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School District of Oconee County

Family and Consumer Science 1

Course Number: 580800CW

Family and Consumer Sciences 1 is a comprehensive course designed to provide students with the core knowledge and skills needed to manage their lives. Project based instruction provides students with opportunities to apply higher order thinking, communication, and leadership skills that can be applied to real life situations immediately. Academic alignments are incorporated in each unit plan that covers interpersonal relationships, human development, family well-being, careers, family and consumer resources, and nutrition and wellness.

Family and Consumer Sciences 1 Syllabus

Family and Consumer Sciences 1 Classroom Expectations

Prerequisites:

  • There are no prerequisites required for this course.

 

Fees:

There are no fees associated with this course.

 

South Carolina Family and Consumer Science Standards:  

  • Interpersonal Skills

      B1. Analyze personal character traits that impact interpersonal relationships.

  • Career, Community, and Family Connections

      C1. Investigate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of potential careers.

  • Family Well-Being

      D1. Analyze the effects of cultural and social diversities on individuals and families.

  • Nutrition and Wellness

      E1. Analyzef actors that affect nutrition and wellness.

  • Family and Consumer Resources

            F1. Examine resources that meet the needs and wants of consumers.

      • Human Development

            G1. Analyze the effects heredity, parenting, and environment on human growth and development.

      • Textiles and Apparel

             H1. Demonstrate basic skills for producing, repairing, and altering textile and apparel List

       

      National Family and Consumer Standards:  

      1.2. Demonstrate transferable and employability skills in school, community, and workplace settings.

      2.1. Demonstrate management of individual and family resources such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, recreation, transportation, time, human capital, and money.

      6.0. Evaluate the significance of family and its effects on the well-being of individuals in society.

      12.0. Analyze factors that influence human growth & development.

      13.0. Demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, workplace and community.

      14.0. Demonstrate nutrition and wellness practices that enhance individual and family well-being.

      16.4. Demonstrate skills needed to produce, alter, or repair fashion, apparel and textile products.

       

      Broad Field Family and Consumer Sciences Assessment/Credential:

      1A. Analyze functions and expectations of various types of relationships.

      1B. Analyze personal needs and characteristics and their effects on interpersonal relationships.

      1C. Demonstrate communication skills that contribute to positive relationships.

      1D. Demonstrate standards that guide behavior in interpersonal relationships.

      2A. Analyze principles of human growth and development across the life span.

      2B. Analyze conditions that influence human growth and development.

      2C. Analyze strategies that promote growth and development across the life span.

      3A. Analyze the effects of family as a system on individuals and society.

      3B. Evaluate the effects of diverse perspectives, needs, and characteristics of individual and families.

      3D. Evaluate and promote parenting practices that maximize human growth and development.

      4A. Analyze strategies to manage multiple roles and responsibilities.

      4B. Demonstrate transferable and employability skills in school, community and workplace settings.

      4C. Evaluate the reciprocal effects of individual and family participation in community activities.

      5A. Demonstrate management of individual and family resources such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, recreation, transportation, time, human capital, and money.

      5B. Analyze the relationship of the environment to family and consumer resources.

      5C. Analyze policies that affect consumer rights and responsibilities.

      5D. Evaluate the effects of technology on individual and family resources and be able to take the appropriate actions.

      5E. Demonstrate management of financial resources to meet the goals of individuals and families across the life span.

      6A. Analyze factors that influence nutrition and wellness across the life span, and be able to educate others to implement this information.

      6B. Evaluate various dietary guidelines when planning to meet nutrition and wellness needs, and be able to educate others to implement this information.

      6C. Evaluate factors that affect food safety from selection through consumption.

      6D. Evaluate the influence of science and technology on food consumption, safety, and other issues.

      Required Instructional Materials and Resources: 

      • Notebook or lined paper
      • Pen and pencil
      • Student supplied materials: Some foods, fabrics and notions for project construction.
      • Informational Texts
      • Websites

      Optional Materials and Resources:

      • Parents
      • Business/Community Leaders
      • Faculty
      • Industry

      Course Summary:

      Date Details Due