FCS

Food Science @Penn State - Take a look at Food and Science -many topics that you can use to help support math, science, ELA, and connection to Real life applications. Take a look at the following sites:

A Common Measuring System

Mathematical Accuracy in Measuring

Physical and Chemical Changes in Food

 

Nutrition:

Weekly log - Nutrition daily intake

Lesson Plan from Teachers' Domain: Taste, Touch, and Vision

Resource fromTeachers' Domain: The Science Behind Appetite - Includes background, discussion questions, and satndards.

World Nutrition - From thinkquest

World Health Organization - Nutrition

Food and Nutrition Information Center - Topics A-Z

Harvard School of Public Health. - Many links.

Nutrition Exploration - For educators, parents, and school nutrition professionals.

Article from the IES - Calories in, Calories out: Food and Exercise in Public Elementary schools.

Teacher & Learning Center - Family and Consumer Sciences.(password required - ask your TIS for the password

Free Online Diet Journal - more for adults but can be used as a demo by the teacher.

Food Groups Game - Quintricious - Grade 6

Health and PE - Kathy Corpora webpage

Careers:

A guide to the Business of Babysitting

Lesson Plan from the Educator's Reference Desk: Me, Myself, and a Future Job