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This is an easy and fun activity for students to practice their scientific skills in collecting and analyzing data, argumentation and writing a CER (Claim, Evidence and Reasoning). Very few materials are needed for this activity and it gets students moving and collaborating. This can be a great beginning of the year activity to review CER and get the students working together in small laboratory groups.

Students will conduct career research by using real job advertisements to guide them. They will use sites like indeed.com and monster.com to search for careers in their field of interest. They will find an entry level (post-college/university) position to apply for. They will then tailor their resume to that job as if they have already graduated from college and have the correct credentials. What degree would they have? What about job experience? What about certifications, etc? They will also in