Career Exploration PS20

Name: _________________________________ Period: _____

Choose a career related to the science studied in Physical Science 20 that interests you.
Research the career and prepare a poster to include the questions listed below. Be prepared to
present your information to the class in 4-6 minutes.
Career: ______________________________________________________________
Part 1: Doing the Job
a) What does someone in this career do? What would their day look like? (4)
b) Describe the physical and mental stresses of this career. Give an idea of their severity? (4)
c) Which other professions could a person who has this career expect to interact with? (2)
Part 2: Educational Requirements
a) Describe the education required for this career. What type of training would it take, where
would you have to go to get it, how much would it cost, and how long would it take? (4)
b) What type of continuing education would a member of this career have to do after they are
already working? (2)
c) Explain what type of professional organization membership and licensing requirements a
person needs in order to work in this area. (2)
Part 3: The Work Environment
a) Describe the locations and facilities that people in this career work in. (4)
b) Explain what workplace hazards and safety considerations there are at these worksites? (4)
Part 4: Pay and Hours
a) What salary range would someone in this profession expect to get paid in Canada? (1)
b) What type of daily hours (regular daytime, nights, shift work, etc.) and yearly schedule
(regular weekdays, weekends, holidays, etc.) can people in this profession expect? (2)
Part 5: Personal to You (NOT REQUIRED ON POSTER)
a)
Why did you choose this career? What attracted you to it? (4)
b)
Explain what is it about you that makes you either suited, or unsuited for this career: (6)
Physically
Mentally
Emotionally
c) Speculate on how future advances in scientific knowledge or technology may change the
way this career is practiced in the future? What impact could they have? (4)
References: List the sources for your information (websites, books, people, etc.) There are no
marks for this list, but there is up to 10 mark deduction if you do not complete it fully.

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Basically, any career involving waves (sound, light and optics), heat (heating or cooling), or chemistry
(manufacturing, or analysis), or careers involving working with technologies associated with these things are
okay. A small sample of possible suggestions:
Acoustics Engineer
Air Conditioning Installer
Astronomer
Astrophysicist
Audio and Video Equipment Technician
Biomedical Physicist
Chemical Sales Representative
Chemical Technician
Chemist
Chemistry Teacher
Chromatographer
Electrician
Energy Auditor
Environmental Impact Assessor
Fibre Optics Technician
Fibre Optics Installer
Film and Video Editor
Food Science Technician
Food Scientist or Technologist
Forensic Science Technician
Industrial Chemist
Lighting Designer
Materials Scientist
Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
Optical Designer
Optical Fabrication Technician
Optical Manufacturing Technician
Optician
Optics Coatings Design Engineer
Optics Lab Technician
Opto-mechanical Engineer
Optometrist
Petroleum Engineer
Photographer
Physicist
Physics Teacher
Heating System Installer
Power Distributor & Dispatcher
Power Plant Operator
Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairer
Radiation Oncologist
Refrigeration Technician
Submarine Sonar Operator
Ship Captain
Silicon Etch Process Engineer
Sound Engineer
Turbojet Design Engineer
X-Ray Technician

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