The guide, developed as part of an exemplary program for junior high school students, is a ninth grade English unit designed to use contemporary literary materials which deal with occupational situations and attitudes of both employers and employees. The emphasis is on the relationship between on-the-job and leisure time activities. Three pages of…

The guide, developed as part of an exemplary program for junior high school students, presents a plan for science and mathematics activities for grades seven and eight which aims at researching occupations which stem from experience students obtain in the general classroom curriculum. The unit is designed to operate in three stages: preparation of…

Materials contained in this career guidance unit are designed to develop student understanding of the Ohio Vocational Interest Survey (OVIS) given by the Mesa Public Schools (Arizona) to all ninth grade students. In addition to the test, student participation includes vocabulary study, survey charts, and optional English activities. The unit…

Lesson plans for teachers of ninth and tenth grade students contained in this guide are organized according to subject (algebra), instructional topic, career education developmental area, instructional goal, developmental goal, performance objectives, activities, and resource materials. The seven developmental areas of career education are listed…

Developed to assist grade 7-10 teachers in the Cleveland Public Schools in starting a career education program in conjunction with their specific subject areas, this guidebook contains fifty-two lesson plans. Each lesson plan lists objectives, activities, materials, vocabulary, and related occupations. Each lesson is categorized as being…

Designed to enable students to develop knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses and to be able to understand the relationship of these characteristics to educational and vocational choices, this guide presents an introductory program on vocations using a thematic interdisciplinary approach to career awareness. It is suggested that the…

This curriculum guide provides a one-year course in social studies for grades 7-9. The guide is intended to serve as a resource to teachers, students, department chairmen, guidance personnel, curriculum planners, and anyone else involved in present or future curriculum planning. The course is divided into 37 section areas covering the topics of…

Two booklets, a guide and a handbook, comprise the grades 7-9 component of a series of guides for incorporating environmental education into the existing curriculum. The materials emphasize a multidisciplinary approach, use the concept of interdependence as an organizing theme, and offer suggestions for using the local community as a resource.…

This language arts curriculum guide for Grades 7-12 was developed by teachers as part of a 3-year career education project in South Portland, Maine. The process involved in revision of the English curriculum is described, and the sequential phases of the program for the junior high grades are given along with the goals for the career development…

This guide, part 1 of a two-part publication, contains resource units on Chinese history and culture which can be used with 9th-grade students. The materials and activities, gathered by American secondary-school teachers who visited China in 1973, are intended to provide a pattern for an elective course or supplementary material for regular social…

This third of a 3-volume curriculum guide for Grades 1-9, contains master units for Grades 8-9 which incorporate career education concepts into the existing curriculum. The career education program for Grades 8 and 9 focuses on factors related to career choice, educational planning, decisionmaking, and personal information and individual…

This curriculum guide presents nine units for the study of world cultures in the ninth grade. The guide has been designed as one component of an ongoing comprehensive social studies program. Among the social sciences concepts which the units develop are cultural diffusion, prejudice, task specialization, urbanization, nationalism, and ethics.…

One of four curriculum guides designed to aid teachers of grades K-9 in implementing a balanced, dynamic traffic safety program, this level D guide contains materials for teachers of grades 7-9. Emphasis is on preparation for the driving task and content is in three units. More sophisitcated approaches to pedestrian, bicycle, and school bus…

The teaching guide presents social studies activities to help ninth graders learn about environmental concepts, problems, and responsibilities. Based on the Indian River County environment in Florida, it is part of a series for teachers, students, and community members. The introduction describes the county's geography, natural resources,…

The document reports that the culmination of the industrial cluster's 12-month research grant was the career plan process model. The process oriented model is a vehicle to facilitate occupational orientation and exploration and consists of a self-directed exploration of a wide range of industrial occupations. The document presents information…