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

 

Index: 9.2A Grade 4 CPI 1

 

Standard: 9.2 - Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

 

Strand: A - Critical Thinking

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 -  The student will recognize and define a problem.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       Mr./Ms. Z's company has decided to relocate the employee and the family overseas. The employment opportunities exist in Australia, Brazil, China, Kenya, and Switzerland. Your family must make the decision as to the country of preference with a backup alternative. Provide a justification to the human resource department. Be prepared to negotiate a contract that meets career, financial, and personal needs

 

·       The town has decided to build a new school. Prepare a presentation to convince the local board of education.

 

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

 

·       Students brainstorm problems in the class and school.  Teacher guides students through steps in the decision-making process.  Choose one class problem and use as an example for class to solve.  Divide the class into teams to address other problems on the list.