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Family & Consumer Sciences 7

7th grade Family and Consumer Sciences is an
introductory course. Students will be concentrating on four
units:

▪ Financial and Resource Management
▪
▪ Balancing Family, Work, and Community

Responsibility
▪ Food Science and Nutrition
▪
▪ Child Development

Students will learn through hands-on, real-life application
projects. Topics include machine sewing skills with
completion of a functional project, responsible babysitting,
basic food and nutritious breakfast preparation, applying
MyPlate food guidelines, keeping a kitchen clean and
safe, use of major appliances and kitchen equipment,

decision-making,
values, goal setting,
communication skills,
stress and crises
management, and
managing time and
resources. The
students will also study
the various ages and stages of childhood development;
examine discipline techniques; and the importance of
reading to children at any age.

Family & Consumer Sciences 8

8th grade Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) is an
intermediate course. Students will concentrate on four
units:

▪ Financial and Resource Management
▪ Balancing Family, Work, and Community Responsibility
▪ Food Science and Nutrition

▪ Child Development

In this hands-on, real-life application class, students will practice cooking skills, food and kitchen safety, and
nutrition. The students will plan and prepare nutritious meals and healthy snacks. Students will acquire skills to
balance home, work and family, as well as financial management skills, such as check writing and budgeting.
Students will then apply management skills to a consumer project in which the students design and comparison

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