LIFE SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME

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LIFE SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME
Explorations in Home Economics
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Culinary Arts

• Why safety and sanitation must be controlled at
  all times.
• How culinary nutrition will enable you to create
  successful menus.
• How to use standardized recipes to control costs.
  
• The cooking techniques used in quantity food
  preparation.

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• How to use the equipment found in the
  professional kitchen
• The value of quality customer service to the
  dining experience.
• The role of foodservice management, standards,
  regulations, and laws.

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Fun with Microwave Cooking

• Using the microwave oven for cooking and
  reheating
• Comparison of microwave with conventional range
• Prepare Pizza Nachos

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Recipe module

• List five sources you could consult to find
• A recipe.
• List the six things all recipes should have.
• Explain what is meant by recipe terms.
• Give the equivalent of a food item.
• Use abbreviations tables
• Adjust a recipe in order increase or decrease
• the numbers of servings.
• Show the estimated time necessary to perform
• the recipe.
• Calculate the cost of serving a meal.
• Prepare Rice Krispie Treats

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Nutrition Just For You

• List three reasons for eating.
• Identify six factors that influence what you
  choose to eat.
• List the six nutrients needed by our bodies.
• Explain what each nutrient does for the body.
• Identify two types of restaurants that offer
  nutritious snacks.
• Identify three nutritious snacks
• Prepare a nutritious snack.

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FOOD ETIQUETTE AND JUST PLAIN MANNES

• GPS
• -properly place a table cloth on a table for
  a meal.
• -properly place on place mats on a table.
• -name the four basic types of meal service.
• -list the three basic types of table
  settings.
• -explain how you let your host or hostess
  know that you are through eating.

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LETS EAT

• GPS
• -identify food sources for six different
  nutrients.
• -plan each of the following four types of
  meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack
• -list four factors that add variety to
  meals.
• -accurately measure dry and liquid
  ingredients.
• -prepare and bake muffins

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GROOMING

• -GPS
• describe a characteristic of oily, dry, and
  normal hair.
• -list the five steps in shampooing hair.
• -identify four things that will help you
  have healthy skin.

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Becoming A Super Sitter

• GPS
• -identify eight things to as a baby-sitter.
• -list three games/toys that can be used when
  baby sitting.
• -list three types of emergency information
  that should b available when babysitting.

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The Wonder Years

• GPS list ten steps in resolving conflicts.
• -explain what is meant by peer pressure.
• -identify two positive ways of handling peer
  pressure.
• -list his/her four basic rights.
• -explain the difference between being assertive
  and aggressive.

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Who Am I

• GPS explain what is meant by self-concept and
  self-esteem.
• -identify those characteristics that makeup
  his/her personality.
• -define the term values.
• -identify your values.
• -write a short and long term goal.

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The Serger

• GPS -develop a pattern for constructing an item
  from fabric.
• -use a pattern to cut fabric for constructing
• -identify six ways in which a serger differs from
  a conventional sewing machine.
• -complete a project using the serger sewing
  machine.

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Its Your Space

• GPS -identify three types of housing.
• -list four kinds of needs a home can provide for
  a family.
• -explain the purpose of accessories and displays
  in the bedroom.
• -draw a rough sketch of a bedroom, including a
  door, windows, and furniture.
• -draw a floor plan of his/her bedroom.

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Fasteners and Stitches

• GPS -identify four fastening terms.
• -identify four types of fasteners.
• -identify five different types of fasteners.
• -correctly sew a shank type button onto fabric.
• -correctly sew a sew-through button onto fabric.

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Learn To Sew

• GPS -identify safety rules for the sewing
  machine.
• -identify small and large sewing equipment.
• -demonstrate operation of a sewing machine.
• -list parts of the sewing machine and what they
  do.
• -make a sewing project.

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Wardrobe Selection and Upkeep

• GPS
• -describe how natural and manufactured
  fibers differ.
• -explain three methods of making fabric.
• -identify the characteristics of common
  fibers.
• -describe how finishes change fabrics.