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Have you thought about what you would like to do when you grow up? This Try-It will help
you explore some possibilities.
#1. Autobiography
Make a list of all the things you like to do - it can include hobbies, schoolwork, sports, or anything else.
Discuss your list with an adult. Which of the things on your list are things people do for jobs? Find out about a job that
sounds like fun.
Autobiography
#2. Future Jobs
Many jobs that people have today did not even exist many years ago. Interview some adults to find out if they
knew as children what jobs they wanted to have as an adult. Think about how the world will be when you are older. Make a list
of new kinds of jobs that you think might be available when you grow up that don't exist right now.
#3. Women Pioneers
Find out about famous women inventors and explorers. What were some of the things they did? Can you find women
who were pioneers in other fields? Share what you learn with your troop or group.
Career Trails and Tales - interviews with women who work in interesting jobs.
Distinguished Women of Past & Present: Has important women in various fields, from activism to veterinary medicine.
National Women's Hall of Fame: Information on notable women who made advances in many areas.
Girl Inventors
Women Inventors
Kaplan Career Center
Great source for information on how to write resumes and
look for jobs
http://www.kaplan.com/career/
4000 Years of Women in Science
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/
#4. Career Charades
Divide the troop or group into two teams. Each team should take turns having a girl act out one of the jobs
listed below. The other team has to guess what she is. You can add other jobs to the list as well.
- Bank Teller
- Computer programmer
- Bus Driver
- Pharmacist
- Doctor
- Firefighter
- Veterinarian
- Musician
- TV reporter
- Astronaut
- Scientist
- Coach
- Electrician
- Teacher
- Chef
- Farmer
- Carpenter
- Book illustrator
- Photographer
- Web site designer
- Home Maker
#5. Learn to Earn
Learning to handle money is important now and for when you get older. Read about money and budgets on pages
39-41 of the Brownie Girl Scout handbook. With a group, plan one of the money-earning projects.
#6. It's Your Business
Many women own their own businesses. Create your own one-day business with other girls in your troop or group;
for example, a jewelry store that will sell necklaces you've made or an art gallery that sells your one-of-a-kind paintings
or clay sculptures.
CAREERS LINK:
WIC - Women's History in America
