Family and Consumer Sciences
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Class Objective:Family and Consumer Sciences is a class where students integrate their skills from math, English and science and apply them to “real life” problem solving. Students learn to use tools and resources to create a personalized sewing project and then go on to learn about nutrition and food preparation. Students learn to measure ingredients correctly, use the microwave, stove top, oven and other kitchen equipment and tools to create delicious recipes. They also learn how different foods were influenced by American history (did you know that sugar was rationed during WWII because it was needed to make bombs?) and how different cultures have influenced the foods that Americans eat and accept as “normal” (did you know that most cultures consider corn on the cob to be a food fit only for animals?) Family and Consumer Sciences explores all this and more! Nutrition Links:Food Guide Pyramid Interactive Site Nutrition Facts and Calories in Foods Nutrition Exploration for Kids 6th Grade Links:Dole 5 A Day - Eat your 5 daily fruits and vegetables! 6th Grade Fruit and Vegetable Blog Spot 7th Grade Links: Milk Apples Cheese Tomatoes Butter Beef Pasta Eggs 8th Grade Links:Oceania and New-Zealand Recipes | Fun Trivia about Ms. Nolan...She comes from a large Irish Catholic family – she has 37 first cousins!
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