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Appropriate Grade Levels: 6-8 (This lesson can be used as the start of a larger research project and career exploration for students in grades 9-12)
Implementation Time:
One class period (45 minutes to one hour) required for basic exercise.
An additional class period is required if the teacher wishes to spend more time teaching students about flow charts and other methods of organizing information.
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Materials Needed:
Teaching notes for "John Korvell" case study
Student copies of "John Korvell"
Notepaper for small groups to use when brainstorming answers
Large sheets of paper for students' flow charts
Career Pathway: Business & Management
Subject Area: Mathematics
Learner Outcome(s): What will happen for learners as a result of this lesson?
Students will explore a career opportunity in international trade. They will explore the application of mathematics in a career situation and demonstrate how mathematical ideas connect to real-life situations. They will learn the need for and then develop a complex flow chart.
Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements: How will students learn?
- Mathematics: Students will gather informaiton, organize and interpret information, and represent and share information. They will identify mathematical patterns and ideas in other disciplines, use mathematical thinking and modeling in other disciplines, recognize the extensive use of mathematics outside the classroom, and investigate the use of mathematics within an occupational/career area of interest. (EALR's 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3)
- Writing: Students will practice writing clearly and effectively in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes. Students will practice writing for career applications, producing technical and non-technical documents using resources from career settings. (EALR's 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.4)
- Economics: Students will observe major forms of business and related careers, comparing the different roles and responsibilities people hold within a business organization. Students will examine the importance of international trade and will investigate the interrelationships between Washington State's economy and other economic regions.(EALR's 1.1, 1.2, 1.5)
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