Level: 7th Grade Trimester: 3 Content Area: Home and Career Skills Environment Curriculum Map
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Standard 2
Students will know the basic principle of home and community safety. The can provide a safe and nurturing environment for themselves and others. / How does the location and appearance of the home we occupy enhance our lives? / The purpose of housing
What makes a home safe
The elements of design and how to use them
The benefits of pre-cycling and recycling / Understand how to compromise in sharing space
Identify different types of housing
Recognize the significance of a clean and orderly home in relationship to family health and safety
Identify the five elements of design (shape, color, space, texture, line) and how their use enhances the living space.
Identify the significance of the color wheel in creating a pleasing living environment.
Define terms commonly used in interior design
Compare and contrast recycling verses reusing.
Recognize conservation techniques in the home
Recognize the significance of conservation and the use of recycling in protecting the environment. / List ways that they can improve their living space.
Explain why it is important to carefully store medicines and cleaning materials.
Demonstrate the use of color schemes in one room of a home.
Mix primary colors to create secondary and tertiary colors.
Use household “waste” (I.e. milk jug, egg carton, etc.) to create a new and useful product in a cooperative group.
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Teacher
generated
worksheets
Color wheel
Colored
Pencils
Markers
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Vocabulary Words
Mahopac CSD / Home and Career Skills CurriculumPre-cycling
Recycling
Conservation
Color wheel
Design element
Hue
Value
Intensity
Accented neutral
Monochromatic
Analogous
Complementary
Floor plan
Energy efficient
Natural resources
Landfills
Mahopac CSD / Home and Career Skills Curriculum