Content Area: Career Education and Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

 

Index: 9.1A Grade 8 CPI 7

 

Standard: 9.1 - Career and Technical Education

 

Strand: A - Career Awareness and Planning

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 7 - The student will plan and conduct a cooperative project that addresses one of the problems faced by the school and/or community.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·    The local landfills are full. Propose a solution which encompasses local government, local citizens and local business

 

·    Statistics indicate that drugs have an impact on worker productivity and safety. Develop a program or campaign focusing on the reduction of substance abuse in the community and in the workplace

 

·    Current transportation systems consume natural resources and add to pollution and congestion.

 

·       Our Town

 

·    Brainstorm a list of community problems.  As a class, discuss what can be done by people in the community to help solve at least one problem.  This can be a class project.  Write letters to community officials on suggestions to address the community problems.