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BYO Career Development Timeline
Lessons
Students will come to see themselves as people who have skills and knowledge that are valuable to entering the world of work.
Students will recognize that skills and abilities are developed in both formal and informal settings.
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Your Personality and the Workplace
Lessons
Students recognize the importance of the connection between life choices and their personal characteristics. Students will make connections between who they are now, the people they wish to become (their future selves), and their connections with work.
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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.
![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.
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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.
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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.
![Why can we see shadows at night?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-do-we-see-shadows-at-night.jpg)
Why can we see shadows at night?
Hands-on Activities
Take a walk after dark to find shadows.
![Why do leaves change colour in the fall?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/wiki-autumnleaf.jpg)
Why do leaves change colour in the fall?
Hands-on Activities
How do the green leaves of summer change to vibrant colours in fall? Explore plant pigments in this chromatography activity.
![Why do oil and water not mix?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-do-oil-and-water-not-mix.jpg)
Why do oil and water not mix?
Hands-on Activities
What chemistry determines how oil and water behave when mixed? Explore the mixing of oil and water and the density of liquids in this activity.
![Why do raisins dance in soda pop?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-do-raisins-dance-in-soda-pop.jpg)
Why do raisins dance in soda pop?
Hands-on Activities
Let them bop ‘til they drop! What causes these raisins to reach new heights in this hands on activity?
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Why do we need two eyes to see?
Hands-on Activities
Ever wondered why we have two eyes (and not one, three or more)? Find how your two eyes work together in this hands-on activity.
![Why is everything so small down there?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-is-everything-so-small-down-there.jpg)
Why is everything so small down there?
Hands-on Activities
Explore how we see things far and near and from different angles. It's all about perspective!
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Why is it colder in the winter even though the Earth is closer to the Sun?
Hands-on Activities
Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.