NASA Career Lessons NaMAS

Index Career Lessons What hue are you? Learning Styles What do you want to be when you grow up? Career Assessment Career Investigation Career Info Worksheet Graphic Organizer Career Essay PowerPoint Tutorial NASA Interview Creating the Presentation The Presentation Assignment Time for the Show Women in NASA What is it like to be an astronaut? Rubric A Rubric B Select the lesson by clicking on the corresponding link.

What Hue Are You? Back to Index In this activity, you will identify your strengths and weaknesses related to careers. Independently complete the hue quiz at the following link. Click What hue are you? for your hue assessment. You will need to print your results page and keep it in a folder, or have the teacher collect it. Hue Are You link used with permission from the Virtual Career Center of the Applied Information Management (AIM) Institute http://aim.learnlink.org/

What do you want to be when you grow up? Back to Index Has anyone ever asked you what you want to be when you grow up? How did you answer? On lined paper, write a 3 paragraph essay which includes the following: What makes you think the career you answered would be a good career for you? What made you become interested in that as a career? What (if any) person has influenced you to become that person? Describe some characteristics you possess which would make you suited for this career. You will be graded on organization and voice on this assignment. Conventions will not be graded on this assignment, but readability may effect grade.

Career Assessment Back to Index In this activity, you will identify several careers which match your interests. Use the information from the What hue are you? activity. Using the six trait writing trait of ideas, write one good paragraph about your discoveries of you, your color and 3-4 possible career choices. Gold Blue Orange Green

Career Investigation Back to Index Last class, you picked 3-4 careers and read about them. Pick two of those careers. Remember that the career you choose for this project may not be a career you think will suit them, but you may still research for the purposes of this project. In this activity, you will use the on-line online Occupational Outlook Handbook to answer the Career Investigation worksheet.

Career Info worksheet Level 5 Complete the Career Investigation Worksheet on lined paper. This worksheet will assist you in the Graphic Organizer assignment. Answer the questions to this worksheet on your own paper or as directed by your instructor. Back to Index Level 5 You would include other addition information about the career

Graphic Organizer Back to Index Create a career Graphic Organizer. You will need to draw it on plain white paper. You may use crayons or colored pencils. Here is an example:

Career Essay Back to Index Using lined paper, write a five paragraph essay which discusses, in detail, the career you researched. Use your Graphic organizer to organize the essay into paragraphs. Each bubble can be a paragraph or you may include info from 2 similar bubbles in one paragraph. 1- Intro 2, 3, 4- Body 5- Conclusion To be at a Level 5- Include the career color (hue) info and how specifically relates to the career. Include how you are/are not suited for the career in the conclusion paragraph.

PowerPoint Tutorial Back to Index Follow along with the PowerPoint Tutorial. While interacting with the tutorial, you will create a simple 5 slide presentation about yourself (include color information) according to the tutorial. This should be saved in the PowerPoint folder on the desktop or as directed by your instructor. This assignment is participation grade- so not too much time should be spent on any one slide!

NaMAS Created By Rhonda Rodriguez Using tips from Microsoft Back to Index PowerPoint Tutorial NaMAS Created By Rhonda Rodriguez Using tips from Microsoft

Using this interactive slideshow: You must take your time during this tutorial to explore tools. If you need assistance using PowerPoint at a later time, you will be referred back to this tutorial.

Using this interactive slideshow: You should experiment with the PowerPoint tools as you are introduced to them in the tutorial, but do not spend too much time making things perfect.

You will use this daily to toggle between my page and other pages You will use this daily to toggle between my page and other pages. KNOW THIS! To toggle In awhile you will need to toggle between the instructions and PowerPoint. To do this: While holding down the Alt key, press the tab key Alt-tab

Click on the button below to open PowerPoint Remember that you will need to toggle between these directions and your PowerPoint PowerPoint If the button does not open PowerPoint, ask your instructor for assistance.

New Presentation

There are many similarities between the layout and toolbars of all Microsoft products, and PowerPoint is no exception.  You will recognize these toolbars from Word, Excel and Publisher. There are many similarities between the layout and toolbars of all Microsoft products, and PowerPoint is no exception.  You will recognize these toolbars from Word, Excel and Publisher.

