ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING PD0100 (ISBN 1-58896-309-8)
Learn the basic duties performed by bookkeeping and accounting personnel with this module. Students will complete receipts and disbursement sheets, calculate payroll and complete checks--just to name a few of the activities. The Introduction provides students with a review of some basic math necessary. Activities include:
- INTRODUCTION
- CASH RECEIPTS
- CASH DISBURSEMENTS
- PAYROLL
- CHECKS
- BANK RECONCILIATION
- INCOME STATEMENT
Sample content includes: ledger sheets, adding machine, blank payroll checks, payroll record sheets, bank reconciliation worksheets, paid checks, income statement worksheets, cash receipts worksheets, cash disbursements worksheets, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette, video and a software program.
ELECTRICITY PD1300 (ISBN 1-58896-297-0)
Students will explore the careers of those workers who install, design and service electrical systems. Students will use tools of the trade as they learn hands-on about wiring circuits and switches, splicing, and soldering, to name a few. Activities include:
- MATCHING COLOR CODED WIRE
- SOLDERING
- CABLE SPLICING
- TAPING SPLICES
- WIRING CIRCUITS
- INSTALLING A WALL SOCKET AND PLUG
- WIRING A SINGLE LIGHT SWITCH
- WIRING A THREE-WAY SWITCH
Sample content includes: soldering board, circuit board, wire stripper, continuity tester, pliers, circuit tester, soldering tool, 3-way switches, wall outlet, porcelain light fixture, soldering iron, color coded board, wall section w/ boxes attached, GFIC, solder fuse box, wall outlet box, switch boxes, light fixture box, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND LABORATORY SCIENCE PD0700 (ISBN 1-58896-286-5)
Get hands-on with microscopes, beakers, slides, and petri dishes with this kit. Students will explore such career areas as laboratory technicians, medical assistants, biochemists, biomedical technicians and microbiologists as they perform clinical and laboratory duties. Activities include:
- MICROSCOPE ORIENTATION
- DIFFERENTIAL BLOOD COUNTS
- METRIC MEASUREMENT
- PREPARATION OF SALINE SOLUTION
- ROUTINE URINALYSIS
- EXAMINATION OF PLAQUE AND EPITHELIAL CELLS
- PREPARING A CULTURE
- SMEAR OBSERVATION
- BLOOD TYPING
- BLOOD COUNTS
Sample content includes: Microscope, prepared blood slide, reagent strips, urinometer, beakers, cylinders, triple beam balance, blood typing kit, video, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
BANKING AND CREDIT PD0600 (ISBN 1-55549-402-1)
Students will explore several types of careers in the banking and credit field. The activities range from bank teller to an investment banker. Activities include:
- BANK DEPOSITS
- BALANCING THE DRAWER
- COMPUTING FOREIGN EXCHANGE
- COMPUTING FEDERAL ESTATE TAX
- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- EVALUATING CREDIT RISKS
- MAKING STOCK INVESTMENTS
Sample content includes: estate papers booklet, reference booklets, deposit slips, cash drawer, credit & debit slips, financial statements, company background material, customer envelopes, paper money, play coins, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
DENTAL CARE PD1100 (ISBN 1-58896-323-3)
Say “AH”! Students will explore the work of occupations in dental health care careers as they learn about the care, treatment and repair of gums and teeth. Activities include:
- TEACHING ORAL HYGIENE
- OFFICE PROCEDURES & CLINICAL RECORDS
- MAKING CASTS
- TRANSFERRING STERILE INSTRUMENTS
- SETTING UP THE OPERATORY
Sample content includes: stone teeth, teeth molds, vibrator, instruments and containers, gram scale, prophyangle, periodontal probe, disposable gloves, masks, video, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
FOOD TECHNOLOGY PD1600 (ISBN 1-58896-287-3)
Students will perform product preference tests, investigate blanching for food preservation, and invent a “new” food product. Activities include:
- PRODUCT PREFERENCE TEST
- QUALITY CONTROL
- FOOD PRESERVATION EXPERIMENT
- EXPERIMENTING IN A TEST KITCHEN
- TRANSFERRING A RECIPE TO PRODUCTION SCALE
- FOOD PRODUCT LABELING
Sample content includes: gram scale, beaker, test tubes and clamp, timer, safety glasses, metal cans, graduated cylinder, lab coat, video, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
LAW ENFORCEMENT PD2000 (ISBN 1-58896-292-X)
