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.