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Grade 4 - How we organize ourselves

The World of Work

Central Idea:
We need skills, knowledge, and personal qualities that enable us to work and participate in society.

An Inquiry Into:
- The jobs people do to contribute to the functioning of society
- Specific skills and knowledge that are needed to do most jobs
- Personal qualities that society values
- There are a variety of choices and circumstances that lead people toward certain work experiences

Online Catalogue

Call Number, Title by Author

  • DVD 002 How a book is made. Takes viewers through each step in the creation of a children's book, visiting writers, illustrators, editors, and printers, showing how they do their jobs, and demonstrating the important role each plays in the process.
  • VID 307 Amazing heroes. Presents a day in the life of fire fighters. Features interviews, special effects, and animated sequences.
  • VID 307 A community at work. Viewers will learn what a community is and the importance of community participation. Young and old people demonstrate the interaction between community menbers by working, volunteering, and communicating with one another.
  • DVD 331.7 Accountant. Looks at what it is like and what is required to be an accountant. Follows an accountant through his daily routine of number crunching and client networking.
  • DVD 331.7 Architect. Provides information about a career as an architect, discussing training and education requirements and other aspects of the job.
  • DVD 331.7 Chef. Describes teamwork and creativity required to be a chef, and discusses the safety issues in the kitchen.
  • DVD 331.7 Doctor internist. Explores the job duties of a doctor internist.
  • DVD 331.7 Firefighter. Examines what it is like and what is required to be a firefighter. Looks at the techniques used to fight dangerous fires.
  • DVD 331.7 Jobs: 4th Grade Parents Presentations. Vol.1: Marketing Manager -- Packaging Designer -- Business Administrator -- Ambassador -- Vogue Magazine -- Vol. 3: Marketing -- Industrial Engineer or Chef -- Fashion Designer -- Marketing -- Banking-Citibank -- Chef -- International Commerce -- Vol.: Geologist -- International Banking -- Veteranarian -- Economist -- Ocupational therapist -- Civil Engineer -- Journalist -- TV Industry -- Family Law -- Business Administrator -- Artist-Hair on hides -- --Dean of Business administrator.Mining -- 4th Grade parents talk about their careers.
  • DVD 331.7 Librarian. Examines what it is like and what is required to be a librarian.
  • DVD 331.7 Nurse. Examines what it is like and what is required to be a nurse.
  • DVD 331.7 Special effects artist.
  • DVD 331.7 Television reporter. Examines what it is like and what is required to be a television news reporter. Learn about the roles of journalists and producers, and experience the constant demands and rewards involved in television news.
  • DVD 331.7 Web designer. Provides information about a career as a web designer, discussing training and education requirements and other aspects of the job.
  • DVD 331.7 Teacher. Examines what it is like and what is required to be a teacher.
  • VID 628.92 Amazing heroes. Presents a day in the life of fire fighters. Features interviews, special effects, and animated sequences.
  • DVD 636.089 Veterinarian. Provides information about a career as a veterinarian, following a veterinarian through a routine day, discussing the skills, training, and education needed to be a veterinarian, exploring other options for withing with animals, and looking at other aspects of the job.
  • DVD 791.43 Special effects artist. Looks at what it is like and what is required to be a special effects makeup artist.

  Animated films  on various careers.

  • DVD 520 Galileo. Portrays the courage and genius of the 16th century astronomer who spent 8 years under house arrest for maintaining that the earth revolves around the sun.
  • DVD 812 Florence Nightingale. Animated depiction of the life of nurse Florence Nightingale, whose work in the Crimean War has been the basis for modern nursing.
  • DVD 812 Helen Keller. Animated depiction of the life of Helen Keller, a remarkable woman who overcame deafness and blindness to lead a full life and speak for the handicapped.
  • DVD 812 Leonardo da Vinci. Tells story of Leonardo da Vinci, the master painter, artist, and brilliant inventor.
  • DVD 812 Louis Pasteur. Animated depiction of the life of scientist Louis Pasteur.
  • DVD 812 Marie Curie. A portrayal of the life of Nobel prizewinner Marie Curie, her devotion to science which resulted in new theories and discoveries despite a life of poverty and illness.
  • VID 973.7 President Albraham Lincoln. Traces the career of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of our nation.

 Bookcassettes, charts :

  • BKC 530.09 I'd like to be a--   Several sets of Book and CD Series with songs about several professions: Physicists -- Chemist -- Meteorologist -- Paleontologist -- Marine biologist -- Zoologist -- Entomologist -- Astronaut
  • CHT 331.7 Blacksmith and mechanic.
  • CHT 331.7 Builder and carpenter occupations
  • CHT 331.7 Farmer and dressmaker occupations
  • CHT 599.88 Orangutan Zoo vet: keeping our wildlife healthy