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22. Choose a community service project and
volunteer at least three hours. Describe the project
in a one-page report. Include a description of
your feelings before, during, and after the project.
Also explain how participating in such a project
can help a person mature. Choice: Present your
project in an oral or visual report.
Use Technology
23. Search the Internet for a personality inventory.
Take the personality test and print the results.
Then, summarize your thoughts about the
inventory in a paragraph. Was it thorough
enough? Did it provide an accurate picture
of your personality? Explain why you agree
or disagree with the inventory results. Group
option: Discuss the results with a partner.
24. Design a flyer to advertise yourself to a future
employer. Include your strengths, abilities,
skills, interests, and any other information you
think would help you get a job. Use a desktop
publishing format with at least two folds in your
flyer. Choice: Insert pictures by using a scanner
or a digital camera.
25. Social studies. Search for information about a
psychology career, such as school psychologist,
clinical psychologist, social worker, or a career
that focuses on developing young adults.
Identify the type of work done, personal qualities
and educational requirements needed for job
success, and the job outlook for the career. Use
word processing software to create your report.
26. Research. Survey the senior high school class
for height and weight data. Collect current data
from every student as well as eighth-grade
data. Enter the data in a computer to create a
line graph for average heights and weights in
grades eight and twelve. Prepare averages for
the whole class as well as separate averages for
males and females. Were males or females taller
or heavier in eighth grade? in twelfth grade?
Write a paragraph drawing some conclusions
about rate of development and overall growth.
Group option: Complete the activity as a class
project.
intellectually, how you express your emotions,
and how you relate socially. Choice: Present
your information in a format using the multiple
intelligence you believe you work with best.
18. Writing. Write a paper on “Personal Maturity
and Success in Relationships at Home and
Work.” Explain how personal maturity in social,
emotional, and intellectual areas can help you
succeed in family relationships at home. Also
explain how maturity in these areas could
benefit your professional relationships on the
job. Group option: Complete this paper with
two partners, with each of you focusing on one
area of development.
Connect with Your
Community
19. Reading. Evaluate several newspaper articles
involving human behavior. For each story,
explain how the person’s behavior helped him or
her meet a need. Try to find articles describing
examples of behaviors that responded to each
of the following needs:
• basic physical needs (food, clothing, and
shelter)
• safety and security
Choice: Find articles describing behaviors that
responded to the need for love and acceptance
and the need for respect and recognition.
20. As a class, brainstorm a list of community
leaders who might be available to come to
class for a panel discussion. Your teacher can
invite them to discuss the importance of social,
emotional, and intellectual maturity for success
on the job. Prepare a list of questions to ask that
would help you understand the specific qualities
these leaders seek in employees. Summarize
their responses by writing a one-page paper
on “The Ideal Employee.” Group option:
Work in groups to create an oral report using
presentation software.
21. Research. Interview a community leader on
the topic of how to build a strong character.
Summarize the interview in a report. Include in
your report a list of resources and opportunities
in your community for building character. Choice:
Present your information in a flyer or poster.