Course Selection
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Family and Consumer Sciences [ FACS ] Courses
Family and Consumer Sciences 7 [ required, every other day ] Intended Audience: Grade 7 Major Outcomes:
• Demonstrate nutrition, wellness and food preparation practices
• Learn textile construction and how to care for clothing
• Acquire skills for positive guidance and caregiving of children
• Develop basic financial literacy skills
• Explore career and education options
• Learn to better communicate within personal and professional relationships
Projects / Activities: Read and follow recipes, compare food labels, find daily food recommendations( USDA), access MNCIS to explore career options, sew a simple project and compare products. Additional hands-on activities are integrated throughout the year. Instructional Focus: Hands-on activities to enhance learning, teamwork and individual skill assessment, with an exploratory and investigative focus.
Family and Consumer Sciences 8 [ elective, every other day ] Intended Audience: Grade 8 Major Outcomes:
• Focus on food preparation techniques and kitchen safety.
• Explore nutrition and the USDA guidelines
• Identify the main nutrients and how they impact health, appearance, and peak performance
• Enhance sewing skills
• Strengthen teamwork and leadership skills
• Develop an understanding of digital citizenship( cell phone, social media, etc.)
Projects / Activities: Prepare food using recipes, practice kitchen safety and sanitation, examine nutritional habits that impact health and wellness and complete a sewing project with optional enrichment. Additional hands-on activities are integrated throughout the year. Instructional Focus: Hands-on activities to enhance learning, teamwork and individual skill assessment, with an exploratory and investigative focus.
Health Courses
Health 6 [ every other day ] Intended Audience: Grade 6 Major Outcomes:
• Develop awareness of basic health concepts including mental health, decision-making and refusal skills.
• Investigate body systems, disease, safety / first aid, tobacco, and other drug use.
• Understand relationships, qualities of friendships, and adolescent body changes.
• To provide curriculum that directly supports the district wellness initiative.
• Students will get a basic understanding of CPR.
Instructional Focus: Instruction is presented in a variety of ways including individual assignments, small and large group activities, and discussions.
Health / Wellness 8 [ elective, every other day ] Intended Audience: Grade 8 Major Outcomes:
• Exploration of current teen health and social issues that may include diseases, positive self-image, alcohol / chemical use, exercise and nutrition.
• Develop critical decision-making skills and investigate how the consequences of these decisions impact present and future quality of life.
• Learn the tools to build and foster healthy relationships.
• To prepare students for high school health courses and life beyond school.
• To provide curriculum that directly supports the district wellness initiative.
• CPR Instruction- Students will have the opportunity to get certified in CPR.
Instructional Focus: Instruction is presented in a variety of ways, including individual assignments, small and large group activities, and discussions; guest speakers may be used to enhance current health topics.
Mathematics Courses
Students performing below grade level in mathematics may be assigned to additional mathematics support courses.
Middle School PreAlgebra [ full year ] Prerequisite / Selection Process: District Placement Process Intended Audience: Grade 6 Major Outcomes:
• Problem solving and reasoning skills.
• Fractions, decimals, percents.
• Readiness for algebra concepts: equations, expressions, ratios, and rates.
• Data representations, probability and statistics.
• 2- and 3-Dimensional figures. Instructional Focus: Instruction presented in a variety of ways, including use of manipulatives, discovery, small and large group discussions.
Intermediate PreAlgebra [ full year ] Prerequisite / Selection Process: District Placement Process Intended Audience: Grade 7 Major Outcomes:
• Application of integers, fractions, decimals and percents.
• Evaluate expressions and solve one-step equations with variables and rational numbers.
• Proportional reasoning.
• Applications of probability and data representation.
• 2- and 3-Dimensional figures. Instructional Focus: Instruction presented in a variety of ways, including large group discussion and active participation.
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