Resources: Students
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Careers
The 2008 High School Graduate: tips for choosing a college (4-year or 2-year), career training programs, contacting the armed services, obtaining scholarships and financial aid and more: http://www.thehighschoolgraduate.com/
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Professional Career Timeline – This site illustrates how to obtain a career in aeronautics/astronautics and what steps to take over a lifetime: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=353
ASEE Engineering K-12 Center – Student Page – information about engineering for students: http://www.engineeringk12.org/students/default.php
Interested in the weather? Here are two sites with information about careers in the Atmospheric Sciences (http://www.ametsoc.org/atmoscareers/ ) and Meteorology (http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html)
“Bioworks U” – a fun interactive site with information and games about careers in biotechnology and health care. http://bioworksu.com/
The BLS Career Information site for Students – Select an interest and you will be shown a handful of varied career options: http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
Career OneStop: A website with a wealth of information about almost every career under the sun. http://www.careeronestop.org/
The Career Project – This website is a compilation of interviews of professionals in many fields about their jobs. They expose what they love, what they hate, and why they do what they do for a living. http://www.thecareerproject.org/bank.aspx
A guide to potential careers in Chemistry from the American Chemical Society: http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1188&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=1060bbd4-29d5-4b2f-9ba5-0c0d85c9e4d2
“Construct My Future” – Information for students, parents & teachers about careers in construction. Provides career overviews, a database of education programs, scholarship information and more. http://www.constructmyfuture.com/Choose.asp
The Delaware Valley Innovation Network has a guide to help students discover the various careers in life sciences: http://www.delawarevalleyinnovationnetwork.com/careers
Discover Nursing – a site that explains the many options within the nursing field: http://www.discovernursing.com/nursing-careers
“Dream It. Do It.” – is a career exploration site that focuses on the many paths available in manufacturing and other areas. http://www.dreamit-doit.com/
Life Science Career Alliance – careers in healthcare, drug development & manufacturing & medical research: http://www.lscalliance.org/careerlink.html
A guide about how to achieve a career in Marine Biology: http://swfsc.noaa.gov/textblock.aspx?id=54
The Mathematical Association of America explains popular careers in math (http://www.maa.org/careers/) and tells the stories of many people with math-related careers that they love (http://www.maa.org/Careers/profiles.html).
Interested in the Marine Sciences? Learn about careers in that area here: http://www.marinecareers.net/
Montgomery County Education & Workforce Partnership is a wonderful resource for students in MontCo to learn about growing careers in the area & browse a career bank of open jobs. http://webapp.montcopa.org/careerbank/main.asp
NASA’s Career Corner - interesting career profiles of scientists working on NASA’s project to grow plants in space: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/careercorner/index.html
The Occupational Outlook Quarterly is a magazine published by the Department of Labor. It’s all about the latest news about up-and-coming careers. Check out their article about careers in health care (http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/summer/contents.htm), STEM jobs (http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/contents.htm), and business (http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm). Explore their archives (http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/archive.htm) to discover the fascinating career information in their past issues.
Learn about careers in Ocean Exploration at OceanAGE: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/#schedule
PA CareerZone explores careers in the major industries in Pennsylvania. Match yourself to a career with a personality test and watch videos explaining each job. http://www.pacareerzone.com/home.jsf
Sloan Career Cornerstone – A site with detailed career information about many STEM careers: http://www.careercornerstone.org/
Wet Feet - Learn about what it’s like to work in different industries, how to look for a job, job interview tips and more: http://www.wetfeet.com
“What Can You Do With a Major In…” a list from the Career Services department of Ithaca College, featuring information about dozens of majors and likely career paths for each major. http://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/careers/docs/WCYDWAMI/
US News & World Report “Ahead of the Curve Careers” – see the jobs that exist today that are expected to be among the fastest growing careers in the future: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2008/12/04/ahead-of-the-curve-careers-2008.html
STEM is for Everyone - understand & enjoy
Bioworks U – A fun, interactive site with information and games about careers in biotechnology and health care: (http://bioworksu.com/)
“How Stuff Works” – This site is lots of fun to explore. They break down almost every topic under the sun – you can learn about everything from how composting works to why pandas don’t hibernate. http://www.howstuffworks.com
The JASON Project is a great resource for learning more about natural science. Check out their features here: http://www.jason.org/public/home.aspx
“KidsWeb”: A website full of links to information about interesting subjects in science, art, social studies and more. Click around and learn about whatever you find to be interesting. http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
“Math + Science = Success” – interesting ideas with lots of links to cool websites and TV shows involving math and science – you’ll be surprised by the places STEM can be found: http://www.mathsciencesuccess.org/home.phtml?id=students
Mythbusters is a popular show that perfectly demonstrates that there are interesting applications for STEM jobs. Check out the career stories of the Mythbusters starts for proof: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/meet/meet_main.html
NASA’s Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber - Take NASA’s challenge to build a chamber that can support the growth of plants on the moon. Explore around the site and be sure to check out the Career Corner (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/careercorner/index.html) where you can learn about cool careers at NASA. (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/home/index.html)
NASA’s International Space Station Interactive Site: Learn all about how astronauts live, the technology they have on board the space station, and take a 360 degree virtual tour. http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/index.htm
“Shift Happens” is a popular video on YouTube that highlights the importance of keeping up with 21st Century Skills in today’s global economy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q
TED is an online database of interesting talks given by people with amazing ideas. The topics range from amazing scientific inventions to solutions for global poverty, but every video is sure to inspire your mind: http://www.ted.com/index.php/
Year of Science 2009 – Learn about awesome activities going on all year long –http://www.yearofscience2009.org/home/
The Future is STEM
- No boundaries for anyone.
- Men & woman from all backgrounds will participate, lead & succeed.
- STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) are the subjects most likely to lead to a career that is fun & interesting with a great paycheck.
Brain Cake - full of games, opportunities to get involved, career information, and more: http://www.braincake.org/default.aspx
Check out www.EngineerYourLife.org to learn about the many cool jobs in engineering, the inspiring experiences of women engineers, what it's like to be a student in an engineering program, and how you can get started on this exciting career path.
Discover Magazine keeps readers up to date on the latest news and breakthroughs in science and technology. Reading this magazine gives you a sense of the enormous amounts of STEM research going on right now, as well as how many uncharted areas there are the your generation will tackle in the future: http://discovermagazine.com/
- Check out the Top 100 Stories of 2008 – a chronicle of the most amazing discoveries and research of the last year: http://discovermagazine.com/columns/top-100-stories-of-2008
- Check out the series Five Questions – in this edition, Discover interviews an Astrobiologist; someone who spends her days searching for alien life: http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/03-are-you-there-et-its-me-maggie
The Edge Foundation speculates on the future of science: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/kelly06/kelly06_index.html
Girls Go Tech, by the Girl Scouts http://www.girlsgotech.org/index.html
Math + Science = Success is Georgia’s STEM initiative. It’s full of great ideas for how to get more involved in STEM for students, teachers & parents: http://www.mathsciencesuccess.org/
The NGA Center for Best Practices makes STEM one of its education focuses. Read what they have to say about the importance of STEM in the future: http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.1f41d49be2d3d33eacdcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=b1da18bd4bae0110VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
- Innovation America was the NGA’s big STEM initiative of 2007: http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.751b186f65e10b568a278110501010a0/?vgnextoid=e34e2bad2b6dd010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=92ebc7df618a2010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
Save the planet Helios from environmental destruction in the computer game PowerUp: http://www.powerupthegame.org/home.html
Women in chemistry http://www.chemheritage.org/women_chemistry/index.html