ENR II Honors (6852) Job Shadow Project
Objective: Students will shadow an environment and natural resources industry employee for no less than four hours.
Upon completion of the job shadowing, students will create a virtual or traditional poster. There are a number of
persons to interview and shadow in the environment and natural resources industry, including: soil and water
conservationists, air quality technicians and engineers, solid waste management, wastewater management, hazardous
materials team member, forester, environmental horticulturist, wildlife enforcement officer, biologist, naturalist,
meteorologist, cartographer, mineral and fossil fuel worker, recycling center operator, compost technician, nature tour
guide, and agricultural education teacher. ENR II 4.00, 23.00
Instructor will need to set up timelines but it is suggested that the Pre-Job Shadowing Questionnaire be completed by
the end of the first half of the course and the Job Shadowing Poster be completed for the end of course.
Pre-Job Shadowing
Questionnaire
Name of Student
Name of Environment and Natural
Resources Business or Agency
Name of Supervisor at Environment
and Natural Resources Business or
Agency
Phone Number of Environment and
Natural Resources Business or Agency
Address of Environment and Natural
Resources Business or Agency
Web Site Address of Environment and
Natural Resources Business or Agency
One paragraph description of business
and/or list of services offered
Projected Date of Job Shadow
Student Signature
Parent Signature
Environment and Natural Resources
Business or Agency Supervisor
Signature
ENR II Instructor Signature
Date Job Shadow was approved
Before you begin your job shadow experience, you must fill this
questionnaire out and give a copy to your instructor to keep on file.
Job Shadowing Questionnaire
Name of Student
Name of Environment and Natural
Resources Business or Agency
Name of Supervisor at Environment
and Natural Resources Business or
Agency
Name of the Person you are Job
Shadowing (Employee)
Job Title of the Employee
Description of the Employee’s Job
Brief Description of Look and Feel of
Business
1st Half Visit (Bullets of what you
observed or accomplished)
2nd Half Visit (Bullets or list of what you
observed or accomplished)
Remember to take several photographs to document your job shadowing
experience. Take at least three photographs that include you in the
picture. Take one picture with the employee that you job shadowed. Upon
completion of your Job Shadow experience, turn this into your instructor.
Job Shadowing Questionnaire Continued
What did you enjoy about the job
shadowing experience?
What did you learn from the job
shadowing experience?
Would you consider this a career
possibility for you? Why or why not?
What is one question that you asked
the person you job shadowed?
What was the employee’s answer to
your question?
Date Job Shadow took place
Signature of Environment and Natural
Resources Business or Agency
employee that you job shadowed.
If you had the experience to do over
again what would you differently and
why?
Would you suggest this company to
someone looking for anEnvironment
and Natural Resources Business or
Agency company? Why or why not?
What do you think this company or
agency could do to make it better or
more competitive in the agriculture
industry?
Job Shadowing Virtual or
Traditional Poster Product
Rubric
Upon completion of Job Shadowing in the Environment and Natural Resources
industry, students will create a virtual or traditional poster. Students can
choose a program like Glogster or use a piece of poster board to make a
professional illustration what was accomplished at the Job Shadowing.
Name of Student
Poster Item
Photographs
Captions
Business
Description
Employee
Description
Layout
5
4
3
2
1
There are a minimum
of three quality color
photographs (with
the student included
in the photo) and two
additional
photographs of the
facility and its
routines.
Under each of the
photographs there
are captions that are
typed to illustrate
what is taking place in
the photograph.
There are no
grammatical errors
and it is written at
grade level.
There is a one to two
paragraph description
of the business that
was visited. There
are no grammatical
errors and it is
written at grade level.
The company’s
graphic (logo) is
included.
A one-paragraph
description of the
lead employee job
shadowed is included.
The employee is
named and an
overview of his/her
responsibilities are
well illustrated. This
is written at grade
level with no
grammatical errors.
There is a
professional layout
enhanced with color,
graphics, and
creativity. Lines are
clean and neat and
there are no
mistakes.
There are a minimum
of three photographs
(with the student
included in the
photo) and two
additional
photographs of the
facility and its
routines.
Under each of the
photographs there
are captions that are
typed to illustrate
what is taking place in
the photograph.
There are some
grammatical errors
and it is written at
grade level.
There is a one to two
paragraph description
of the business that
was visited. There
are few grammatical
errors and it is
written at grade level.
There are a minimum
of four color
photographs of the
student’s visit to the
Environment and
Natural Resources
business that was
visited.
There are a minimum
of three photographs
of the student’s visit
to the Environment
and Natural
Resources business
that was visited.
There are a minimum
of two photographs
of the student’s visit
to the Environment
and Natural
Resources business
that was visited.
Under most of the
photographs there
are captions that are
typed to illustrate
what is taking place in
the photograph.
Under some of the
photographs there
are captions that are
typed to illustrate
what is taking place in
the photograph.
Under few of the
photographs there
are captions that are
written to illustrate
what is taking place in
the photograph.
There is a one to two
paragraph description
of the business that
was visited. There
are grammatical
errors and it needs to
be written at a higher
grade level.
There is a brief
description of the
business that was
visited. There are
several grammatical
errors and there
needs to be revisions
to make this at grade
level.
There is a description
of the business but it
does not represent
the company well
and/or can be written
below grade level.
A one-paragraph
description of the
lead employee job
shadowed is included.
The employee is
named and a brief
overview of his/her
responsibilities is
included. This is
written at grade level
with few grammatical
errors.
There is a
professional layout
enhanced with color,
graphics, and
creativity. Lines are
clean and neat and
there are few
mistakes.
A one-paragraph
description of the
lead employee job
shadowed is included.
There are
grammatical errors
and it needs to be
written at a higher
grade level.
A one-paragraph
description of the
lead employee job
shadowed is included.
There are several
grammatical errors
and there needs to be
revisions to make this
grade level
paragraph.
A description of the
lead employee job
shadowed is included.
There are several
revisions that would
need to be made to
make this a grade
level paragraph.
There is a somewhat
professional layout
enhanced with color
and graphics. Lines
are relatively clean
and neat.
The layout of
photographs,
captions, and
descriptions have
little color or artistic
flair.
The layout of
photographs,
captions and
descriptions has no
concrete organization
and there is no
additional color or
creativity.
Totals
Final Score (multiply totals by 4)=