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Thursday, November 11, 2010

November15-19, 2010 Curriculum

Interior Design:
Monday- Bedroom Project
Tuesday- Bedroom Project DUE
Wednesday- Christmas Sock
Thursday- Christmas Sock
Friday- Research Project choices

Teen Issues:
Monday- Start planning projects; select topic, discuss interviews and surveys.
Tuesday- Work on, review and discuss interviews and surveys.
Wed.- To computer lab to type out interviews and surveys
Thursday- Corrections on interviews and surveys, assemble to distribute surveys.
Friday- Start research of chosen topic.

Consumer Foods:
Monday: Look through cake decorating ideas, create a plan.
Tuesday- Make Popcorn lab.
Wed.- Bake cakes, prepare surface for cake, freeze cake.
Thursday-Mix frosting, make decorating bags, practice on waxed paper.
Friday- Practice stars and shells on graham crackers.

Food Science:
Monday- Chapter 13 worksheet- Meats
Tuesday- Finish Chapter 13 worksheet
Wednesday- Correct Chapter 13 worksheet, prepare Tough to Tender experiment.
Thursday- Tough to Tender experiment
Friday- "Foods Inc." video and worksheet

FCS 8:
Monday- Grade for food charts. fill in 2 school days and 2 non-school days; DUE.
Video "Fun's in the Filling", plan lab. Intro to Nutrition Analysis project on www.mypyramid.gov website.
Tuesday- Computer lab- enter all foods eaten for each day.
Wed.- Computer lab- print reports
Thursday- Fruit Quesadille lab, beverage of choice
Friday- Video "Your Nutrition Style", do worksheet and discuss.

Friday, November 5, 2010

November 8-12, 2010 Curriculum

Interior Design:
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Testing Day
Wednesday- Select Chapters to do individually. Design a bedroom project
Thursday- Design a bedroom project
Friday- Research Project choices

Teen Issues:
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Testing Day
Wed.- Finish "Dying to be Thin" List reasons for eating disorders. Discuss.
Thursday- Start planning projects; select topic, discuss interviews and surveys.
Friday- Work on interview and survey questions.

Consumer Foods:
Monday: No school
Tuesday- Testing
Wed.- Food, Inc. video
Thursday-Mix pepperoni bread or fruit bread braid/ refrigerate. Plan beverage for class
Friday- Bake and eat pepperoni bread and fruit bread braid. Try one beverage recipe

Food Science:
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Chemical additive worksheets and label analysis. Nutrition Action Newsletter summary.
Wednesday- Oral reports on Nutrition Action Newsletter- main article
Thursday- Food Porn from Nutrition Action Newsletter
Friday- Good Food from Nutrition Action Newsletter

FCS 8:
Monday-No school
Tuesday- Introduction; discuss expectation and what is taught in 8th grade.
Wed.- Hand out food charts. fill in 2 school days and 2 non-school days; DUE Monday
Thursday- Video "Super size Me"
Friday- Finish video and list health effects from eating habits.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

November 1-5, 2010 Curriculum

Interior Design:
Monday- Friday- Cut using Cricut for quote tile/ cut and sew log cabin pillow top
Embroider on pillow top, towel or other interior item.

Teen Issues:
Monday- Discuss worksheet about divorce and stepfamilies.
Tuesday- Video "Diabetes", do worksheet and discuss
Wed.- Make Quick Carmel Pieces
Thursday- Video "Tanning", do worksheet and discuss
Friday- Start planning projects; select topic, discuss interviews and surveys.

Consumer Foods:
Monday: Use ripe bananas in recipe of choice.
Tuesday- Video "Food Inc."
Wed.- Video "Food Inc."
Thursday- Mix pepperoni bread or fruit bread braid/ refrigerate
Friday- Bake and eat pepperoni bread and fruit bread braid

Food Science:
Monday- Finish Chapter 9 worksheet- Microbiology of food.
Tuesday- Correct worksheets; chapter 9 & 10.
Wednesday- Chemical additive worksheets and label analysis.
Thursday- Short Cakes experiment
Friday- Sample cakes and fill in data chart.

FCS 8:
Monday-Finish Chapter 5-6 worksheet and sewing projects.
Tuesday- Chapter 7 discussion
Wed.- "Crowded Bed" activity and discussion. Read Chapter 9
Thursday- Chapter 10
Friday- Middle School Social

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

October 25-29 Curriculum

Interior Design:
Monday- Friday- Cut using Cricut for quote tile/ cut and sew log cabin pillow top


Teen Issues:
Monday- Video "Abusive Relationships", do worksheet and discuss
Tuesday- Video "Fathering: What it Means to be a Dad", do worksheet and discuss
Wed.- Read and summarize articles in Choices: October 2010; share
Thursday- Video "Divorce and Stepfamilies", do worksheet and discuss
Friday- Discuss articles from Choices

Consumer Foods:
Monday: Mix Dinner rolls/ refrigerate
Tuesday- Bake rolls, Cut meat for beef jerky, marinate, eat rolls
Wed.- Put meat in dehydrator/ mix pepperoni bread/freeze
Thursday- Do questions and workbook for Chapter 37
Friday- Bake and eat pepperoni bread/ taste jerky


