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Iowa State Foundational Standard: 2.0 Integrate multiple life roles and responsibilities in family, work, and community settings.

• • Content Standard

2.2 Demonstrate transferable knowledge, attitudes, and technical and employability skills in school, community and workplace settings.

• • • Critical Competencies

2.2.3 Apply communication skills in school, community and workplace settings and with diverse populations.

2.2.5 Demonstrate leadership skills and abilities in school, workplace and community settings.

2.2.6 Demonstrate employability skills, work ethics, and professionalism.

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Iowa State Foundational Standard 1.0: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices needed for a career in the human services cluster (family and human services, hospitality and tourism, education and training, housing and apparel).

• • Content Standard

1.1 Analyze career paths within human service industries.

• • • Critical Competencies

1.1.1 Explain roles and functions of individuals engaged in human service careers.

1.1.2 Analyze opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors.

1.1.3 Summarize education and training requirements and opportunities for career paths.

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Iowa State Foundational Standard 5.0: Evaluate the effects of parenting roles and responsibilities on strengthening the well-being of individuals, families, and society.

• • Content Standard:

5.2 Evaluate parenting practices that maximize human growth and development.

• • • Critical Competencies

5.2.1 Analyze nurturing practices that support human growth and development.

5.2.3 Assess common practices and emerging research about influences of discipline on human growth and development.

5.2.5 Apply criteria for selecting care and services for children and youth.

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Iowa State Foundational Standard 3.0: Demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, workplace and community.

• • Content Standard:

3.1 Analyze functions and expectations of various types of relationships.

3.3 Demonstrate communication skills that contribute to positive relationships.

• • • Critical Competencies

3.1.1 Analyze processes for building and maintaining interpersonal relationships.

3.1.4 Analyze factors that contribute to healthy and unhealthy relationships.

3.3.1 Analyze communication styles and their effects on relationships.

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Iowa State Foundational Standard: 4.0 Analyze factors that influence human growth and development.

• • Content Standards

4.1 Analyze principles of human growth and development across the lifespan.

4.2 Analyze conditions that influence human growth and development.

4.3 Analyze strategies that promote growth and development across the lifespan.

• • • • Competencies

4.1.1 Analyze physical, emotional, social, moral, and cognitive development.

4.2.1 Analyze the influences of heredity and environment on human growth and development.

4.3.1 Analyze the role of nurturance on human growth and development.

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Iowa Foundational Standard: 6.0 Demonstrate nutrition and wellness practices that enhance individual and family well-being.

Iowa Foundational Standard: 9.0 Evaluate safety and sanitation processes.

• • Content Standards: 

6.2 Examine the nutritional needs of individuals and families in relation to health and wellness across the lifespan.

6.4 Evaluate factors that affect food safety from production through consumption.

9.1 Demonstrate sanitation procedures for a clean and safe environment.

• • • Competencies: 

6.2.4 Analyze sources of food and nutrition information, including food labels, related to health and wellness.

6.4.2 Analyze safety and sanitation practices.

6.4.5 Analyze foodborne illness factors, including causes, potentially hazardous foods, and methods of prevention.

9.1.2 Analyze the various types of cleaning methods and their environmental effects.

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Iowa Foundational Standard 9.0 Evaluate safety and sanitation processes.

Iowa Foundational Standard 10.0 Synthesize knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in family & human services.

• • Content Standards: 

9.3 Demonstrate a work environment that provides safety and security.

10.2 Demonstrate professional behaviors, skills, and knowledge in providing family and human services.

• • • Critical Competencies: 

9.3.3 Demonstrate safe procedures in the use, care, and storage of equipment.

10.2.1 Evaluate rules, regulations, legal and work site policies that affect employer, employee, personal, and family rights and responsibilities.

10.2.2 Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior with peers in a variety of settings.

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Iowa Foundational Standard 8.0 Evaluate product development testing and presentation processes.

Iowa Foundational Standard 9.0 Evaluate safety and sanitation processes.

• • Content Standards:

8.1 Demonstrate skills needed for product development, testing, and presentation.

9.2 Apply hazardous materials and waste management procedures.

9.3 Demonstrate a work environment that provides safety and security.

• • • Critical Competencies:

8.1.2 Design or analyze a consumer product.

9.2.2 Demonstrate a waste minimization plan.

9.3.3 Demonstrate safe procedures in the use, care, and storage of equipment.

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Iowa Foundational Standard 7.0: Evaluate management practices related to the human, economic, and environmental resources in a global context.

• • Standards/Benchmarks:

7.1 Demonstrate management of individual and family resources such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, recreation, transportation, time, and human capital.

7.2 Analyze the relationship between the global environment and family and consumer resources.

7.6 Demonstrate management of financial resources to meet the goals of individuals and families across the life span.

• • • Critical Competencies:

7.1.2 Analyze how individuals and families make choices to satisfy needs and wants.

7.2.2 Summarize environmental trends and issues affecting families and future generations.

7.6.1 Evaluate the need for personal and family financial planning.