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Thanksgiving Ideas for your Classroom

by M.Sandoval • November 14, 2011 • 0 Comments

The holiday season can be stressful for us as the students get riled up in anticipation of school break, classes get shorter making it hard to cram our lessons into half days, and our personal lives get busy. I personally view holidays as a way to celebrate with students and take some of the pressure off of the normal academia pacing that at this time of the semester can leave us all exhausted. Here are a few holiday ideas to either help your department raise money, fit in some extra holiday excitement, or comply with a half day schedule.

Food Borne Illness Animoto Project

by K.Graybill • August 5, 2011 • 4 Comments

This is an investigative project for students to research specific food borne illnesses in more depth and then visually showcase them through Animoto, a free site that turns photos and video clips into professional video slideshows in minutes.

Meatball Lab

by M.Sandoval • July 22, 2011 • 0 Comments

Time Frame: 1.5 Hour block Objective The student will prepare and evaluate a recipe of meatballs according to the skills and techniques they have learned in meat cookery. Set Show a short video on how to make meatballs like this…

Be Safe not Sorry Cartoon

by M.Sandoval • July 8, 2011 • 1 Comment

There are thousands of ways to teach safety and sanitation to your students. This lesson is primarily lecture with fill in the blank notes and a safety cartoon for homework to reinforce what they learned.

Lasagna Take Home Meal Fundraiser

by M.Sandoval • June 24, 2011 • 2 Comments

Prepare this delicious sausage lasagna as a take home meal fundraiser or in your student restaurant. Read more for tips on how to make this fundraiser a success and download a profit spreadsheet to get you started.

Pie Lab

by M.Sandoval • June 17, 2011 • 0 Comments

Time Frame: 2 blocks Objective: Given a demonstration on how to make an apple pie, students will make their own pie with 90% accuracy and evaluate factors that affect pie results. National Standard: 8.4 Demonstrate planning menu items based on…

Labor & Delivery Lesson

by M.Sandoval • June 10, 2011 • 2 Comments

Engage your students in a lively discussion of labor and delivery methods and practices. Students will learn the sequential events of delivery and watch a real delivery.

USDA Food Pyramid Replaced by Food Guide Dinner Plate

by M.Sandoval • June 6, 2011 • 0 Comments

The new “Choose My Plate” campaign has been launched starring a colorful yet simple place setting. The cost of changing the food recommendation icon for the US is $2 million dollars. Hopefully the money spent on this campaign will pay off in health care savings as people use this new food guide to eat healthier. That’s where Family and Consumer Science teachers come into play. Teachers have power to influence, train, and instruct students in the right way to do lots of things.

Babies and Technology Lesson

by M.Sandoval • May 6, 2011 • 0 Comments

An increase in technology means more choices for childbearing and technological feats that have been miraculous. However, this technology also brings with it a whole bunch of controversy from different groups. Help your students evaluate, take a position on, and make arguments for and against different sides of the baby technology controversy.

Burritos- Take Home Meals Fundraiser

by M.Sandoval • April 22, 2011 • 0 Comments

Prepare this delicious burrito bake as a take home meal fundraiser or serve it in your student restaurant. Tips on how to make this fundraiser a success with the evaluation, labels, and order form to help you get started.

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