Exploring STEM Careers

Exploring STEM Careers Worksheet (Grade 6 Science, TEKS 6.4C)

Help grade 6 students see where science can take them. This one-page reading and activity sheet explains STEM and careers, then lists six places students can explore STEM jobs, from museums and libraries to online platforms and mentors.

What's Inside

• A short reading on STEM, careers, and six resources for exploring them
• Activity 1: Students match a meteorologist, marine biologist, civil engineer, geologist, and computer programmer to what each one does
• Activity 2: Students circle the best resource for four students with different goals
• A visual answer key with answers marked in red

How Teachers Use It

Use it for career day, before a field trip or guest speaker, or as practice for TEKS 6.4C. The sheet takes about 10 minutes and prints clearly in black and white.

This worksheet is part of the Reading in Science series for grade 6. It supports TEKS 6.4C: research and explore resources such as museums, libraries, professional organizations, private companies, online platforms, and mentors employed in a STEM field to investigate STEM careers. Pair it with the other TEKS 6.4 sheets to build a short unit on science, society, and STEM careers.

Why It Works

Each sheet teaches the key terms in plain words first, then asks students to use only what the page taught. Activities stay at the circle, sort, match, and write-a-letter level, so students build confidence while the answer key lets teachers check work fast. The clean layout is also easy to project for a whole-class review.