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Government Sites
Archeologist - Working for the Great Outdoors - (Forest Service) - Archeologists
carefully examine undisturbed remains to learn more about prehistoric events. Would you enjoy working as an
Archeologist? Find our more information here.
Archeology for Kids - (National Park Service) - Do you like to dig in the dirt? Figure out
stories from clues? Learn about the past? These are all things archeologists do - maybe you're one, too!
Aviation
and Space Careers - (Federal Aviation Administration) - Find out how to become a mechanic or a
pilot.
Botanist - Yosemite National Park - (National Park Service) - Botanist Martin
Hutten, who is the manager of Yosemite National Park's invasive plant program, joined the park in 2008 after
working at Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve in Idaho and Olympic and North Cascades
national parks in Washington.
Career Videos - CareerOneStop - (Department of Labor) - You will find videos
about some of the specific occupations in different industries, such as the automotive industry or retail
industry.
Chefs, Head Cooks, and Food Preparation and Serving
Supervisors - (Bureau of Labor Statistics) - Chefs, head cooks, and food preparation and serving
supervisors oversee the daily food service operation of a restaurant or other food service establishment.
EEK! - Career Zone - (Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources) - Do you think you
might want to have a job that involves helping take care of the environment? Check out these careers.
Estuaries.Gov - Students Page - (National Estuarine Research Reserve
System) - Learn about basic estuarine concepts and answer questions to solve a puzzle. You can also find
information about careers in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the knowledge and
skills required to enter these careers, and much more.
Federal Veterinarians at Work - (Center for
Veterinary Medicine) - Over half of the federal veterinarians work at the United States Department of Agriculture,
which you may expect because of the close relationship between veterinarians and animal agriculture. But
what you may not expect is that federal veterinarians go into space with the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and perform surgery on elephants at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park.
FEMA Careers
for Kids - (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - FEMA isn't just a governmental agency that
helps disaster victims, educates the public about mitigation and provides training for first-responders. FEMA is
also a great place to work! Check out what kinds of jobs we have.
Fire Archeologist - (National Park Service) - Fire archeologist Jun Kinoshita came
to Yosemite National Park in 2001 from a seasonal archeologist position at Klondike Goldrush National
Historical Park in Skagway, Alaska. As part of his Yosemite duties, Kinoshita is the co-coordinator of the
Resource Advisor Program, providing resource information--such as vulnerable plant or animal species, or
cultural resources--before, during and after wildland fire incidents and prescribed burns.
Health and
Science Careers - (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - Are you curious? Do
you like numbers? Do you like adventures? If so, maybe you should become a scientist!
How Do Archeologists Work? - (National Park Service) Archeologists work by digging
into sites and collections. When they excavate, archeologists use tools you might recognize.
Kids Next Door -
(Department of Housing and Urban Development) - You can learn more about being good citizens.
Look to the Future: Careers in Space - Since you were little, you have probably
associated space careers with astronauts, walking on the moon, Neil Armstrong, and space shuttles. Not
every space career involves hopping around in a big spacesuit, but there are lots of opportunities available for
exciting space careers today.
Marine Biologist - Forces of Change - (Smithsonian Institution) - Meet Carole Baldwin.
She's an authority on marine biology who specializes in tropical-marine and deep-sea fishes.
Mathematician Quiz - (National Center for Education Statistics) - Complete this profile and
learn which famous mathematician shares your interests.
Oceanographer - Forces of Change - (Smithsonian Institution) - Meet David Adamec.
He's a physical oceanographer who has pioneered a new way of seeing the ocean.
Ornithologist / Wildlife Biologist - (National Park Service) - Meet wildlife
biologist Sarah Stock, who is an ornithologist (a person who studies birds) specializing in owls, has worked in
the Wildlife Management branch of the Resource Management & Science division in Yosemite National Park
since 2006.
Peace Corps
Challenge - This game gives you the opportunity to work in the fictional village of Wanzuzu as a
Peace Corps Volunteer.
