FACS Suggestions
Applied Nutrition I, II, III and Nutrition Science:
Key Words: Sanitation, Safety, Dietary Guidelines, New Food Pyramid, Nutrients, Vegetarianism, Food Labels, F.D.A., Food Science, Food Chemistry, Diabetes, World Hunger, Nutrition Vitamins, Minerals, Eating Disorders, Diet and Disease, U.S. Regional Culture – New England, Pa. Dutch, Maryland or The South, Creole, Mid-West, Southwest, The West (Pacific Coast), or Hawaii,
Websites: www.mypyramid.gov; www.cfsan.fda.gov; www.msn.com; www.discovery.com
Introduction to Teaching:
Key Words: Any educational topics that are in the newspaper or magazines daily.
Independent and Family Living:
Magazines: Money, Youthworker Journal, Newsweek, Time
Websites: http://www.nextstepmagazine.com/NSMPages/home.aspx;
http://www.careers.org/; http://kidshealth.org/teen
Parenting:
Key Words: Types of Families, Family Life Cycle, Teen Pregnancy, Female/Male Reproductive Systems, Male Reproductive, The Birth Process, Costs of Raising a Child, Theorists in Child Development, Birth Defects
Websites: www.teenpregnancy.org, www.plannedparenthood.org, www.aap.org, www.modimes.org
Books: Family First, by Dr. Phil; A Boy Called It, by Dave Pelzer; The Lost Boy, by Dave Pelzer
Child Development I, II and III:
Key Word: Child Development, Early Childhood
Websites: http://www.earlychildhood.com/
http://interact.uoregon.edu/Medialit/mlr/readings/contents/childdevelop.html
www.brainy-child.com/article.shtml
www.brainconnection.com/library/?main=genhome/child-development
Fashion Design I, II and Fashion Merchandising Websites:
· Apparel News –www.apparelnews.net
· Costume Galley – www.costumegalley.com
· History of costume, The -www.siue.edu/costume/history.html
· Women’s wear Daily – www.wwd.com
· The Soap and Detergent Association-
www.sda.hq.org
Fashion Designers: Some examples are:
· Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel
· Giorgio Allard
· Bill Blass
· Others….
Decisions for Responsible Parenthood- Websites
· Brain Wonders – www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders
· Family TLC –www.familytlc.net
· The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy- www.teenpregnancy.org
· myMidwife.org –www.mymidwife.org
· National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome – www. Dontshake.com
· Parenting Special Needs – specialchildren.about.com
Books: “Family First” by Dr. Phil
“A child Called It” by Dave Pelzer