Read the entire recipe and make a list of all the kitchen terms in each recipe. Look up the terms you made a list of and write the definition of each term.
Become familiar with cooking terms using Quizlet.com
Create an account using your Gmail for Quizlet.com
Create flashcards and complete the quizzes and tests on Kitchen Terminology in Quizlet
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Student Language Objective:
Read and write recipe terminology terms
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Student Learning Objective:
Research and understand the causes and symptoms of Food Poisoning.
To Do:
Using a computer look up the term Food Poisoning and write down what it means.
Kitchens that are unclean, have unsanitary conditions can be great breeding grounds for dangerous bacteria.
Log on to the Centers For Disease Control- Foodborne Germs and Illness website
Research and write down 3 reasons people get food poisoning. Write down what Parasites are and how they survive. Write down the top 5 germs. What are the CDC's recommendations for hand washing?
How many people get sick every year from food contamination?
Look at your home kitchens and determine any unsafe or unsanitary conditions.
How are we currently being affected by bacteria?
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Student Language Objective:
Read, research, and write the symptoms and causes of Food Poisoning
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Week of March 30 - April 3, 2020
Assignment Grading begins this week
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Student Learning Objective:
Identify and understand the foods most likely to cause food poisoning
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Log in to the Centers for Disease Control website- Foods Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning
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To Do: Copy of Class notes Food Poisoning.docx
Complete the Class Notes form listed in Google Classroom
Log in to the Centers for Disease Control website- Foods Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning
Research the CDC Website to understand what foods are most likely to cause food poisoning.
Complete the Class Notes from your research (Attached) and turn in. You will need to DOWNLOAD a copy and then click enable editing at the top of the page in order to fill in the blanks and answer the questions.
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Student Language Objective:
Read and write the list of foods most likely to cause food poisoning
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Copy of Class notes Food Poisoning.docx
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Student Learning Objective:
Identify and understand the foods most likely to cause food poisoning continued.
Understand Food Safety Recall
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Log in to the Centers for Disease Control website- Foods Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning
Log on to foodsafety.gov/recalls-and-outbreaks
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To Do:
Complete the Class Notes form listed in Google Classroom
and create a Google slide with the following:
1. What is a Food Safety Recall? Explain
2. Identify at least 3 things to do with a recalled product
3. List 5 foods that are currently being recalled from the list on the CDC Website.
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Student Language Objective:
Read and write the list of foods most likely to cause food poisoning
Read the guidelines for Food Safety Recall
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Week of April 6 - 10, 2020
Lessons are also posted in Google Classroom
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Student Learning Objective:
Upon completion of this lesson, each student will demonstrate they have learned about the various Career Pathways adopted by the federal government, explore a career of interest
You Do:
Research the 16 Career Clusters adopted by the Federal Government for High School.
Create a Google Slide Presentation about the 16 Career Clusters explaining the various careers within each career cluster.
Turn in assignment through Google Classroom
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Student Language Objective:
110.31 (b)
(1)Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:
(E)use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words.
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Week of April 13 - 17, 2020
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Student Learning Objective:
Upon completion of this lesson, each student will demonstrate they have learned about the various Career Pathways adopted by the federal government, explore a career of interest
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Student Language Objective:
110.31 (b)
Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:
use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words.
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Log in to Texascareercheck.com and take the Interest Profiler in order to get a more accurate picture of your interests. Once you have taken the Profiler you will get results that look like this-
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Realistic
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5
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Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.more...
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Investigative
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14
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Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking.more...
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Artistic
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11
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Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns.more...
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Social
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30
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Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people.more...
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Enterprising
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19
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Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects.more...
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Conventional
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11
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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures androutines.more...
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Copy and paste your results in Google Classroom.
Look at the Careers of your top two highest scores to find a career that may be of interest to you.
List the careers on your document.
Week of April 20 -24, 2020
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Student Learning Objective:
The student investigates career pathways in one or more of the 16 career clusters.
The student is expected to research the academic requirements for one or more of the careers in an identified cluster
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Student Language Objective:
Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words and phrases.
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You Do: (Independent Practice)
Research two careers you are interested in and create a Google Document with the following information:
1. Description of the Job 2. Annual Wages 3. Employment Rate 4. Education Level 5. Job Tasks ( List 5 tasks for each job)
You may find your Information using the following resources:
A.Bureau of Labor Statistics
B.Department of Labor
C. O*NET Online
D. Texascareercheck.com
Week of April 27 - May 1, 2020
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Student Learning Objective:
Research and explain the difference between Colleges and Universities
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Student Language Objective:
Read the information research on Colleges and University differences
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You Do:(Independent Practice)
On a Google Document or Google Slide explain in detail the difference between a College and a University . You may create a chart with 2 columns to outline the differences of each. Include 3 Pro's and 3 Cons of each.
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Student Learning Objective:
Research the various types of College Degrees that one can acquire.
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Student Language Objective:
Read and research the various types of College degrees available
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You Do: (Independent Practice)
On a Google document create a chart of the various types of College Degrees. Your work must include an explanation of the following- 1. Associates Degree 2. Bachelor's Degree 3. Masters Degree 4. PhD ( explain what the acronym stands for)
Also include the educational cost and length of time it takes to acquire the degree.
Include the career field of your interest and what type of degree is required.
If you are not planning on attending college explain the field and your are interested in, the type of training it requires and the certification you must have.
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Week of May 4 - 8, 2020
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Student Learning Objective:
Understand why 9th Grade is so important.
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Student Language Objective:
Read why 9th Grade is so important and write the various reasons
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You Do: (Independent Practice)
Do a Google Research Activity on - Why 9th Grade is the most Critical Year of High School
10 Most Common High School Freshman Mistakes
Make a list on a Google Doc of 10 reasons why what happens in 9th grade can be a predictor of how it will affect your graduation and beyond. You may include a 9th grade success plan of steps to follow.
NOTE: Students who are preparing for High School need to take this research seriously as it will affect your entire education in High School and beyond, it will show the mistakes most students make in 9th grade, how difficult it is to recover, and it will provide a road map of what to be careful of.
Week of May 11 - 15, 2020
Please complete all Incomplete Assignments in Google Classroom for a grade.