Cool Career Facts

Career Girls videos are full of surprising and fun facts about widely diverse careers. Imagine this: Jaime Catchen, Mars Rover Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), helps plan the Rover’s driving—which rocks are safe to drive over and how to best position the Rover to carry out its mission for the day. No wonder Jamie says her job is “really fun!”

• Create opportunities to notice moments like this that might spark interest. What makes a career stand out?
• Use the printable Career Tracker on page 20 to focus attention on fun facts about careers. While viewing videos, note details that capture your attention. Notice patterns that emerge: Are you drawn to certain fields? This may inform further exploration about particular careers.

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