Grade Range: | |
6–8 | |
Prerequisites: | |
None | |
Course duration: | |
One semester. May be taught as a six-, nine-, or 12-week portion of an 18-week wheel course; may be repeated for credit. | |
Course Description: | |
In this exploratory course students are actively engaged in the study of personal, family, and peer relationships; child care and development; consumer decision making; personal image; foods and nutrition; living environments; careers related to family and consumer sciences; and roles as participants in school and community. | |
State Course Code(s): | |
7001 - Exploratory Family and Consumer Sciences (Grades 6-8) | |
Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
Kelly-Plate and Eubanks, Today’s Teen, Glencoe, 2004. Supplementary Resources: Middle Grades Home Economics Curriculum Guide, Volume II, Units III–V, California Department of Education, 2000. Bailey, Discovering Life Skills, Glencoe, 2004. |