This handbook is designed to help teachers, supervisors, club leaders, and in-service directors lead workshops in energy education. It is based primarily on materials produced by Project for an Energy-Enriched Curriculum (PEEC), but can be modified for use with other materials. The handbook contains six chapters including: (1) Introducing the PEEC…

This teacher's guide for consumer education, one in a series of consumer resources, provides learning activities for secondary students and 4-H Club members. The document emphasizes the importance of teenagers as consumers. Based on this philosophy, the materials are developed to give teens the training and guidance to develop the skills needed to…

This oocument, one in a series of consumer education materials prepared for 4-H Club members and secondary students, focuses on credit and money management. Because credit has both positive and negative aspects, teenagers must be informed how to use credit wisely and how to avoid getting into financial difficulty. Specific objectives are for…

Two-hundred and ninety-three books and articles published primarily in the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1971 are listed in this annotated bibliography on secondary- and college-level economics education. The bibliography is divided into works in five major topic areas including: (1) general surveys; (2) nature, scope, and uses of economics; (3)…

A unit plan for a course in consumer education, required for graduation from the Portland, Oregon, public schools, is presented in the document. The course, called Personal Finance, covers two semesters and involves instructors in mathematics, social studies, and home economics. The course covers 10 subject areas: (1) money management; (2)…

The guideline for program development for administrators, supervisors, and teachers is to be used in making decisions regarding home economics education programs in Arizona schools. It will also serve as the basis for the initiation of an extensive curriculum development at all levels and give directions as to how programs may be established,…

The course described in this pamphlet will help the student construct his or her own garments and participate in the planning, preparation, production, and presentation of a show which will include modeling the garment and other variety-type acts. Designed for junior or senior year high school students, it is recommended that he or she…

This curriculum guide consists of course modules for instruction at the secondary level. Each module contains a concept title, major generalization, behavioral objective, subgeneralizations, list of learning experiences, and resources. The courses are entitled: Adult Living, Bachelor Survival, Foods and You, Home Decor, Personal Finance, Teen…

Designed for the general public and possibly suitable also for high school economics students, this pamphlet explains how to resolve a billing dispute in a way that protects the customer's credit rating and legal rights. The pamphlet focuses on specific requirements of the Fair Credit Billing law and presents the following: (1) six legal criteria…

This consumer's guide offers practical information about the characteristics and uses of seafoods. It covers both finfish and shellfish, including crabs, lobsters, shrimp, oysters, clams, and scallops. It describes the characteristics, important species, fishing methods, market forms, and consumer inspection tips. It also gives such information as…

The use of metrics in home economics taught at all levels is presented in this teacher's guide. Following an introduction on the history of the metric system and future use in the United States, section 2 presents information on bringing metrics into the classroom: changes in home economics (food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, and housing,…

This curriculum guide for levels III, IV, and V home economics teachers in New York State describes a process for planning and developing home economics courses. Emphasis is placed on the determination of student needs and the enrichment of learnings through participation in the Future Homemakers of America (FHA). The guide begins with a…

Included in this student booklet are a variety of learning activities for secondary students which will aid their understanding of the United States economic system. Basic concepts are introduced which show how a market mechanism resolves the conflict between finite resources and infinite desires, how supply and demand interact, and how…

This document is the teacher's guide for SO 008 864. Developed for secondary students, the materials aid students in the understanding of the United States economic system. Along with the narrative found in the student materials, the guide presents objectives, concepts, procedures, and evaluation for completing the unit. The materials are arranged…

Developed for home economics teachers in Louisiana, the curriculum guide presents materials for developing a program in consumer education for grades 8-12. Material is arranged under three levels: (1) Beginning Level, with units covering grades 8 and 9; (2) Intermediate Level, with units covering grades 10 and 11; (3) Advanced Level, with units…