All forty Project Discovery programs provide hands-on guided instruction in a series of structured activities. Students perform real tasks of a trained worker in each of the forty career fields, using that worker's actual tools, equipment and materials. Working through kits from each of the eleven career clusters, students learn about a variety of jobs. They expand the experience base through exposure to non-traditional careers. Integration Of Academic And Vocational Instruction With Project Discovery, students can sample a diversity of work activities to identify likes and dislikes or self-perceived abilities.
Students see the academic requirements of jobs, such as the math skills needed to be a truck driver.
Instructor Notes Provide suggestions for work activity implementation. List skill and vocabulary requirements. Many of the Project Discovery programs have been adapted with Special Education Editions for use with Special Needs students. The Benchmarks assist the student and teacher in monitoring the student's progress through the kits and in ascertaining his or her ability to perform the kit activities.