Jessie Hermann

Website Scavenger Hunt

Interactive game to research for life beyond high school, using YouthHood.org
Directions: By exploring the YouthHood website (www.youthhood.org), search for the answers to
the following questions below. When completed, fill in the crossword puzzle with the found words.
Enjoy!
1. Click The Job Center. Having a job is not only a great way to buy things and be more
independent, but it also helps with learning about ______________, saving money,
_____________, and how to be responsible.
2. Click Understanding Careers. What is a career?
It is usually a _______________ you have chosen in which youve gotten education and
training and have had several years of experience.
3. Click Taking Career Inventories. What is the caution?
There is one problem with personality-type ____________ theyre really good at helping
you to see the style that you use to do a job, but they dont always do such a good job at
helping you ________________ what jobs or careers you
S Q U U N L B E I A T K K T C
might be really good at.
S T N P W S O O C U T K R L H
4. Click Understanding Job Training. Job training
B B N D M P F C T W W A Z S E
includes all kinds of things, like:
N K A E A C O R E C N N M E C
O I I T M U G I O S I Q M X K
Figuring out what you are interested in
I W E K N U V B P M Y D Z A I
Looking into jobs and whats ____________ to do
S Z J T B R R O Q N A Q E T N
that job
S B S K E X R T P Z P N D R G
E Y B T G T S R S R K N T T P
Learning how to apply for a job
F C N F A T E T T N E D J I P
Learning how to
O I T T B U D G E T I N G L C
R X I E C N E D N E P E D N I
_______________ for a job
P O D E R I U Q E R C F F F Q
Training on the job about how
to
N J V J E A H X D U L N L Q T
do the job
Z W C K G Q J I W E W Q O G D
5. Click The Apartment on the left
hand tab: ___________________ is:
Taking control of your future.
Knowing that your future will be positive because youre in charge of it.
6. Click Finances.
This includes _____________ _____________, savings accounts, investments, loans,
paying bills, credit card payments, entertainment, rent, and things like that.
7. Go back to The Apartment and click Hygiene Getting Basic
Hygiene.
Taking care of your body and your looks, being clean, and having good habits affects
practically everything in your life -- from getting a job to having friends to being in a
________________ relationship.
8. Go back to The Apartment and click Finding My Own Place Making
Decisions.
It can include:
Knowing how to be safe at home
Understanding how to take care of yourself
Knowing what to do in an emergency
Understanding how to take care of your own place (like cleaning, doing laundry,
fixing things when they break)
How to shop for food (very important) and then how to cook it (microwaves can
come in handy here!)
Taking care of your finances and paying bills

Jessie Hermann

How to get around using __________________ like a car, bus, taxi, bike, skateboard, or
walking

Website Scavenger Hunt

Interactive game to research for life beyond high school, using YouthHood.org
Directions: By exploring the YouthHood website (www.youthhood.org), search for the answers to
the following questions below. When completed, fill in the crossword puzzle with the found words.
Enjoy!
9. Click The Job Center. Having a job is not only a great way to buy things and be more
independent, but it also helps with learning about budgeting, saving money, taxes, and
how to be responsible.
10.Click Understanding Careers. What is a career?
It is usually a profession you have chosen in which youve gotten education and training
and have had several years of experience.
11.Click Taking Career Inventories. What is the caution?
There is one problem with personality-type instruments theyre really good at helping
you to see the style that you use to do a job, but they dont always do such a good job at
helping you predict what jobs or careers you might be
S Q U U N L B E I A T K K T C
really good at.
S T N P W S O O C U T K R L H
12.Click Understanding Job Training. Job training
B B N D M P F C T W W A Z S E
includes all kinds of things, like:
N K A E A C O R E C N N M E C
O I I T M U G I O S I Q M X K
Figuring out what you are interested in
I W E K N U V B P M Y D Z A I
Looking into jobs and whats required to do
S Z J T B R R O Q N A Q E T N
that job
S B S K E X R T P Z P N D R G
E Y B T G T S R S R K N T T P
Learning how to apply for a job
F C N F A T E T T N E D J I P
Learning how to interview for
a
O I T T B U D G E T I N G L C
R X I E C N E D N E P E D N I
job
P O D E R I U Q E R C F F F Q
Training on the job about how
to
N J V J E A H X D U L N L Q T
do the job
Z W C K G Q J I W E W Q O G D
13.Click The Apartment on the left
hand tab: Independence is:
Taking control of your future.
Knowing that your future will be positive because youre in charge of it.
14.Click Finances.
This includes checking accounts, savings accounts, investments, loans, paying
bills, credit card payments, entertainment, rent, and things like that.
15.Go back to The Apartment and click Hygiene Getting Basic
Hygiene.
Taking care of your body and your looks, being clean, and having good habits affects
practically everything in your life -- from getting a job to having friends to being in a
romantic relationship.
16.Go back to The Apartment and click Finding My Own Place Making
Decisions.
It can include:
Knowing how to be safe at home

Jessie Hermann

Understanding how to take care of yourself

Knowing what to do in an emergency
Understanding how to take care of your own place (like cleaning, doing laundry,
fixing things when they break)
How to shop for food (very important) and then how to cook it (microwaves can
come in handy here!)
Taking care of your finances and paying bills
How to get around using transportation like a car, bus, taxi, bike, skateboard, or
walking