Viewing your slides Finally, PowerPoint includes some slide view outline view slide sorter view slide w/ notes view Finally, PowerPoint includes some unique tools, which are shown here. Slide show view Finally, PowerPoint includes some unique tools, which are shown here.

Once you have chosen your blank presentation, you are asked to select from a number of layouts. These are generic layouts, and you may choose any of them with confidence.  If you wish to have total control over your presentation, select the last slide (blank). For the sake of this demonstration, however, you should select the FIRST layout, which is as good any for your title slide. (This is one place that even hardened presenters use a template.) Title Slide Once you have chosen your blank presentation, you are asked to select from a number of layouts. These are generic layouts, and you may choose any of them with confidence.  If you wish to have total control over your presentation, select the last slide (blank). For the sake of this demonstration, however, you should select the FIRST layout, which is as good any for your title slide. (This is one place that even hardened presenters use a template.)

Having accepted the title screen layout, PowerPoint then prompts you to type in your Title and subtitle: Having accepted the title screen layout, PowerPoint then prompts you to type in your Title and subtitle:

Formatting your slides At this point it's useful do decide on a color scheme and background for your presentation. Go to FORMAT on your menu bar. Spend a little time experimenting with different Slide Layouts, Color Schemes and Backgrounds until you find a combination of these enhancements which suits your presentation Try out the different options for creating effects with gradient fills, patterns, textures, and combinations of fonts, fills, texts and lines, shadows and accents. Again, when in doubt, adopt a conservative approach.  ALWAYS keep in mind your audience, the time of the presentation and the venue when deciding on a background and color scheme. At this point it's useful do decide on a color scheme and background for your presentation. Go to FORMAT on your menu bar. Spend a little time experimenting with different Slide Layouts, Color Schemes and Backgrounds until you find a combination of these enhancements which suits your presentation Try out the different options for creating effects with gradient fills, patterns, textures, and combinations of fonts, fills, texts and lines, shadows and accents. Again, when in doubt, adopt a conservative approach.  ALWAYS keep in mind your audience, the time of the presentation and the venue when deciding on a background and color scheme.

Slide sorter view It is actually best to insert, delete and reorder slides from the 'Slide Sorter View'. To move to this view of your presentation, click on the 'Slide Sorter View' tool (bottom left of your PowerPoint screen, the one with four little squares). It is actually best to insert, delete and reorder slides from the 'Slide Sorter View'. To move to this view of your presentation, click on the 'Slide Sorter View' tool (bottom left of your PowerPoint screen, the one with four little squares).

Inserting a new slide There are several ways to do tasks, you will need to find the easiest method for you. For now, simply select new slide from pull-down menu. There are several ways to do tasks, you will need to find the easiest method for you. For now, simply select new slide from pull-down menu.

Inserting a new slide This inserts a new slide immediately after the currently selected slide. This inserts a new slide immediately after the currently selected slide.

Deleting a slide Just select it and hit "Delete"! Just select it and hit "Delete"! Some things come naturally, don't they? Just select it and hit "Delete"!

Reordering a slide To reorder a slide, select it and drag it to its new position

Adding Elements Adding text and graphics to slides is done in exactly the same way as you learned to do them in MS Publisher.

TEXT Select the TEXT tool, and drag a container area on your slide. Type your text

GRAPHICS Click on the 'Insert Clip Art' tool in the main toolbar at the top of your PowerPoint screen. Select the clipart. PowerPoint will insert the clipart in the center of the slide. Simply reposition and resize to suit. If you want to insert a picture from a your own files, you have to do it the long way via Insert menu (Insert/picture/from file...)

Shapes PowerPoint has a rich collection of Autoshapes.  To see them, click on the 'Autoshapes' tool bar at the bottom of the PowerPoint screen From the shapes menu, select the one you want, and then drag an area for it on the slide. Shapes can be rotated in the same way as they can in Publisher. If you want to write in a shape, it's better to write directly onto the shape (click on the shape first) than to create a text box.

WORD ART This works in exactly the same way as it does in Publisher.

