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Do Now. Read the article below.

Answer questions 1-5 by using the article below and your outside knowledge of Chemistry.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151130-how-hot-could-the-earth-get#:~:text=Greenhouse%20gases%20in%20the%20air,not%20be%20able%20to%20survive.
Question 1
1.

When was this article published? Do you think it is still relevant today?

Question 2
2.

According to the article, how long has the earth been around?

Question 3
3.

Without the greenhouse effect, what would the average temperature of the earth be in degrees Celsius?

Question 4
4.

Using a search engine like Google, how many degrees Fahrenheit is that?

Question 5
5.

How do oceans help to slow climate change?

Activity 2. Click on the link below:

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/chemical-sciences/fields.html

Choose 3 careers from the list that you may be interested in. Answer questions 6-11 on your first career choice and questions 12-17 about your second career choice and questions 18-23 about your third career choice.
Question 6
6.

What is your first career choice?

Question 7
7.

What is a short description of this career?

Question 8
8.

What education do you need to work in this career?

Question 9
9.

What is the median salary of a person in this career?

Question 10
10.

Do some outside research using a google search. What is the day to day job like? What are the tasks that a person completes on a daily basis? How long are their daily hours? Etc.

Be sure to cite your sources! Copy the link you are using and paste it after your answer.

Question 11
11.

After reading everything, decide if you think this career is something you would be interested in. Explain your reasoning in detail.

Question 12
12.

What is your second career choice?

Question 13
13.

What is a short description of this career?

Question 14
14.

What education do you need to work in this career?

Question 15
15.

What is the median salary of a person in this career?

Question 16
16.

Do some outside research using a google search. What is the day to day job like? What are the tasks that a person completes on a daily basis? How long are their daily hours? Etc.

Be sure to cite your sources! Copy the link you are using and paste it after your answer.

Question 17
17.

After reading everything, decide if you think this career is something you would be interested in. Explain your reasoning in detail.

Question 18
18.

What is your third career choice?

Question 19
19.

What is a short description of this career?

Question 20
20.

What education do you need to work in this career?

Question 21
21.

What is the median salary of a person in this career?

Question 22
22.

Do some outside research using a google search. What is the day to day job like? What are the tasks that a person completes on a daily basis? How long are their daily hours? Etc.

Be sure to cite your sources! Copy the link you are using and paste it after your answer.

Question 23
23.

After reading everything, decide if you think this career is something you would be interested in. Explain your reasoning in detail.

Question 24
24.

Of the 3 careers you looked at, which sounds the most appealing?

Question 25
25.

What are your career goals for the future as of now?