Grade Level: Middle or High School
Duration: One class period
🎯 Objective
Students explore a variety of careers using short Virtual Job Shadow Videos and Career Profiles,
identifying roles that match their interests and strengths.
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1. Career Curiosity Challenge
🧰 Tools
Career Exploration: Virtual Job Shadow Videos, Career Profiles
Reflection: Career Journal
👩🏫 Teacher Script
“Today, you will explore what is out there by seeing real jobs, real people, and real stories. You
will watch short career videos, reflect on which ones catch your interest, and write about what
surprised you. There is no wrong answer. It is all about what stands out to you.”
🧾 Steps
1.Log in to Pathful.
2.Choose three careers that sound
interesting.
3.Watch each Virtual Job Shadow
Video.
4.Read the Career Profile for each
career.
5.Add reflections in the Career Journal
for each career.
💬 Reflection
Format: Whole class, small groups, or
individual
Prompts:
What surprised you about one of these
careers
Which job felt most aligned with your
values
What skills would you need to develop to
succeed
⏰ Suggested Timing
Intro: 5 min
Exploration: 25 to 30 min
Reflection: 10 min
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1. Career Curiosity Challenge — Student Worksheet
Name:
Date:
1. Careers I Chose
List the three careers you selected.
1.
2.
3.
2. Video Notes
Watch each Virtual Job Shadow Video and write one thing that stood out.
Career 1:
Career 2.
Career 3.
3. Career Profile Snapshot
Pick one of the three and answer:
Career chosen:
One important skill in this career:
Something that surprised you:
Something you already do that connects to this career:
4. Reflection
Answer in 3 to 5 sentences.
Which of the three careers felt most interesting to you and why?