The document contains 47 activities for Grade 8. The contents include the following areas: questionnaires; work vocabularies; employment seeking procedures--employment ads, application forms, resumes, job interviews, and resume preparation advice; a 24-page unit presenting occupational information in relation to career choice and job application including objectives, activities, evaluation, and resources; money management information; a 7-page paper on employment trends; an 8-page paper followed by a test in economics; work sheets for guest speaker evaluation, field trips, and parent interviews; a paper on work experiences of migrant harvesters; 14 diagrams showing related occupations based on interest and ability; career preparation suggestions in the areas of air transportation, tourism, general jobs, environment, athletics, career conflicts, food service, horticulture, occupations requiring skills in the use of color, recording, legal system, career choice, and employment opportunities for high school graduates; a 24-page job finding training kit; and a check list for planning field trips to economic enterprises. (EC)