BRIGHT FUTURES PRESS Created and produced by Bright Futures Press Cary North Carolina www brightfuturespress com Published by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Photo Credits Cover Beautyline page 7 8 3DDock page 7 10 SUWIT NGAOKAEW page 7 12 goodluz page 7 14 Creativa Images page 7 16 angellodeco page 7 18 Sorin Colac page 7 20 jannoon028 page 7 22 saiko3p page 24 omelchenko Copyright 2017 by Bright Futures Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Reeves Diane Lindsey 1959 author Title STEM Diane Lindsey Reeves Description Ann Arbor Michigan Cherry Lake Publishing 2017 Series World of work Audience Grades 4 to 6 Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016042184 ISBN 9781634726283 hardcover ISBN 9781634726481 pbk ISBN 9781634726382 pdf ISBN 9781634726580 ebook Subjects LCSH Science Vocational guidance Juvenile literature Technology Vocational guidance Juvenile literature Classification LCC Q147 R385 2017 DDC 502 3 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016042184 Printed in the United States of America
TABLE OF CONTENTS Hello World of Work 4 Take a Hike 6 WoW Up Close 7 Automotive Engineer 8 Chemist 10 Environmental Engineer 12 Epidemiologist 14 Geneticist 16 Naval Architect 18 Statistician 20 Zoologist 22 WoW Big List 24 Take Your Pick 26 Explore Some More 27 My WoW 30 Glossary 31 Index 32
O L L E H This is you Right now your job is to go to school and learn all you can This is the world of work It’s where people earn a living find purpose in their lives and make the world a better place Sooner or later you’ll have to find your way from HERE to THERE 4
To get started take all the jobs in the incredibly enormous world of work and organize them into an imaginary pile It’s a big pile isn’t it It would be pretty tricky to find the perfect job for you among so many options No worries Some very smart career experts have made it easier to figure out They sorted jobs and industries into groups by the types of skills and products they share These groups are called career clusters They provide pathways that will make it easier for you to find career options that match your interests Architecture Construction Human Services Arts Communications Information Technology Business Administration Law Public Safety Education Training Finance Food Natural Resources Government Health Sciences Hospitality Tourism Manufacturing Marketing Science Technology Engineering Mathematics STEM Transportation Good thing you are still a kid You have lots of time to explore ideas and imagine yourself doing all kinds of amazing things The World of Work WoW for short series of books will help you get started 5
