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

● Food and Nutrition
● Space Design
● Fashion History/Smart Shopping
● Budgeting and Check Writing
● Sewing Machine/Community Service Project

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 they will virtually-shop for a clothing
outfit with a budget. Students will explore space design by creating multiple floorplans of their current
bedrooms. Students will also use their acquired sewing skills to serve the community by creating pillowcases
that will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh North.

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