WorkForce Preparedness

Math 2 Success

Activity: choose a career

Road Trip Nation

Activity: watch the interview

Who Do You Want to Be?

Activity: take the quiz

Scientist of the Week

1. Write a rap about Alan Sage. Be sure to include information about his work, his secret, his childhood, and your thoughts or feelings about him. You may submit this in written form or you may upload a recording of your performance.

(max pts: 10)

2. Use the sentence starters to write a paragraph about Alan Sage.(max pts: 8)
Before I began this topic I thought that . . .
But when I read about it I found out that . . .
Something else I learned . . .
The most interesting thing I learned was . . .

3.Quiz - Alan Sage

Answer these five questions about The Secret Life of Alan Sage (max 7 pts)

1. Where did Alan Sage go five times a week for six years?

2. At what age did Alan stop eating all animal based foods?

3. What was that food?

4. What was his reason for not eating that food any longer?

5. In what class did Alan's interest in science begin?

6. In what grade did Alan become interested in science?

7. In what international competition did Alan place as one of 40 finalist?

Scientist of the Week


Andre Fenton

1. Take fifteen (15) minutes to follow Andre’s suggestion on how to meditate. In Journal 1 describe your experience. Include the answer to these questions in your response.

What did you focus on?

Where did you try to meditate?

Why did you choose that place?

How did you feel afterward?

Will you use meditation again? Why or why not? (max pts: 10)

2. Share a memory. Describe it using all the senses. Comment on why this memory is important to you. (max pts: 8)

Quiz

1. Who did Andre Fenton want to be like as a young person?

2. What study sparks Andre’s interest in neurobiology?

3. What is Andre’s favorite molecule in the brain?

4. What does Andre study?

5. What does Andre feel is the most important attribute of a scientist?

6. Why does Andre meditate?

7. What are the four steps to meditate?

Choose one answer.

a. relax, stay in the present, breathe, don't let your mind wander
b. relax, listen to music, watchTV, play video games
c. stay in the present, run, play sports, drive a car
d. don't let your mind wander, breathe, do homework, be happy