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- 6th
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Students with developmental disabilities examine the foods provide good nutrition as part of an appropriate diet. They look at bags filled with healthy snacks and other foods in order to identify appropriate foods. They determine the use of safe food preparation techniques. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students practice preparing various nutritional foods in the small group setting in this Home Economics lesson for the High School classroom. Emphasis is placed on goal-setting techniques, the creation of nutritious foods, and small, cooperative learning groups. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate milk allergies and milk intolerance, recognize the various types of milk and dairy products, and design a menu for a family for a week that includes a variety of milk and dairy foods in this Home Economics lesson for High Schoolers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore various kinds of grains used for food, examine the importance of grains in diets throughout the world today and in the past, and plan five school lunch menus that incorporate different types of grain products in this Home Economics lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine career and employment opportunities related to diet, food, and food preparation in this Home Economics/Nutrition lesson for the High School classroom. Emphasis is placed on the idea of balanced diets and modifications. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the basics of baking techniques in this Home Economics and Nutrition lesson for the High School classroom. Emphasis is placed upon the use of various types of flour products, yeasts, gluten, and quick bread products. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate different sauces and their use in local diet and nutrition in this Home Economics lesson for the High School classroom. Emphasis is placed upon gaining applicable knowledge and creating a sauce for final assessment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore solid waste background information. They are presented with a well balanced picture. Students review ideas on how to use solid waste issues in many fields including math, science, English, social studies and home economics. They come up with a variety of solutions to remedy this problem. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify and describe the history of home economics and how that history shaped and defined the role of women. Then they explore the home economics manuals and home economic articles which are available online at Hearth: Home Economics Archive. Students also share with the class items that surprised them why these items surprised them and also what they say about the role of women at that time. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research, examine and study about the history of home economics and the women who were responsible for designing a whole field of study. They also discuss why this field has become called "human ecology" and the future of the field. Full Review »

