Family & Consumer Sciences

IB MYP Foods 1 (9-12)

9600

This course is all about food and eating, with a focus on nutrition, wellness, and food preparation practices. Students learn the skills for purchasing, storing, handling, planning, preparing and cooking various foods. Cooking knowledge includes the names and proper use for kitchen tools, how to measure ingredients, the meaning of cooking terms, and how to read the technical steps of recipes. Food labs involve hands-on practice with food preparation and cooking techniques.

IB MYP Foods 2 (9-12) 9750

Prerequisite: Successful completion of IB MYP Foods I

This course is designed for students who wish to prepare a variety of foods originating from all over the world. Students study patterns of family meals, current customs and food habits, and cooking techniques and equipment unique to those countries. Utilizing information learned in IB MYP Foods 1, students complete labs creating foods from around the world. Careers in the food service industry will be discussed and researched.