Grade Level
5th Grade
Subject
Career Exploration, Oral Health Systems, Entrepreneurship & Business, Communication Skills, Group Collaboration
Duration
45–60 Minutes
Key Concept
Different careers in oral health and business work together as systems to serve people and communities
Materials
3 items included
Includes the Lesson Plan, slideshow, and printable student worksheets.
Lesson Overview
Students learn to identify careers in oral help and business, to describe how jobs work together in a system, and present research to class.
Learning Objectives
✔ Identify careers in oral health and business fields
✔ Explain what each job does in real-world settings
✔ Describe how jobs help people or organizations
✔ Connect how different roles work together in systems (dental office or business)
✔ Present information clearly in a group setting using complete sentences
Activity Overview
1. Introduction – 5-7 minutes
Students explore – “Every job has a purpose, and together they help run systems like dental offices or companies. Your job today is to learn about one career and explain how it works.”
2. Career Field Overview- 15 minutes
Students explore careers: Oral Health Careers & Business/Entrepreneurship Careers.
3. Group Assignment & Research – 25-30 minutes
Groups are assigned a career to research and complete Job Analysis worksheet. Groups plan presentation.
4. Group Presentations – 10-15 minutes
Each group presents their assigned career.
Encourage audience members to ask one question after each presentation.
5. Closing Discussion & Reflection – 5 minutes
Lead a final reflection discussion.
Total Activity Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Materials
- Slideshow (9 slides)
- Job Analysis Worksheet (2 pages)
- Pencils
- Optional: research materials or devices
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