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Family/Consumer Sciences

Standards

Family Life
  1. Understand the family as the basic unit of society
  2. Understand the impact of the family on the well-being of individuals and society
  3. Understand important concepts and skills related to careers in family services
Resources Management
  4. Understand how knowledge and skills related to consumer and resources management affect the well-being of individuals, families, and society
  5. Understand importance concepts and skills related to careers in consumer sciences
Living Environments
  6. Understand how knowledge and skills related to living environments affect the well-being of individuals, families, and society
  7. Understand important concepts and skills related to careers in facilities management and maintenance
  8. Understand important concepts and skills related to careers in the hospitality, tourism, and recreation industries
  9. Understand important concepts and skills related to careers in the housing, interiors, and furnishings industry
Child Development
  10. Understands how knowledge and skills related to child development affect the well-being of individuals, families, and society
  11. Understands important concepts and skills related to careers in early childhood education and services
Nutrition and Food
  12. Understand how knowledge and skills related to nutrition and food affect the well-being of individuals, families, and society
  13. Understand important concepts and skills related to careers in food production and services
  14. Understand important concepts and skills related to careers in the food science, dietetics, and nutrition industries
Clothing and Textiles
  15. Understands how knowledge and skills related to clothing and textiles affect the well-being of individuals, families, and society
  16. Understands important concepts and skills related to careers in the textiles and apparel industries

    Topics

    1.Applying technology
    2.Architectural Design
    3.Business organization
    4.Child care
    5.Civic responsibility
    6.Clothing care, maintenance, and repair
    7.Clothing design, construction, and production
    8.Consumer’s Rights and Responsibilities
    9.Customer service skills
    10.Daily Living
    11.Diversity of cultures
    12.Economic decision-making
    13.Economic rights
    14.Economic systems
    15.Equipment and facility maintenance
    16.Family and gender roles
    17.Family health
    18.Family life past and present
    19.Fashion trends
    20.Food preparation
    21.Food production and processing
    22.Food production and service operations
    23.Food safety
    24.Food selection
    25.Global economic interdependence and society
    26.Hazardous Materials
    27.Health services
    28.History and trends of industries and trades
    29.Home Furnishing and Appliances
    30.Housekeeping Procedures and Operations
    31.Housing
    32.Human growth and development
    33.Impact of technology
    34.Impact of the environment on society
    35.Individual health
    36.Interior design
    37.Interpersonal relationships
    38.Management Practices and Skills
    39.Menu planning
    40.Money management
    41.Nutrition and diet
    42.Nutrition and health
    43.Nutritional information
    44.Personal growth and development
    45.Personal health
    46.Product Development, Testing, and Presentation
    47.Public goods and services
    48.Reproduction and pregnancy
    49.Resource management
    50.Safety Procedures
    51.Technical drawing
    52.Technology in food industry
    53.Textiles and apparel merchandising
    54.Textiles and apparel operations
    55.Time/Task Management
    56.Travel Related Services
    57.Wardrobe planning and selection
    58.Workplace Behavior