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Foods & Nutrition, Living on Your Own, Nutrition

Fast Food Comparison

by M.Sandoval • October 15, 2010 • 0 Comments

My students were aghast that the new Five Guy’s Burgers and Fries that opened up in town were selling 800 calorie hamburgers! Apparently one of them had done their research. I wanted to confirm this information for myself hoping it was only an exaggeration so I went to their website. Quite frankly I was surprised at what I found and thought surely not all restaurants were the same. My hunch was correct, not all restaurants and fast food places are the same some were much worse than an 800 calorie burger! Thus a new lesson was born.

Clothing, Fashion Design, Sewing

Fantastic Fabric Flowers

by M.Sandoval • October 8, 2010 • 0 Comments

Fabric flowers look so challenging to make but they really are quite simple. Inspire your students to embellish and accessorize their clothing projects with fabric flowers!

Life Skills, Spotlight

4-H: A FACS Friendly Youth Development Program

by M.Sandoval • October 1, 2010 • 0 Comments

4-H is a youth development program funded by your state’s land grant college. It is run formally by cooperative extension agents, then parent club leaders & volunteers. Typically 4-H is associated with animals specifically raising & showing them. However, 4-H is so much more than animals. 4-H has been around for over 100 years and is based on the concept of projects.

Spotlight

October’s FACS Teacher of the Month: Mindy Rose

by M.Sandoval • October 1, 2010 • 3 Comments

This month’s Family and Consumer Science Teacher of the Month is Mindy Rose, a high school teacher in Louisiana. This is her 1st year teaching and she claims to, “still be on cloud nine!” Over the last 17 years she…

Clothing, Sewing

Seam Samples Lesson Plan

by M.Sandoval • September 24, 2010 • 2 Comments

Seam sample books have been around for years now but this is one lesson that is timeless and is still applicable to your clothing/sewing students. Have your students learn both hand and machine stitches- the foundation of sewing.

Baking & Pastry Arts, Foods & Nutrition

Baking- Measuring Cups Vs. Scaling

by M.Sandoval • September 17, 2010 • 0 Comments

Measuring flour and other ingredients can make all the difference in a baked good’s success. Baking is a science and the slightest amount over or under what the recipe calls for can mean an inferior product or inconsistent results. Teach your students with confidence after learning the difference between these two methods.

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