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Picture My Diet

by M.Sandoval • April 13, 2010 • 0 Comments

A picture is always worth 1000 words and in this case can reflect your health. Inspired by the IPhone app called dietSNAPS, this unique lesson for visual learners allows students to track and assess their diets. The dietSNAPS app for the IPhone is a photo journal that allows users to take pictures of everything they ate and drank even pictures of themselves exercising and even send it to someone else for accountability. The app is fairly cheap at $1.99 and has generated a social following on Twitter and Facebook.

Food Science, Foods & Nutrition, Uncategorized

Food Science Links

by M.Sandoval • March 28, 2010 • 0 Comments

Website Yeast Experiments Lesson Plans Bacteria’s Role in Food : This lesson allows students to experiment with bacteria’s role in food. The students make their own yogurt and an oriental dish to explore the role microorganisms played in the taste…

Interpersonal Relationships, Life Skills, Uncategorized

Love is Like a Fairy Tale

by M.Sandoval • March 28, 2010 • 3 Comments

So often our view of what love is comes from the stories we’ve read or watched as a youngster. Heck, even weddings these days are fairy tale themed. But is love like a fairy tale or are we merely setting our students up for “love failure” if fairy tales, Hollywood and television are the primary sources of their expectations. This lesson challenges students to reread romantic fairy tales with their relationship glasses on to see how the characters’ relationships would hold up in the real world and determining the realities of “happily ever after” for each story.

Culinary Fundraisers

Empty Bowls

by M.Sandoval • March 28, 2010 • 0 Comments

“Empty Bowls is a grassroots effort to raise money and awareness in an effort to end hunger and food insecurity. Each group that participates in the Empty Bowls project works with their community to create their own event.” If you’re…

Child Development Resources, Clothing Resources, Culinary Resources, Interior Design Textbooks & Resources, Uncategorized

Family Consumer Science Catalogs of Supplies

by M.Sandoval • March 27, 2010 • 0 Comments

If you’re like most schools you have to order supplies through companies that take Purchase Orders. It can be so frustrating ordering through catalogs when you can get supplies cheaper locally, nonetheless here are some catalogs that provide FACS supplies.

Baking & Pastry Arts, Food Science, Uncategorized

Homemade Candy Bars

by M.Sandoval • February 27, 2010 • 3 Comments

Have you ever wondered how they make candy bars? The scientist in me was so intrigued I just had to figure it out. Nothing can get students more excited than the prospect of making candy. They often remark, “you can make your own candy bars?” “Yes” I say, “its magic.” But really all it takes is a whole bunch of problem solving skills-a great way to teach students these skills as they beg you to engage in this lesson.

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