Students will explore several areas related to law enforcement with this kit including fingerprinting, casting, investigating forged documents, and accident and criminal investigation procedures. Activities include:
- TAKING LEGIBLE PRINTS
- LIFTING FINGERPRINTS
- MAKING A PRINT IDENTIFICATION
- MATCHING FINGERPRINTS
- PLASTER CASTING
- HANDWRITING COMPARISON
- ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
- CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
Sample content includes: driver’s licenses, investigating officer’s report form, latent print transfer card & set, silver & black print powders, ridge description chart, fingerprint type example chart, fingerprint card & set, loop print example chart, magnifier, print lifting tape, dusting brushes, fingerprint ink pad, Sheriff ’s complaint form, plaster of paris, cassette tapes, video, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
MANAGEMENT PD2200 (ISBN 1-58896-328-4)
Managers must plan and run many activities. In this kit students will simulate many of the tasks of a Food Service Manager including exploring job descriptions, interviewing and hiring personnel; merchandising; inventorying and stocking of products; setting competitive prices and profit making; balancing a cash register; making banquet reservations, and keeping records. Activities include:
- HIRING
- BANQUET RESERVATIONS
- WAREHOUSE ORDERS
- SETTING PRICES
- CASHIER’S REPORT
- CONGREGATE MEALS
Sample content includes: cash drawer, checks, plastic credit cards, sales order slips, classroom money, booklets, deposit slips, inventory forms, warehouse order booklet, cashier’s pouch, two videos,“First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
MEDICAL RECORDS PD2600 (ISBN 1-58896-312-8)
Students will explore some of the areas associated with medical record keeping in the health occupations. All of the activities are important to the health cluster in general as all workers have a part in the keeping of patient records in some form or another. Activities include:
- ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL
- MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
- MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
- PATIENT CHART MAINTENANCE
Sample content includes: medical history booklet, cassette tape, medical dictionary, nurse’s notes, TPR form, insurance form, medical history form, clinical lab results form, graphic nurse’s notes, team assignment sheets, medical terminology & word root worksheets, diet sheets, urinalysis lab sheets, blood chemistry lab sheets, blood (morphology) sheets, bacteriology sheets, hematology sheets, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
MASONRY PD2300(ISBN 1-58896-299-7)
Students will build a foundation and use the tools of a mason in this kit as they pour patio blocks and construct walls! Students will learn some of the typical job tasks of a mason, gain awareness of the tools and materials used in the craft, and gain a beginning understanding of the process of construction. Activities include:
- CONDUCTING A SLUMP TEST
- POURING AND FINISHING A CONCRETE PATIO BLOCK
- TYING REINFORCEMENT RODS
- CONSTRUCTING A STRAIGHT SECTION OF CONCRETE BLOCK WALL
- CONSTRUCTING A BLOCK WALL CORNER SECTION
- CONSTRUCTING A BRICK WALL USING A STRETCHER BOND
Sample content includes: mortar box, re-bar box, carpenter’s level & square, trowels, mortar board, reinforcement rods, patio block form, screed board, standards, line level, sand shovel, hoe, sight line, jointing tool, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
METEOROLOGY PD2700 (ISBN 1-58896-288-1)
Do you enjoy science, mathematics, physics and watching the weather station? Then the career of a meteorologist might just be for you. Activities include:
- GATHERING WEATHER DATA: CLOUDS AND WIND
- GATHERING WEATHER DATA: AIR PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND PRECIPITATION
- CONSTRUCTING A STATION MODEL
- PLOTTING AND READING A WEATHER MAP
- PREDICTING THE WEATHER
- FIRE WEATHER SERVICE
- PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING
Sample content includes: Barometer, psychrometer, thermometer, wind direction flag and compass, booklet and maps, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
PLUMBING PD2800 (ISBN 1-58896-300-4)
This kit offers students a real hands-on opportunity to perform the skills of a plumber, coupled with an extensive experience with actual tools and terminology used by master plumbers. Activities include:
- CUT AND DE-BURR GALVANIZED PIPE
