FCS Exploration
Lesson Plans

Strand 7

Students will determine the importance of proper nutrition and food preparation and techniques.

Standard 1

Apply lab management and safety procedures.

• Cooking Terms
  Activities which teach and/or review basic cooking terms.
• Dinner Etiquette
  Dinner is the main meal of the day. It is appropriate that correct table setting and etiquette be used at the dinner table.
• Foods--Pretest
  This pretest contains questions concerning dishwashing, cooking terms, measurements and abbreviations,and functions of ingredients.
• Home Cooking Assignment
  Regardless of the career path you select, learning to read a recipe is a life-long skill. Practice reading recipes and making products at home.
• Ingredient Function and Purpose
  As you understand the function of each ingredient, you will be able to determine when a substitution or change in the original recipe is appropriate.
• Leavening
  Experiment with the various types of leavening agents and complete a muffin lab.

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