FACS

Family and Consumer Sciences Syllabus

 This course will cover 7 units: 

`1. Fashion and Sewing, 2. Childhood Development, 3. Interior Design, 4. Career Exploration, 5. Financial Literacy, 6. Food Science, and 7. Nutrition and Wellness

Food Science will be covered on Friday Kitchen labs.

Weekly "traditional" formative assessments will be administered to track student mastery and understanding following these labs, while the remaining 6 of these units will involve a summative hands-on project, to be worked on during dedicated class time.

Additionally, students will have 4 formative independent projects that must be worked on in class, after the day’s regularly scheduled assignments have been completed. 

Video games, phones, and off-task behavior will result in loss of Friday kitchen privileges.

Schedule:

1. Fashion and Sewing

•   Intro to hand-sewing: Threading and knotting, sewing a button, basting stitch, running stitch, back stitch, blanket stitch

• 2 In-class projects: Mini Pillow and Plushie 

• Independent project: Apron

2. Food Science

• Kitchen Safety

• Knife safety

• Fire safety

• Intro to cooking and baking using stovetops and ovens

• Friday kitchen challenges and weekly assessments

3. Childhood Development 

• Early developmental and educational milestones

• Car seat safety

• Common allergies and epipen administration

• Emergency Response Demo: CPR, Heimlich, and defibrillators

• In-class project: Baby Egg Project

• Independent project: Educational children’s game

4. Interior Design

• 7 Elements of Interior Design

• Color Pshychology

• 3D rendering

• In-class projects: Shoebox Project and Restaurant Design

5. Career Exploration

• Career and aptitude assessments

• Professional dress day

• Career Day

• Email etiquette 

• Income tax and W4's

• In-class Project: Resume Writing

6. Financial Literacy

• Gross vs net, tax brackets, calculating monthly income 

• Interest rates, home loans, and car loans

• Calculating mental percentages and tipping

• Intro to Investing

• In-class project: Month of Adulting & Budgeting 

7. Nutrition and Wellness

• My Plate

• Vitamins and nutrients

• Laundry

• Dish washing

• Independent project: Teach the Class (Choice board TBA)

• In-class project: Restaurant Project (Cooking portion (only) to be completed at home)

Additional Independent project (on a famous expert of one of the 7 units): Skills Spotlight (Choice board TBA)

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