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Green Career Showcase Assignment
Directions: Your task is to choose and research a green career. Each week one student in class will
showcase their findings to the class in a 10-minute powerpoint presentation.
STEPS:
1.
Choose a business: Choose a green career that interests you or that you know little about (see
the list posted online). Remember… do not pick a career that has already been showcased.
2. Research your chosen career and interview someone in the field: Use any available resources
for the research (e.g. internet, books, professional organizations, etc.). Note the following during
research/interview:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
General description of the career, including basic job duties
Education and/or experience necessary
Approximate salary earned
Potential job location(s) (i.e. hospital, research institution, fieldwork, etc.)
Outlook for this job in the future (i.e. How sought after will this job be in upcoming
years?)
f. Reference list of websites or organizations where students can find more information if
interested
g. Skills or concepts learned in our class that relate to this career
3. Create a career report: On 2 pages or less, neatly organize the above information in some way.
Your career report will be posted in the classroom. It is fine to submit something you found on
the website, just make sure it has all the required information included.
4. Showcase your report in class: On your designated day, plan to showcase your career to the
class in an informal 3-minute powerpoint presentation of your career report. Try to limit to 5
slides.
Grading Information: The following rubric will be used to assess your career report.
SCORE
Level 4
DESCRIPTION
Student completes all of the important components of the task and communicates
effectively. Where appropriate, student goes beyond the minimum requirement to
offer insightful interpretations or extensions (e.g. generalizations, applications).
Level 3
Student completes most of the important aspects of the task and communicates
successfully. Some less important details may be overlooked or misunderstood.
Level 2
Student completes some of the important aspects of the task, but not others.
Gaps in student’s understanding are evident.
Level 1
Student completes only a small portion of the required components of the task.
The report reveals only fragmented understanding of career.
Level 0
Student’s response is either totally irrelevant or, if there is some understanding of
the task, the response is totally wrong or provides no evidence of appropriate
reasoning.
Happy Career Hunting!
“Green Jobs”
Research your chosen career: Use any available resources (e.g. internet, books, professional organizations,
interview someone in the field, etc.). In your research, note the following:
Energy Efficiency Builder
Wind Turbine Fabricator
Solar Power Installer
Forester
Conservation Biologist
Green MBA and Entrepreneur
Recycler
Sustainability Systems Developer
Urban Planner 1. Agricultural Inspector
Architect (Environmental /Sustainable
Bicycle / Scooter Technicians
Design)
Biologist (Conservation)
Building Operations Management
Business Manager
Camp Counselor
Career Consultants (Green)
Car Manufacturing (Green)
Chemist (Environmental)
Climate Risk Analyst
Climatologist/Environmental Meteorologist
Construction (Energy Efficiency – Green
Building)
Corporate Social Responsibility Professional
Ecologist
Economists (Environmental)
Educators (Ecological)
Emissions Manager
Emissions Trader
Energy Manager (Renewable)
Engineers (Environmental / Pollution Control)
Engineers and Developers (Sustainable Energy)
Engineer/Biologist (Renewable Fuels/ BioMimicry)
Entrepreneur (Green)
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
Technicians
Fashion Designer (Green)
Financial analyst/adviser specializing in
socially responsible investing
Fund-Raising Director
Furniture Builder (Eco-friendly)
Green Travel and Hospitality
Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration
mechanic and installer
Hydrologist / Environmental scientist
Industrial Designer (Sustainable)
Interface Designers
Interior Designer (Green)
IT Specialists (Green Software and
Landscape Architect (Green)
Hardware Developers)
Lawyer (Environmental)
Organic Food and Farming Production
Specialists
Scientist (Environmental)
Solar Installation
Sustainability Specialists
Toxicologist
Urban Gardeners
Waste Management
Wind Energy Developers and Construction
Professionals