Family and Consumer Sciences
Curriculum Outline
Mrs. Becker - 7th Grade
This course will run for 10 weeks, during that time we will focus on these skills for life.
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Financial Fitness
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Money, Money, Money
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Money Management
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Making a Budget
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The Anatomy of a Check
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Balancing a Checkbook
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Your paycheck – gross vs. net pay
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Can you afford the home of your choice
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Cost of a mortgage
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Technology Use – Sewing Machine
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Sewing machine safety
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Survival unit – wrist and neck gaiters for Camp
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Individual project – Cartoon pillow kit
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Shaken Baby Syndrome
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What is SBS
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Why we are required to learn about it
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How can it be prevented
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Flour baby project – bring from home 5# of flour
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Stresses of babysitting children
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Babysitting safety
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Food Preparation Skills
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Kitchen safety skills
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Food Science Experiments
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Meat and poultry cooking
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Baked Alaska
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Bagels
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Dehydrated soup for survival
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Ready, Set, Cook!
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