Food Science:
Monday- Beef Jerky experiment- cut meat and marinate; collect data for bacteria experiment; correct Chapter 10 worksheet
Tuesday- Put jerky in dehydrator; discuss data chart (weight loss, toughness); summarize
Wednesday- Sample jerky, fill in data chart, discuss results
Thursday- Chapter 9 worksheet
Friday- Finish Chapter 9 worksheet

FCS 8:
Monday-Catch up on sewing
Tuesday- Catch up on sewing
Wed.- Grade projects as a group (individually)
Thursday- Chapter 5-6 worksheet
Friday- Finish worksheet

Friday, October 15, 2010

October 18-20 Curriculum

Interior Design:
Monday- Wed.- Cut using Cricut for quote tile/ cut and sew log cabin pillow top


Teen Issues:
Monday- Video "Quitting Smoking", do worksheet and discuss
Tuesday- Video "Ecstasy: First Pill or Last", do worksheet and discuss
Wed.-Make Quick Carmel Pieces; catch up day for missing assignments.


Consumer Foods:
Monday: Mix carmel/cinnamon rolls/ refrigerate
Tuesday- Bake rolls, fill containers for buns and pepperoni bread, eat rolls
Wed.- Plan beef jerky, decide on which recipes to use. Prepare mix for rolls, skin tomatoes for salsa.


Food Science:
Monday- Correct Chapter 8 worksheet, plan jerky for next week (bring meat if want to)
Tuesday- Chapter 10 worksheet
Wednesday- Make potato chips and butter from cream.


FCS 8:
Monday-Sewing leg seam, serge
Tuesday- Elastic casing
Wed.- Hem pants

Monday, October 11, 2010

October 11-15 Curriculum

Interior Design:
Monday- Finish reading "Chapter 5" Rest of worksheets due tomorrow
Tuesday- Find examples of textures, etc.
Wed.- Video and Worksheet: "Furniture Styles" discuss
Thurs.- Demonstration of Cricut; start quote on tile
Fri.-Discuss project ideas; look at other students' ideas/pictures, copy patterns, etc.

Teen Issues:
Monday- Video "Ruined Lives II: Dangers of Meth", do worksheet and discuss
Tuesday- Finish discussing Meth video worksheet; Video "Smoke Signals", do worksheet and discuss
Wed.- Video "Teen Smoking", do worksheet and discuss
Thurs.- Read articles in Teen Times; discuss and share perspective
Fri.- Finish discussion of Teen Times articles

Consumer Foods:
Monday: Video and worksheet "Bread Machines"; prepare mixes for Challah Braid
Tuesday- Mix Challah Braid, Correct meats worksheets; shape bread
Wed.- Bake bread, mix meatballs, prepare mix for buns, shape, refrigerate
Thurs.- Bake meatballs, make gravy, boil potatoes, bake buns
Fri.- Warm and eat meal, prepare mix for caramel/cinnamon rolls

Food Science:
Monday-Video "Nutrition Controversies", define terms from video and discuss.
Tuesday- Correct Chapter 7 "The Chemistry of Food" worksheets
Wednesday- Discuss and plan bacteria buster experiment; implement contaminants
Thurs.- Beef Jerky experiment- cut meat and marinate
Fri.- Put jerky in dehydrator; discuss data chart; summarize

FCS 8:
Monday-Collect Nutrients Report. Watch video and do worksheet " Sewing Seams Simple"
Tuesday- Fill in rest of worksheet.
Wed.- Watch demo of threading machines and winding bobbins. Pin pattern onto fabric
Thurs.- Cut out pattern. Thread machines, wind bobbins
Fri.- Sew pajama pants.

Friday, October 1, 2010

October 4-8 Curriculum

Interior Design:
Monday- Finish reading "Chapter 5" Do worksheets
Tuesday- Finish worksheet; find pictures of examples of color schemes, etc.
Wed.- Video and Worksheet: "Design 2: The Principles" discuss
Thurs.- Video and Worksheet: "Color" Discuss
Fri.-Discuss project ideas; look at other students' ideas/pictures, copy patterns, etc.

Teen Issues:
Monday- Video "Reality Matters: Deadly Highs", do worksheet and discuss
Tuesday- Video "What's Wrong with Methamphetamines", do worksheet and discuss
Wed.- Video "Ruined Lives II: The Dangers of Meth", do worksheet and discuss
Thurs.- Video "Smoke Signals", do worksheet and discuss
Fri.- Video "Teen Smoking", do worksheet and discuss

Consumer Foods:
Monday: Plan lab for Meats/ 1 idea for beef, pork, ground beef, variety meat, Share between kitchens to try different recipes. correct Chapter 34- Meats
Tuesday- Meats lab- start
Wed.- Meats lab- warm and eat
Thurs.- Meats lab- second choice
Fri.- Meats lab- warm and eat

Food Science:
Monday-Do Chapter 7 "The Chemistry of Food" worksheets
Tuesday- Soda Pop Bread experiment
Wednesday- Correct Chapter 7 "The Chemistry of Food" worksheets, plan Amish Friendship Bread, prepare data chart
Thurs.- Bake Amish Friendship bread
Fri.- Sample and fill in Friendship bread data charts

FCS 8:
Monday-Set goals, discuss report assignment- start report
Tuesday- Research for report
Wed.- Research for report
Thurs.- Discuss format of nutrition report, start writing, Plan lab
Fri.- Homemade Pizza lab