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SCIENCE CAREERSJENNIFER HEADRICK

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EARTH SCIENCEMETEOROLOGIST

A METEOROLOGIST IS ONE WHO STUDIES THE MEASUREMENTS

AND MOTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE, AND CHANGING

EVENTS WITHIN IT, SO THAT THEY CAN PREDICT THE WEATHER. THIS

WEATHER FORECASTING HELPS THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THOSE IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER CAREER.

QUESTION TIMEREAD THIS INTERVIEW WITH

METEOROLOGIST AL PETERLIN TO FIND THE ANSWER TO ONE OF THE FACT SHEET QUESTIONS.

AL PETERLIN

GAME TIMETRY YOUR HAND AT PREDICTING

THE WEATHER THREE DAYS IN THE FUTURE…..

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EARTH SCIENCEOCEANOGRAPHER

OCEANOGRAPHERS HELP US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW

OUR OCEANS, AND LIVING CREATURES IN THEM, FUNCTION AS

AN ECOSYSTEM. PEOPLE WITH SKILLS IN THESE AND OTHER AREAS ARE INVOLVED IN OCEANOGRAPHY

BECAUSE EARTH HAS MORE OCEANS THAN LAND, AND IT IS A HUGE TASK TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE OCEANS

WORK.

QUESTION TIMEUSE THIS LINK TO READ ABOUT

OCEANOGRAPHERS. IT WILL HELP YOU TO COMPLETE YOUR FACT

SHEET.

OCEANOGRAPHERS

VIDEO TIMEFIND OUT WHY OCEANS ARE SALTY! ANSWER ANOTHER

QUESTION ON YOUR FACT SHEET!

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PHYSICAL SCIENCEELECTRICIAN

ELECTRICIANS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO BRING ELECTRICITY TO OUR

COMMUNITIES. ELECTRICITY POWERS EQUIPMENT THAT KEEPS INDOOR

TEMPERATURE COMFORTABLE, TVS, COMPUTERS, AND ALL SORTS OF

MACHINES THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER. ELECTRICIANS INSTALL AND MAINTAIN

THE WIRING AND EQUIPMENT THAT CARRIES ELECTRICITY, AND THEY ALSO FIX ELECTRICAL MACHINES.

QUESTION TIMEWATCH THIS VIDEO AND ANSWER THE CORRESPONDING QUESTION

ON YOUR FACT SHEET.

GAME TIMECOMPLETE THE ACTIVITY AND

THEN TAKE THE QUIZ. HOW MANY DID YOU ANSWER CORRECTLY? RECORD THIS ON YOUR FACT

SHEET.

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PHYSICAL SCIENCEPILOT

PILOTS FLY AIRPLANES, HELICOPTERS, AND OTHER AIRCRAFT TO ACCOMPLISH A VARIETY OF TASKS. WHILE THE PRIMARY JOB OF MOST PILOTS IS TO FLY PEOPLE AND CARGO FROM PLACE TO PLACE, 20

PERCENT OF ALL PILOTS HAVE MORE SPECIALIZED JOBS, LIKE DROPPING FIRE

RETARDANT, SEEDS, OR PESTICIDES FROM THE AIR, OR HELPING LAW

ENFORCEMENT RESCUE AND TRANSPORT ACCIDENT VICTIMS, AND CAPTURE

CRIMINALS.

QUESTION TIMECLICK THE LINK TO FIND OUT

WHAT KIND OF SCHOOLING YOU NEED TO BECOME A HIRABLE

PILOT.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

GAME TIMEPLAY THIS GAME OF FLIGHT

KNOWLEDGE. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED IT, PRINT YOUR

CERTIFICATE!

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LIFE SCIENCEBIOLOGIST

BIOLOGISTS ARE THE SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY LIFE IN ALL ITS

FORMS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND FUNDAMENTAL LIFE PROCESSES AND HOW LIFE RELATES TO ITS

ENVIRONMENT.

QUESTION TIMEDO YOU KNOW WHAT SCAT IS?

WATCH THIS VIDEO AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!

SCAT

GAME TIMEIDENTIFY AND SORT THE LIVING ORGANISMS IN THIS ACTIVITY.

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LIFE SCIENCEEPIDEMIOLOGIST

AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST'S JOB IS ALL ABOUT SOLVING MYSTERIES—MEDICAL MYSTERIES

—BUT INSTEAD OF FIGURING OUT "WHO DONE IT" LIKE A POLICE DETECTIVE

WOULD, THEY FIGURE OUT "WHAT CAUSED IT." THEY FIND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A

MEDICAL CONDITION AND THINGS LIKE HUMAN BEHAVIOR, ENVIRONMENTAL

TOXINS, GENES, MEDICAL TREATMENTS, OTHER DISEASES, AND GEOGRAPHICAL

LOCATION. THEIR WORK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES

QUESTION TIMEUSE THE LINK TO ANSWER YOUR

QUESTION….

CLICKHERE

TEAM CHALLENGEBECOME A GROUP OF JR.

EPIDEMIOLOGISTS AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS

OUTBREAK STARTED. WORK WITH YOUR TABLE MATES TO TRY TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER.

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REFERENCESHTTP://WWW.SCHOLASTIC.COM/TEACHERS/ARTICLE/CAREER-METEOROLOGIST-AL-PETERLINHTTP://WWW.EDHEADS.ORG/ACTIVITIES/WEATHER/FRAME_LOADER.HTMHTTP://KIDS.EARTH.NASA.GOV/ARCHIVE/CAREER/OCEANOGRAPHER.HTMLHTTP://WWW.NEOK12.COM/PHP/WATCH.PHP?V=ZX537E6E5B06560D5454745D&T=OCEANSHTTP://WWW.ELECTRICTV.NET/VIDEOS/WALT-DISNEY-WORLD-POWERED-BY-THE-NECAIBEW-TEAM/HTTP://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/SCHOOLS/SCIENCECLIPS/AGES/8_9/CIRCUITS_CONDUCTORS_FS.SHTMLHTTP://WWW.SCIENCEBUDDIES.ORG/SCIENCE-FAIR-PROJECTS/SCIENCE-ENGINEERING-CAREERS/AERO_PILOT_C001.SHTML#EDUCATIONHTTP://WWW.GRC.NASA.GOV/WWW/K-12/UEET/STUDENTSITE/GAMES/THEPLANEGAME.HTMHTTP://PBSKIDS.ORG/DRAGONFLYTV/SCIENTISTS/SCIENTIST61.HTMLHTTP://WWW.SCIENCEKIDS.CO.NZ/GAMESACTIVITIES/PLANTSANIMALS.HTMLHTTP://WWW.SCIENCEBUDDIES.ORG/SCIENCE-FAIR-PROJECTS/SCIENCE-ENGINEERING-CAREERS/MICROBIO_EPIDEMIOLOGIST_C001.SHTML#ONTHEJOBHTTP://WWW.PBS.ORG/WGBH/NOVA/BODY/DISEASE-DETECTIVE.HTMLHTTP://WWW.SCIENCEBUDDIES.ORG/


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