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Did You Know???92% of students say they will attend college…
Of those students, only 32% of those students know what classes are needed to take in high school that will allow them to go to college.
Did You Know???93 % of Middle School Students say that
there is “No Chance” that they will drop out of High School.
29% of New Yorkers ages 18-24 Lack a High School Diploma.
Careers, Careers, CareersIntro to TechnologyMr. Scaramellino
Why Middle School Career Education?
Career Development is an ongoing lifelong process, and its challenges must be addressed beginning in elementary and middle school.
Most Middle School Students have only a shallow understanding of of how school relates to work.
Jobs Are Broken Into Sectors
Primary Sector= obtaining and processing raw materials
Secondary Sector= changing raw and processed materials into a product each us us can use.
Tertiary Sector= delivering and servicing the product.
Primary SectorRaw Materials- Materials that come from nature
Renewable Materials- come from plants and animals, forests and trees.
Non- Renewable materials- 3 types: Fossil Fuels, non metallic minerals, and metallic mineralsFossil Fuels- coal, peat, petroleum, natural gasNonmetallic Minerals- sand, gravel, building
stoneMetallic Minerals- iron, copper, aluminum
Careers in the Primary SectorFarmers- Plant fertilize cultivate and
harvest crops.
Ranchers- breed, feed, and care for animals
Horticulturists-grow and maintain plants shrubs, and trees
Forestry Workers- cut transport and process trees for paper making, construction and furniture making.
Careers in the Primary Sector
Miners & Oil Riggers- operate machinery to extract raw materials
Oceanographers- study plant and animal life in the ocean
Environmentalists- try to find solutions to problems relating to land use, pollution, conservation of natural resources and preservation of wildlife
Secondary Sector: Manufacturing Products
Changes raw materials into useful products: Plastics, computers, jet planes, glue, medications, gum
The Construction of structures: houses, towers, stadiums, roads, tunnels, bridges and dams
Secondary Sector: Manufacturing Products
Individual Artisan
One Person made the products.
Used Hand Methods.
Machinery & Mass Production
Assembly Line- assembly of parts in a planned structure.
Mass Production- making a large number of products in an assembly line.
Automation- computers, Robots & other machines control machine operations. Can assemble them at high speeds in correct sequence.
AutomationPros
Work better in hot noisy and dangerous conditions
Improved quality of work
Increased production
Decreased waste material
Cons If machine breaks or
malfunctions, products are inaccurate,
Loss of jobs
If one thing goes wrong, the whole system could be affected.
Computer Numerical Control
CNC= A system in which machine movements and operations are controlled by a computer program.
Flexible Manufacturing System= A grouping of machine
tool, controlled by a computer program that can perform a series of operations on a single manufactured part.
By reprogramming the computer, the tools can make a different part.
Production Systems:5 Basic Operations
1. Designing: making original plans and drawings of products.
2. Planning: organizing a system in which personnel, material and equipment can work together.
3. Tooling Up: acquiring and setting up tools and machines for production
4. Controlling: Production using machines to make a product.
5.Packaging & Distribution: packing, storing, and transporting the product.
Tertiary SectorProviding Sector
Entrepreneur- a person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of starting a business.
CareersBusiness + OfficeCommunicationHealthHospitality +
RecreationPublic and Social
ServicesTransportationMarketing +
Distribution
Career Poster ProjectHomework make a list of 5 careers that you are
interested in.
Write down what they are
Define those careers
Gather materials to make a poster to hand in.
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