Layering Elements are layered one on top of the other in the order in which they were created. If you want to change the layering order, right-click on any of the objects and then choose 'Order' from the menu that appears. If you end up with a number of layered objects that you would like to move as a group, drag your mouse in a rectangle that encloses all the objects, and when you release the mouse you'll have created a group you can drag.  Click anywhere outside the group to 'ungroup' it.

Animation Another unique feature of PowerPoint presentations is that you can include animation effects as you change from one slide to another. The animation effects toolbar can be accessed by clicking on the Slide Show and Custom Animation. The animation effects toolbar can be accessed by clicking on the Slide Show and Custom Animation.

Let’s Animate Select the item you would like to animate, notice the white dots show which is selected. Select the item you would like to animate, notice the white dots show which is selected.

Let’s Animate With the object selected, click on the right on add effect. Select the type of effect you desire. This gets fun!!!

Let’s Animate With the object selected, click on the right on add effect. Select the type of effect you desire. This gets fun!!! With the object selected, click on the right on add effect. Select the type of effect you desire. This gets fun!!!

Let’s Animate

Speaker Notes Speaker notes are handy, because you can write notes for each slide, and PowerPoint will keep these notes with the slide, and allow you to print these out for you to use during your presentation. …or to give to the student who missed your presentation!

Presenting Select 'Slide Sorter View' from the toolbar in the bottom left of the screen (the one with the four boxes, remember?). Select the first slide by double-clicking on it when it appears on the screen. Click on the 'Slide Show' tool.

Your first slide will fill the screen Your first slide will fill the screen. To make it move on to the next slide, click anywhere on the slide with the mouse (or press the right arrow on your keyboard) To go back to a previous slide, press the left arrow key. To get back to Slide sorter view, right-click anywhere on the screen and choose "End show" from the popup menu.

Drawing Right-click anywhere on the slide Select PEN from the popup menu Draw on the slide Hit the right-arrow key to move on to the next slide While you are giving a presentation, you can draw on any slide (for example, to highlight a point).  While you are giving a presentation, you can draw on any slide (for example, to highlight a point). 

Slide Masters A PowerPoint Slide Master contains objects that you want to appear on each slide in your presentation. With a Slide Master, you only have to create an item once and PowerPoint will automatically include them on every slide. Some things are set up by PowerPoint (for example; place for slide title and text) so you don't have to create them each time. If you want to add additional items to a master, you can at any time. Slide Masters A PowerPointSlide Master contains objects that you want to appear on each slide in your presentation. With a Slide Master, you only have to create an item once and PowerPoint will automatically include them on every slide. Some things are set up by PowerPoint (for example; place for slide title and text) so you don't have to create them each time. If you want to add additional items to a master, you can at any time. The Slide Master has boxes already set up for the slide title and text. They're called the Master Title and the Master Body object. The format of these objects determines the way your text will look on each slide. You can always make slides look different from the Slide Master, but a Slide Master gives you a consistent starting point. The Slide Master is flexible. You can move objects around, add art, add headings or labels, change colors and fonts. As you create a slide, you have the option of using or not using the elements from the Slide Master. To change the entire presentation, you simply change the format of the Slide Master. PowerPoint will then change all your slides accordingly

Templates PowerPoint Templates PowerPoint also offers templates. A template is a presentation containing PowerPoint masters and a color scheme. PowerPoint offers 160 pre-designed templates to help you get started quickly. Applying a template to a presentation you are creating means the design work is already done for you. You can apply a template when you are just starting a presentation, or you can create a presentation and apply the template later. Now that you have learned about PowerPoint masters and templates it is time to learn create a slide.

