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College Research Activity - Design College Pennants - Post-Secondary Education
Making these pennants is a fun activity that I do with my students when we talk about types of post-secondary education. After discussing their options after high school, I have them make 2 pennants. One is for a community college or trade school and one is for a university level school. Before starting the activity, I google pennant examples and pull them up on my board to show the class. Once they see a picture of one, they normally recognize that they’ve seen these before! All you have to do
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7th - 12th
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Nutrition Project
The perfect way to engage students in learning about healthy eating! After students have gained background knowledge about the Food Pyramid, essential nutrients for human life, and how to read a nutritional label they will be ready to do this project! Students are given one information card and are tasked with creating a daily meal plan for the person described on their card. They use a variety of resources to plan their meals. They then pull it all together in in a Google Slides or PowerPoint p
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6th - 9th
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Food borne Illness Most Wanted Poster Project
This project allows students to investigate a foodborne illness of choice. As detectives they try to solve the case of their selected foodborne illness. Students will use an online poster making website (Glogster) to create their Most Wanted Posters. You can modify the project though in order to use any technology option of choice. This project could be used in any grade level in high school to teach about safety in the kitchen and food borne illness. The assignment has been used by both my grad
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9th - 12th
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Subscription Box Creation Project
Thanks to the rising popularity of online subscription services, you can get almost anything delivered straight to your door. For this assignment, students will create a subscription box relating to nutrition and wellness. The project will require students to complete: a brainstorming sheet, a marketing flyer, and a detailed inventory list with explanations. This project is very personalized, allowing students choice throughout the entire work.
What's Included?
Easy to implement! This downloa
Grades:
7th - 12th
Eat This, Not That! restaurant food comparison
Eat This, Not That! This is a great way for students to think about their food decisions! With this assignment students will select one fast food or dining in restaurant to focus on (preferably one they like to visit). Students will research the nutritional information for three popular menu items, then they will find three similar, but healthier menu items from the same restaurant. This comparison shows shows students both the calories and fat of the popular foods and get them thinking about co
Grades:
9th - 12th
Buying a House Project
Buying a House:
a guided project that takes students through the steps of purchasing and searching for a home. Factors that students will consider include home location, how to search for a home, shopping for a mortgage, home affordability, and job salaries.
Access to computers and the internet are required for this project, and can take students 2-3 class periods to complete. This project is best suited for the end of a Home Buying Unit.
Some of the math calculations included in the project
Grades:
9th - 12th
Business Ownership Types Graphic Organizer & Assignment | Intro to Business
This business entity activity consists of a 5 page graphic organizer that helps bring structure and understanding to the fundamentals of business and entrepreneurship with how founders determine the different types of entities and the pros and cons of each. Students utilize online resources to complete. This is a great supplement for courses in business and entrepreneurship. Perfect for in person, distance learning or substitutes. This 5-page graphic organizer is fully editable in Microsoft Wor
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8th - 12th
Fast Food Nutrition Comparison Chart
This worksheet allows students to compare nutrition information for a similar meal at four popular fast food restaurants using the restaurant's website. Then students will search to create healthier alternatives at each of the restaurants.
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6th - 12th
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Birth Defects Pamphlet Project
Can be used for either a health care course, child development course, or early childhood education course. A fun way to start thinking like a health care professional! Students enjoy having choice of which birth defect they further explore while creating an informational pamphlet. Rubric included for standards based grading.
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6th - 12th
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Exploring International Holiday Cuisine Digital Resource for Culinary Arts & FCS
Objective:Students will explore and appreciate the diversity of global holiday cuisines.Students will learn about traditional dishes from different cultures associated with specific holidays.Students will prepare and taste a selection of holiday dishes from various countries. (optional) I have included a lesson plan with slides and a student worksheet. Students will research traditional foods served on various holidays around the world. They will present their findings. If you choose, they can c
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9th - 12th
Functions of Sewing Machines Vocabulary
This resource contains 19 vocabulary terms that correspond to the sewing machine. I use these vocabulary words to help my students become more familiar with the many different functions of the sewing before we start to use them.This resource contains:1.) 19 vocabulary terms that correspond to the sewing machine.2.) A note taking guide for the students to write down the vocabulary words3.) A corresponding picture diagram that matches with the vocabulary words in numerical order for the students t
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5th - 8th
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Marriage & Divorce Laws - Child Development & Interpersonal Relationships
Have your students research a state of their choice and answer questions regarding the legal process of a marriage or divorce! Makes for a fun research activity and is interesting for kids to see the different processes a couple would have to go through in order to seal the deal or cut ties.In the past I have them take this a step further and put their findings into a presentation and present it to the class!
