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Students will recognize that there are many different ways to earn a living and that a ‘career’ does not necessarily have to be a 9 to 5 arrangement.
Students will recognize that different career types and job arrangements have their own positive and negative aspects.

Students will learn that possessing the right kind of information is important for making an informed career decision as well as for future career success and stability.

Students will engage in a ‘forward thinking’ exercise. This exercise addresses the following: what they want from life, the skills and abilities they have now that are useful for future career decisions, the skills and abilities they will need to develop, and how they are going to connect who they are with who they want to be and what they want to do.

Students explore and discuss factors they should consider when they are planning a career path.

Students will explore motivational factors that influence a person’s career on a daily basis.
Students will recognize motivational factors that are similar to their own.
Student will identify the factors that motivate or are important to them as they explore or plan for future career opportunities.

Students will realize that high salaries are not always equated with a great lifestyle.

Students will identify and distinguish between different types of credit cards, develop an understanding of credit cards costs and features, and learn how to shop for a credit card.

Students will recognize the importance of flexibility and adaptability when it comes to career choices.
Students will recognize that previous education is an asset that provides for great flexibility and adaptability.

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.

Students will understand the importance of the Nine Essential Skills.
Students will recognize the importance of each Essential Skill in their future careers and lives.

Learn about the branch of mathematics involved with how things can be arranged known as combinatorics.

Learn about the branch of mathematics involved with keeping data safe known as encryption.

Learn about the history of telescopes and the function of refracting and reflecting optical telescopes.

Learn about radio astronomy, a type of astronomy that studies objects in space using radio waves and radio telescopes.