Introduction
Every day your life is affected by agriculture weather you realize it or not. This impact may be a negative effect or a positive effect or both effects combined. The agriculture industry is very vast and employees over 22 million people. You will look at different careers in agriculture and the impact they make on society.
Task
By the end of this assignment students will be exposed to the numerous available opportunities in the agriculture industry. They will be able to break the different careers into clusters and be able to explain what each career involves.
Process
(Record all the information you find with pen and paper! These notes will help you ! )
1. Look at this Powerpoint of different jobs in agriculture.List 4 that you are interested in and why you think they are interesting.http://www.slideserve.com/salena/careers-in-agriculture
2. Watch this video on agriculture careers and list 2 more additional careers you are interested in and your reasons.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fovt6L3Shh4&list=PL7B61381EE0438243&ind…
3. Use the following resources to see firsthand agriculture careers
Genetics Reasearcher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0buscLptSWc&index=10&list=PL7B61381EE04…
Wildlife Biologist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlq-m8e4XWI&index=25&list=PL7B61381EE04…
Algae Farmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mt756WDzWI&list=PL7B61381EE0438243&ind…
Veterinarian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktkXlyxMI4s
4. Make notes of two more careers from Step 3 you are interested in and compare these to the previous careers you chose.
5. Conduct research online or in the text to find out the average salary of each career you have chosen, the education requirements, the typical hours if work for that job, where most of the jobs are located.
6. After researching various careers chose your top career that you are interested in. Write a 1-2-page paper on these two careers. You should include why you chose it, the path that you plan to take, any plans you have to reach your goal (internships, job shadowing). The positive and negatives with the career choice of daily life (hours, safety, etc.).
Evaluation
Students will be graded on notes taken throughout the research . Also students will have another grade for their research paper. This paper will be graded on content and grammar.
Conclusion
Now you realize the various job opportunities in the agriculture industry.