With PowerPoint running, choose Master from the View menu, then select Slide Master from the Master submenu. This is your slide master. Let's start with formatting the Master title style. Click on the Title Area for AutoLayouts. Choose Font from the Format menu, and change the font style, color, and size of the text. This formatting will be the same on each new slides Title Area . To observe this, Click on the New Slide button ( ) located in the bottom right corner of the screen. Choose a slide that contains a title area. Click in the title area of your new slide and type some text. The text format should duplicate that of the Master Slide. Let's format the bullets that will appear on each slide, by formatting them on the Master Slide. Choose Slide Master from the View menu. Highlight the first line of text in the Object Area for Autolayouts. Choose Bullet from the format menu and pick a different style bullet. You now know how to format items on the Master Slide. In addition to formatting text and bullets you can also format the following: Slide Background Slide ColorScheme Experiment with these on your own. PowerPoint also has a number of features you can use to display your slides when you are giving a slide show.

To set transitions and timing: Choose Transition from the Tools menu To set transitions and timing: Choose Transition from the Tools menu. Choose the transition from the drop-down list. Click how fast you want the transition to take place- Slow, Medium, or Fast. A transition refers to the way one slide moves off the screen and the next slide appears. When you set your transitions, you can also set how long you want each slide to appear on the screen. To set transitions and timing: Choose Transition from the Tools menu. Choose the transition from the drop-down list. Click how fast you want the transition to take place- Slow, Medium, or Fast. Decide how you want to advance to the next slide and, if need be, set the timing. If you want the slide to advance automatically, you need to decide how long the slide should appear on-screen before advancing to the next slide: Only on Mouse Click- The slide advances manually with a mouse click. Automatically After [N] Seconds- Type the number of seconds you want the slide on the screen. During the presentation, the slide advances automatically when the time is up. Click the OK button.

Schemes A scheme is a polished sequence of effects that you can apply to several slides or your whole show with just a couple of mouse clicks. It's a big time-saver and makes for quick results. A scheme also gives you consistency because the same effects are used on every slide. And, a scheme isn't set in stone; it's easy to remove, replace, or customize. A scheme is a polished sequence of effects that you can apply to several slides or your whole show with just a couple of mouse clicks. It's a big time-saver and makes for quick results. A scheme also gives you consistency because the same effects are used on every slide. And, a scheme isn't set in stone; it's easy to remove, replace, or customize.

To Save… Create the PowerPoint save on desktop in the PowerPoint Folder –if there is no PowerPoint folder on the desktop, you may create one or ask for assistance in Your class period folder -if there is no class period folder, create one or ask for teacher assistance Save as your Name Your instructor may have different directions for saving your work.

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Let’s Play… the assignment Create presentation about yourself and your career color you researched. Your presentation must include: 5 slides Class Name Your Name Teacher Name Your Color Information. What Hue are you? Include 1 appropriate clip art/photos on each slide Include some animations & transitions Back to Index PowerPoint If the PowerPoint button does not open the PowerPoint program, get assistance from your instructor.

NASA Interview Back to Index For this activity, you will select a NASA employee to interview from the list. Preferably one from the list of careers that is similar to their color. Click on the NASA Profiles banner to access the link. Ask the NASA professional questions from the list. Take good notes on the responses during the interview. This information will be saved in your folder or as directed by your instructor for use with next class's assignment.

Creating the Career Presentation Back to Index In this assignment, you will build a powerpoint presentation consisting of 12-15 slides that discuss your color, your career choice, and the NASA interview that coordinates with your career choice.

Back to Index PowerPoint Create a presentation about the career you researched. Your presentation must include: 1. 12-15 slides 2. Class Name 3. Your Name 4. Teacher Name 5. Your Information. What Hue are you? What is your learning style? 6. Required Career Research Information (from the Career Investigations worksheet) 7. Information about the NASA Professional you interviewed. 8. Include 1 appropriate clip art/photos on each slide 9. Include some animations & transitions 10. Level 5- Include a hyperlink to www.nasa.gov Include additional career information.

Time for the Show! Back to Index All students will present Career PowerPoint to the class. You may wish to check out the grading rubric. Ask you instructor which rubric will be used. To view the rubric, select the one your teacher will be using. Rubric A Rubric B

Women in NASA For this activity, access the banner link below Back to Index For this activity, access the banner link below to find out information about skills each woman must possess to fulfill their job. Take notes on the skills needed. Identify your Color and Environment and two careers at NASA that may fit you.

What is it like to be an astronaut? Back to Index For Fun, visit the astronaut flight lounge. Click here!

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