Three days to explore 32 careers in the health science industry — what each one does, what it pays, how many years of school it takes, and what a day really looks like.
Day 1 discover · Day 2 explore · Day 3 decide.
Tap any glowing word for the meaning in English and Spanish.
Think of the last time you were sick or hurt. List every worker who helped you — even the ones who never touched you.
Write your list on Worksheet 1 Part A.
Starter: When I was ______, I was helped by ______.
Maya, 12, falls at her soccer game and breaks her arm. Who takes care of her? Tap Who's next?
checks her arm on the field and puts on a splint.
rides with her in the ambulance and checks her vital signs.
checks her in at the emergency room and gives pain medicine.
takes the X-ray of her arm.
reads the X-ray and sets the bone in a cast.
codes the visit so the bill is right.
fills her pain medicine and explains the dose.
helps her arm get strong again after the cast.
Eight careers for one broken arm — and that's not all of them. Who else might Maya meet?
Health care is too big for one list. Careers are sorted into five pathways — groups of jobs that do the same kind of work.
Worksheet 1 Part B: write one career for each pathway. Which pathway sounds most like you?
Almost every rung ends with an exam: you earn a license or certification before you can work with patients.
A match is a starting point, not a rule. You can explore any career you like.
Tomorrow: explore — read the career files like a detective.
Tap the career you think earns more each year. Then talk: does more school always mean more pay?
Let's answer them together for a respiratory therapist. Then Worksheet 2 has a research card for three careers of your choice.
Which day would you rather have? Starter: I would rather be a ______ because ______.
Tell your partner the most surprising thing you learned today. Then switch.
Tomorrow: decide — your top 5, the path to #1, and why health science.
Tap the three things that matter most to you, in order. There is no wrong answer.
Worksheet 3 Part A. Starter: The thing that matters most to me in a job is ______ because ______.
Here is the path to one career. On Worksheet 4 Part A, map the path to your #1.
Write it on Worksheet 4 Part B, then type it into the Career Explorer (Day 3) so it saves.
Not sure health science is for you? You can say that too — and explain why.
Your partner listens, then asks one question about your career. Switch.
Activity 1.1 — nurses, nursing assistants, medical assistants and paramedics take them every day.
Activities 1.3 & 1.4 — lab scientists and microbiologists grow cultures and test samples.
Lesson 3 — epidemiologists track outbreaks back to their source.
Project 1.5 — doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants name the illness.
Last step: in the Career Explorer, tap Print my career plan and staple it to your worksheets.
Every academic word in Medical Detectives so far. Tap one for the full card.
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