![What skills do I need for the workplace?](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/What_skills_do_I_need_for_the_workplace.jpg?itok=BIWpSx4r)
What Skills do I Need for the Workplace?
Lessons
Students will deepen their understanding of the concept of employability skills. Students will develop an awareness of opportunities available for those who have well-developed employability skills.
![The Skills Employers Look For](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/Skills_Employers_Look_For.jpg?itok=94z530rB)
The Skills Employers Look For
Lessons
Students will identify the skills that employers look for in potential employees.
Students will recognize that they have skills and abilities that align with employer needs.
Students will make personal connection between their interests and current skills with the person in the career profile.
![Introducing Career Options](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/Introducing_Career_Options.jpg?itok=x3_cSRuO)
Introducing Career Options
Lessons
Students will be introduced to career development and begin thinking about different career options.
![A STEM Scavenger Hunt](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/STEM_Scavenger_Hunt.jpg?itok=3OdCjrxM)
A STEM Scavenger Hunt
Lessons
Students will explore the Let’s Talk Science careers resources and learn about career options that require, or benefit from, a background in STEM.
![Introduction to Career Development](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/Introduction_to_Career_Development.jpg?itok=jd6fQwXV)
Introduction to Career Development
Lessons
Students are introduced to career development as a lifelong process as they visualize who, what and where they want to be when they graduate.
![Students collaborating](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Read-view-listen.jpg?itok=XbNhWBtN)
Introduction to the Fish Market Survey
Lessons
In this introductory activity, students will read two articles about the issue of fish mislabelling and complete two graphic organizers to identify the issue, its implications and possible solutions. They will complete the organizers individually and in pairs, and then discuss the results with the whole class.
![Comparison of a brachiosaurus and a person](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/brachiosaurus_and_person_1.png?itok=sr4TEzqW)
How Large Were Dinosaurs?
Lessons
Students develop their observation and comparing and contrasting skills as they explore the size of dinosaurs.
![Collection of toy animals including dinosaurs](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-03/Toy_animals_including_dinosaurs.jpg?itok=lazjkFL9)
What is a Dinosaur?
Lessons
Students will use observing and sorting & classifying skills to learn that dinosaurs are extinct animals that share common characteristics.
![Toy alphabet](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Toy_alphabet.jpg?itok=xJB3H0ka)
What's in a Name?
Lessons
Students develop and apply algebraic reasoning, spatial sense/reasoning and communicating skills as they explore the math, science and technology in their name.
![Learning from the Experiences of Others](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/Learning_from_the_Experiences_of_Others.jpg?itok=KpaWacyN)
Learning from the Experience of Others
Lessons
Students will recognize the benefit of seeking advice from those experienced in specific career areas that interest them.
![What are your Employability Skills?](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/What_are_your_Employability_Skills.jpg?itok=XoZ5OMKv)
What are Your Employability Skills?
Lessons
Students will identify employability skills in which they are strong and those that need work, create an Employability Skills Profile and develop plans to improve their employability skills.
![hand holding soil](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/hand_holding_soil.jpg?itok=YSFF0Pdd)
What is soil made of?
Lessons
Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.
![The water cycle](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/illustration-of-the-water-cycle.jpg?itok=CQm-H0Cs)
What is the Water Cycle?
Lessons
Students develop the skills of observing and recording observations as they explore how the water cycle works.
![Hammer and nails](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Hammer_and_nails.jpg?itok=6zgbn6qn)
Which Fastener is Best?
Lessons
Students will learn about the different types of fasteners to investigate which fastener is best for a particular material or job and why.
![Graphic of a tuning fork with sound waves coming out of both sides.](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-11/tuning-fork.jpg?itok=156nSpC9)
Exploring Sound
Lessons
Students will learn about and explore the properties of sound through activity centres.