Curriculum guides for grades 3, 6, 8, and 10 are contained in this document. The introduction outlines the basic rationale of the program and provides suggestions for its implementation in specific situations. The program was developed under four equity career education related categories: The self, the individual and society, role expectations,…

The guide contains sequential units of consumer and homemaking education instruction for grades 6-12. The units for each grade level build upon and expand concepts developed during the preceding level. Introductory material describes program goals, home economics offerings in Virginia secondary schools, and the development and use of the guide. A…

The self-instructional program is designed to give students in grades 4-6 new insights into the concept of money. By using the programmed learning material the students become acquainted with the evolution of money through questioning techniques. Students explore the concepts of barter, token money, coins, paper money, and checks. The paper…

This instructional unit contains four classroom lessons dealing with energy for use in grades six and seven. The overall objective is to provide students with a comparative overview of two basic energy concepts: energy is a basic need in all cultures; and energy use affects the way people live. In the lessons, which can easily be integrated into…

Three units of one to three weeks duration each comprise this Filipino Culture Education Project package developed for students in grades 6-8. Objectives are to help students recognize the cultural heritage of Filipino Americans, to develop bicultural identities, and to help non-Filipino students develop appreciation for the cultural diversity…