- THREAD PIPE, INSTALL UNION & ELBOW
- FLEXIBLE COPPER TUBING
- RIGID COPPER TUBING
- BLACK IRON PIPE
- RIGID PLASTIC PIPE
- PLUMBING A WALL SECTION
Sample content includes: galvanized pipes, rigid copper tubing, wall section, galvanized elbows & unions, pipe cutter, hacksaw, pipe vise, pipe threader, tube cutter, flaring tool, tire pump, flexible copper tubing, rigid plastic pipe, black iron pipe, two videos, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
PRINTING PROCESSES PD2900 (ISBN 1-58896-305-5)
Students will explore hands-on the career field of a printer. Students will gain a beginning knowledge of the foundation skills and tools of the trade. Activities include:
- SCREEN PRINTING
- WORKING WITH NEGATIVES
- STRIPPING THE NEGATIVES TO THE MASKING SHEET
- PROOFING
- OFFSET PRINTING
- SIZING PICTURES
Sample content includes: ink brayers, screen printing kit, pad of stencils, pad of masking sheets, opaque, plate preserver, negatives, inking plate, offset ink, offset plate, light table/developer box, proof paper, proportion scale, video, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
SALES REPRESENTATIVE PD3400 (ISBN 1-58896-315-2)
Students will become aware of the psychological and physical aspects of sales with this kit. The qualities a successful sales representative usually possesses and the typical job tasks performed are explored. Activities include:
- “REPS”
- PRODUCT PRESENTATION
- ASKING FOR THE ORDER
- TIME MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
- KEEPING AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT
- ORDER FORMS
- MORE GOOD SALES QUALITIES
Sample content includes: “Strategic Selling” book, time planning chart forms, expense report forms, sales order forms, audio cassette tape, video, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
WRITING CAREERS PD4400 (ISBN 1-58896-284-9)
This module introduces participants to the various careers in writing. Participants will experience writing headlines and copy for ads and newspapers, writing brochures, writing scripts for radio and television, and creative and technical writing. Activities include:
- WRITING HEADLINES
- COPY WRITING
- WRITING BROCHURES
- WRITING FOR RADIO
- TECHNICAL WRITING
- CREATIVE WRITING
- WRITING FOR TELEVISION AND FILMS
Sample content includes: radio script form, video script format sheet, sample video script, writing ideas sheet, radio tape, blank audio cassette tapes, sample video tape, dictionary, thesaurus, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR PD3800 (ISBN 1-58896-301-2)
This kit provides students with exploration in the repair and servicing of small engines. Students will use real tools of the trade and perform many different tasks as they learn about engines. Activities include:
- CHANGING THE OIL
- CHECKING THE COMPRESSION
- CLEANING CARBON FROM THE ENGINE
- REMOVING THE FLYWHEEL
- CHECKING THE SPARK PLUG
- REMOVING AND REPLACING THE AIR CLEANER SYSTEM
Sample content includes: 4-cycle engine, service manual, drain pan, screwdrivers, head gaskets, spark plug socket, socket set, wrenches, gauges, plastic mallet, flywheel puller, “Small Engine” software program, “First Look” book with CD and audio cassette.
CONSTRUCTION TRADES PD4800 (ISBN 1-58896-867-7)
This module introduces participants to the various careers in the construction trades. Careers covered include electrician, plumber, mason, and dry wall installer. Activities include:
- MATCHING COLOR-CODED WIRE
- SOLDERING
- CABLE SPLICING
- TAPING SPLICES
- WIRING CIRCUITS
- CUT AND DE-BURR GALVANIZED PIPE
- THREAD PIPE, INSTALL UNION AND ELBOW
- FLEXIBLE COPPER TUBING
- RIGID COPPER TUBING
- CONDUCTING A SLUMP TEST
- POURING AND FINISHING A CONCRETE PATIOBLOCK
- TYING REINFORCEMENT RODS
- CONSTRUCTING A STRAIGHT SECTION OFCONCRETE BLOCK WALL
- INSTALLING DRY WALL
- FINISHING DRY WALL
- REFILLING NAIL HOLES AND TAPE
Sample content includes: soldering iron and stand, color coded electrical board, wire, solder, galvanized elbows and unions, pipe cutter, pipe vise, pipe wrenches, pipe threader, tube cutter, flaring tool, flexible copper tubing, rigid copper tubing, jointing tool, finishing trowel, reinforcement rods, patio block form, screed board, masonry hoe, re-bar box, drywall nails, wall sections, circuits kit, safety goggles, carpenter’s level, mortar board and box, pliers, carpenter’s square, claw hammer, videos, “First Look” book with CD and audio.