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Child Development Resources Bundle
Chefography Essay
This is a essay that requires students to write about a chef. This is great for students who have an interest in Food Network or love to cook. It satisfies the requirement for students to write non-fiction, use research properly, and learn more about someone who has worked hard to be a skilled professional!
Includes a rubric and some starting questions to get students started. I required my students to present their chef to the class and have a visual. One student talked about Duff from Ace of
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9th - 12th
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Printable: Careers Bingo--Word Wall Vocabulary
These printables will look great on your wall with the Careers Bingo game. Reinforce vocabulary with a simple word wall geared toward high school careers classes.CHECK OUT MY STORE FOR THE CAREERS BINGO ACTIVITY!!!!About the Careers Bingo Activity:This activity was designed as a way to expose students to a variety of career options. The “Top 25 In Demand Jobs & Fastest Growing Occupations” citation listed below was the inspiration for teaching students about the jobs that are most in demand
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8th - 12th
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Careers in fashion webquest
This is a webquest that I use for students to learn and research about careers in the fashion/sewing/design world. They research different careers listed and complete the project by creating an online poster on one of the careers they choose.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Interior Design Career Exploration; Alternative Jobs for Interior Designers
Interior Design Career Exploration Project Career Exploration is an important part of a high school student's education because it gives them a more expanded view of other careers within a chosen field and a focus for their future. This project, which focuses on Interior Design, will help students explore other areas related to this field and help them reflect about their career and education goals. This project accompanies the Interior Design Career Exploration Powerpoint presentation available
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dairy Around the World Research Assignment, FCS, FACS, Foods, Cooking Class
This Dairy Around the World research project allows students an opportunity to explore dairy products and production around the world. It would be a great supplement to your dairy unit or a sub plan. This no-prep printable resource includes assignment guidelines and grading rubric.
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7th - 12th
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Diversity & Inclusion Book List
This list of books is a wonderful resource for adding new books about diversity and inclusion in your classroom. Each book is a must read! Download the list for free and start reading!This list can be used to help students find books for their CDA credentials or could be used in a child development class as a resource.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Food and Nutrition-Healthy Living Activity FCS
Students will plan a healthy activity for the class to participate in. Students are asked a series of 9 questions about their activity they have planned. They are required to provide fact-based evidence to support the activity. When I used this resource, I scheduled the activities once a week; student signed up for a date to present at the beginning of the semester. They presented their activity at the beginning and then helped lead the rest of the class through it.ThumbnailⒸ Diana Muñoz via Ca
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9th - 12th
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Baby Budget: Comparison Shopping for FACS Child Development, Human Services
The purpose of this assignment is for students to discover how much money they can save by buying used baby gear. They will need access to the Internet, shopping sites such as amazon.com, walmart.com, target.com, babiesrus.com, or buybuybaby.com, as well as craigslist.org and/or ebay.com
Good for use in classes such as Child Development / Child Guidance, Dollars and Sense, and other CTE / FACS classes.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Financial Literacy, Theft and Fraud understanding and prevention
Originally designed for Math 11 curriculum in BC. It can however be used across most countries that have financial literacy or Fraud and Theft as a subject or topic. What do you get:Whole class or small group discussion questionsInvestigation assignment Citation sheetSuggestions for small group collaborations Benefits of this assignment:This is UDL basedLeveled for many types of learnersReduces the need for adaptations
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9th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Financial Literacy Unit Bundle, Math 10, differentiated materials
Career Research Graphic Organizer
This career research graphic organizer allows students to research different aspects of one specific career. They start with explaining their "why" and then begin to look into tasks performed on the job, job settings, hard and soft skills needed, qualifications, education and training, positive and negative aspects of the job, resources and roadblocks, and finally courses and extra-curricular activities they can be involved in as a high school student to prepare for this career. Also, see my C
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9th - 12th
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Educational Theorist Choice Board
This project requires students to use the middle section to create tic-tac-toe to show what they know. This project can be used for any educational theorist or famous educator. (Vygotsky, Montessori, etc.)
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9th - 12th
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Bread Around the World Presentation
This assignment discusses different breads around the world. It can be used to introduce a new unit on yeast or different breads, or for days where students need to work on something more low key. It is designed for a Foods 9 class, but could be updated/changed as necessary for different grade levels.
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6th - 10th
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