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The links below are excellent resources for the Family & Consumer Science classroom. Feel free to add other sites that you use and want to share with others.

The following links are re-printed from Internet 4 Classrooms: Family & Consumer Sciences Appliance Demonstration - Lesson Plan Cooking Conversion Calculator - This tool converts weights, volumes, metric, US for specific food items -  Conversion Tools  - many to select from Cooking - Theme Meal - Lesson Plan Culinary Arts and Food Science Career Guide - explore careers in Culinary Arts and Food Science EconEdLink - a premier source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic education lesson plans for K-12 teachers and their students (a Thinkfinity partner site) Family and Consumer Science Sites - Save time with this comprehensive list of valuable resources in Family and Consumer Sciences. Each link corresponds to the 16 National Teaching Standards in the discipline. Family and Consumer Sciences Standards and Competency Profiles - from the Tennessee Department of Education Food - a scientific systems approach to an advanced food science and nutrition course to be taught in the home economics laboratory - Online Curriculum Unit with lessons and activities. Food and Nutrition - [ this link opens on a new page ] Jeopardy game format Food - Eggs, Poultry and Fish - [ this link opens on a new page ] Quiz Jeopardy Style Food Groups - [ this link opens on a new page ] a Quia quiz on nutrition Food - How Food Works - food and how your body uses it  Food - Kitchen Equipment  - [ this link opens on a new page ] Hangman Game Food Labels - How to understand food labels. Food Labels - U.S. Food and Drug Administration site to help understand food labels Food Labels - Figuring out food labels. Food - Measurement and Equivalent - [ this link opens on a new page ] Quia quiz Food - The Total Kitchen Experience! - [ this link opens on a new page ] Jeopardy format Food - Nutrition Guidelines - [ this link opens on a new page ] Rags to Riches game format Food Safety - Lessons and activities. Food Sanitation Tips - including personal hygiene, food preparation tips, the two-spoon tasting method, hand washing, and food thawing Health WebQuests - online lessons Home Economics Resources - Various resources online. Home Economics Archive - Subject feature an essay, images and a bibliography of core titles for the discipline. Housing - [ this link opens on a new page ] Influences on Housing in the U.S. - Jeopardy game. Part Two - part two of a two part jeopardy game covering various influences on housing [ this link opens on a new page ]. Housing - Meeting housing needs - [ this link opens on a new page ] Quia quiz Housing - Special Needs Housing - [ this link opens on a new page ] Quia quiz Integrate Technology into your lessons - from 4teachers.org. Select your area and topic to see resources. Interior Design - A Day in the Life - career info Interior Design - American Society of Interior Designers Kitchen Math - Lesson on fractions in the kitchen. Lesson Plans - Scroll down to the FCS section for lesson plans Personal Services Resources - Ever think about what it takes to be a funeral director? a baseball umpire? a cake decorator? Use this page of resources to find answers to unusual job qualifications. Recipe Manipulation - Use math and spreadsheets to increase amounts in a recipe. You know the guests will eat a lot of it, so you'll make more than one serving per person. Sewing Machine Parts - Scroll toward the bottom of the page and learn the parts of a sewing machine. Sewing Machine Parts - identify parts of the machine and its function. Sewing - Care and storage of Equipment - [ this link opens on a new page ] Quia quiz Sugarcoating the Facts - lesson plan Textile - Hispanic Designers - Compare and contrast different styles of designers. Textile Dyeing History - Timeline on the history of dyeing textiles Textiles - Fabrics.net - a one- stop- everything- you- ever- wanted- to- know- about- fabrics, trims, care, embroidery, knitting, vintage fabric and quilting megasite.. Textiles - Fabric Origami Workshop - It's quicker than quilting, more forgiving than paper, and durable. Just iron out mistakes and refold. Some origami require only 6 inches of fabric. This is a quilter's dream for those leftover pieces of fabric. Textiles - Fabric Trademark and Brand Name Index - in alphabetical order Textiles - Fabric Dictionary - Fabric terms Textiles - FabricLink's Career Paths for the Textile Industy Textile - How Fabric is Made - Cranston Village Textiles - Fiber and Clothing Arts, and Art - studying medieval and renaissance activities. Textile Information - Facts on Wool, Cotton, Linen and more Textile Design - Create you own fabric place mats Textile Design - FabricTrends: magazine Textile Design - On-line color management tool for the textile and surface industries Textile Design - Fabric University - Fiber/Yarn Trademark and Brand Name Index Textiles - Fabric Info Textiles - About Homespun Thai Silk Textiles - Rayon - The Multi-Faceted Fiber - article on Rayon WebQuests - Art and Design online quests.
 * Personal Resource Management** -
 * 1)  Real Life Situations Using Basic Math Skills  - lesson plans
 * 2)  The Game of Life  - lesson plans

Additional Resources
FamilyConsumerSciences.Com Lee's Summit, MO Family & Consumer Science Links NC State University & A&T State University Cooperative Extension: Family & Consumer Sciences Family & Consumer Science Resources Online Teachers First: Family & Consumer Science ThinkQuest: Consumer Education Teacher Vision: Consumer Education