Research
Chef - (Bureau of Labor Statistics) - Research chefs, also called product development or food
innovation chefs, create new foods for restaurant chains, coffee shops, and food manufacturing companies.
They blend culinary training with a knowledge of food science.
Restaurant Careers - (Bureau of Labor Statistics) - Are you considering a restaurant
career? If you can keep cool when things heat up, you have many occupational options.
Science Careers - Becoming a scientist requires intelligence, creativity, and a strong
desire to learn new things! Want to know more? Check out this site, if you want, take a quiz!
Slide Shows - Coverdell World Wise Schools - (Peace Corps)
- Listen to Peace Corps Volunteers talk about their experience and express their opinions through their own
photographs and in their own voices.
Social Scientist - Yosemite National Park - (National Park Service) -
Social scientist Bret Meldrum started Resource Management and Science Division's newest branch, Visitor
Use and Social Sciences, in 2007. Before working at Yosemite National Park, Meldrum worked with NPS data
as a research assistant in his graduate work.
Space
Agriculture in the Classroom - (Department of Agriculture, NASA) - Learn about the space
program and the role of agriculture in our economy and society. Helps students see the connection between
agricultural practices on Earth that relate to space-based research, particularly in the plant sciences.
Space Place Live - (NASA) - Kate and Carlos host their own talk show! Their guests are
real scientists who work on really cool space and Earth missions. Join them and find out what it’s like to work
as a scientist, how they got started in science, and what they like to do for fun.
Special Agent Undercover - (Federal Bureau of Investigation) - Can you help
Special Agent Bobby Bureau get in disguise for his undercover assignment?
Stories From the Past - WebRangers - (National Park Service) More than 10,000
years ago, people began to live in North America. These early people left behind clues about their lives in the
form of pictographs (drawings on a rock walls) and petroglyphs (carvings scratched into rock.) Today,
pictographs and petroglyphs are still found.
Videos - Coverdell World Wise Schools - (Peace Corps) - Vivid
videos of daily life in Peace Corps countries from Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka to the Dominican Republic and
Paraguay. Gender and Development videos are also available.
What Does an Archaeologist Do? - (National Park Service) Archaeologists
investigate sites and artifacts to answer a specific research question or to save cultural resources from
destruction, either from human or natural forces.
Working for the Great Outdoors - A Day In The Life - (Forest Service) - Take a closer
look at just what it's like "on the job" for a few of the people of the Forest Service.
Other Resources
Animal
Doc - The interactive site, created by the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia,
guides children through a variety of topics like understanding dog behavior, fun facts about sheep and Paco's
story, in which a little donkey has his leg fixed.
archKIDecture - An
architecture education project that encourages you to explore and participate in the built environment.
Building
Big™ - Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with Building Big™ -
this includes bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.
Careers Information on Veterinarians - If you love
animals and think being a veterinarian or a vet technician sounds like fun, then check out this site to learn how
you can prepare for a job in this field.
Dog Doctors - Print and Coloring Sheets - Take a look and print
these fun coloring sheets of Bernese Mountain Dogs.
European Space Agency - Kids - Learn about space stations, life in space, astronauts,
and more.
Free the
Children - Join millions of kids across North America who are changing the world. Here you'll find
all the tools you need to get informed and get involved, so dig in already: the whole world's waiting.
Marine Science Careers - Georgia Aquarium - Find out what a
Research Biologist, Marine Mammalogist, Ichthyology, Biological Oceanographers and more do on a daily
basis.
Medicine Careeer Choices - Everyone knows what doctors
and lawyers do, but do you really know what it takes to get there or the many specialties and related fields
those professions include? Go here to find out.
Set Designer - Ever wonder how a play gets set up or even
the background for a movie shot on location? It's the job of a set designer. This is the person who oversees the
construction and decoration of sets.
Spotlight on... Animal Careers - Meet a Humane Law Enforcement (HLE)
agent, a Pet Therapy Handler, and Lobbyist for animal rights.
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