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Consumer and Family Sciences Explorations (1032) | |||
| 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. | |