Activity 1.1.5f Engineering Careers –
Engineering, Go For It! Online Magazine
Introduction
What do you think of when you hear words like People, Time, Teen, J-14, Got
Sports, or Boy’s Life? If you were thinking magazine titles, you were correct. Do you
have a favorite magazine? How are magazines different than media such as books
or movies? Magazines are publications that offer current information as they can be
published on a regular schedule.
Equipment
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GTT notebook
Computer with Internet access
Headphones
Procedure
In this activity you will read an online magazine called Engineering, Go For It! You
will select “read the magazine”, then “pick a major” to explore an engineering career
that interests you.
1. Select one of the careers from the Engineering, Go For It! online magazine to
explore from the website eGFI – Dream Up the Future. http://www.egfi-k12.org/
2. Explore the career by clicking on the many links that will appear. Meet an
engineer, find out where they work, and learn cool facts about the job. Answer
the questions on the Activity sheet.
3. Choose a different engineering career from the Explore Engineering link.
http://students.egfi-k12.org/category/explore-engineering/ Read a news
article and watch a video if available. Answer the questions on the Activity sheet.
4. Read or watch a video about one event from the news event link:
http://students.egfi-k12.org/category/e-news/events-e-news/. Answer the
questions on the Activity sheet.
5. Select an engineer from “Meet More Students” and read the description. Answer
the questions on the Activity sheet.
6. Pages 18-41 contain several articles related to emerging technologies in
engineering fields. Select one article that interests you, read the article, and
summarize it on the Activity sheet.
7. Read the Good Advice pages. Answer the question on the Activity sheet.
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8. From the “What’s New” section of the Online Magazine read about a trailblazer
and if possible watch the YouTube video about that person.
9. Complete the conclusion questions and submit the activity to your teacher for
assessment.
Conclusion
1. After reading an issue of eGFI magazine, which career would you recommend a
friend learn more about? Why?
2. If you were a senior in high school today, would you choose to continue your
education or go into the workforce? Why?
3. What career would you be interested in pursuing?
4. What engineering challenge of the future would you like to help solve?
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