6th+Grade


 * FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE**
 * GRADE 6**
 * CIP# 20-0101/ Assignment Code #55006**
 * Rapid City Area Schools**

Family and Consumer Science at the 6th Grade level is an introductory course. Topics explored are food preparation and nutrition, textiles and apparel, personal and social responsibility, self-esteem, and child care. This course is offered in a module format at each middle school in the Rapid City Area School District. There is no prerequisite course.
 * __COURSE DESCRIPTION__**

Students will be expected to meet all course goals listed below and will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the basic concepts of each topic area. Students will complete all course requirements at a minimum of 70% proficiency to pass the course. To help meet these requirements, students will learn how to evaluate personal and peer progress and make adjustments as necessary. Instruction is presented in a module format using a supplemental text, written work, technology, and other methods. Students will have the opportunity to work individually and as a member of a team to complete projects. Projects will require students to use academic skills in language arts, math, social sciences and science. Student assessment will be based upon group work and /or individual completion of projects, journals, presentations, written reports, tests on concept knowledge and demonstration of important skills. Community resources, i.e. speakers, field trips, community service projects, and an advisory council, are accessed when possible.
 * __INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY PLAN__**


 * __COURSE GOALS__**

1.2.1 Examine opportunities for individuals to develop skills in community activities. 1.2.4 Demonstrate team skills in classroom and community settings. 1.3.2 Choose nurturing practices that support human growth and development. 2.1.2 Examine the basic human needs and patterns that influence individual development. 3.4.1 Recognize the impact of service to others. 4.3.2 Demonstrate verbal and nonverbal behaviors and attitudes that contribute to effective communication. 4.5.2 Demonstrate techniques that develop team and community spirit. 5.1.2 Explain how opinions and attitudes about childhood affect parenting. 5.3.1 Examine potential career choices to determine necessary knowledge and skills. 6.1.1 Examine the psychological, cultural, and social influences related to food choices. 6.2.2 Examine the relationship of nutrition and wellness to individual and family health, throughout the life span. 6.3.2 Select, store, prepare, and serve nutritious and aesthetically pleasing foods that meet health and wellness needs of family members based on available resources. 6.4.1 Determine conditions and practices that promote safe food handling. 6.4.2 Analyze safety and sanitation practices throughout the food chain. 7.1.4 Apply consumer skills needed to purchase, create, and maintain clothing.
 * __Family and Consumer Science__**
 * Career, Family and Community Connections**
 * Human Development**
 * Family**
 * Interpersonal Relationships**
 * Parenting**
 * Nutrition and Wellness**
 * Consumer and Family Resources**

6. N.2.1 Students are able to pose questions that can be explored through scientific investigations. 6. S.1.1 Students are able to describe how science and technology have helped society to solve problems. 6. S.2.1 Students are able, given a scenario, to identify the problem(s) of human activity on the local, regional, or global environment. 6. W.1.1 Students are able to create narrative and descriptive texts of more than one paragraph. 6. W.1.2 Students are able to use an organizational pattern that includes an effective introduction, body, and conclusion. 6. W.1.3 Students are able to use the appropriate form of writing to address purpose and audience. 6. W.2.2 Students are able to revise writing to improve organization and support of ideas. 6W.3.1 Students are able to apply knowledge of standard language usage. 6W.3.2 Students are able to edit final copies for correctness. 6W.4.1 Students are able to write to clarify knowledge in a specific subject. 6. L.1.1 Students are able to describe specific strategies for listening and viewing in various situations. 6. L.2.1 Students are able to use specific strategies to retrieve information. 6. S.1.1 Students are able to select organizational patterns that narrate and describe based on audience and purpose. 6. S.1.2 Students are able to organize presentations according to main ideas and supporting details. 6. S.2.2 Students are able to identify presentation strategies appropriate to audience and purpose. 6. R.1.1 Students are able to use context to understand words with multiple meanings. 6. R.1.2 Students are able to use direct and implied meaning to understand text. 6. R.2.1 Students are able to use the text structures and patterns in various literary texts to create meaning. 6. R.4.1 Students are able to use reference sources to retrieve information. 6. R.4.2 Students are able to compare and contrast information on one topic contained in several sources. 6. R.4.3 Students are able to determine the quality of material in informational texts. 6. A.1.1 Students are able to use order of operations, excluding nested parentheses and exponents, to simplify whole number expressions. 6. A.3.2 Students are able to solve one-step problems involving ratios and rates. 6. A.4.1 Students are able to use concrete materials, graphs and algebraic statements to represent problem situations. 6. G.1.1 Students are able to identify and describe the characteristics of triangles and quadrilaterals. 6. M.1.1 Students are able to select, use, and convert appropriate unit of measurement for a situation. 6. N.1.1 Students are able to represent fractions in equivalent forms and convert between fractions, decimals, and percents using halves, fourths, tenths, hundredths.
 * __Science__**
 * __Writing__**
 * __Listening__**
 * __Speaking__**
 * __Reading__**
 * __Math__**

__Competencies:__ Interpersonal Skills: working on teams, working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Information: acquiring and evaluating data, interpreting and communicating and using computers to process information. Technology: selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks. __Foundations Skills:__ Basic Skills: reading, writing, mathematics, speaking, and listening. Thinking Skills: creative thinking, making decisions, solving problems, and reasoning. Personal Qualities: individual responsibility, self-management, and integrity.
 * __TRANSFERABLE WORK SKILLS__**


 * __MAJOR COURSE PROJECTS__**
 * Construct a textile project.
 * Plan and execute a community service project.
 * Plan and participate in a food lab.