The teaching guide for providing instruction in use of the metric system contains materials geared for the daily activities of the home. Contents of the guide are organized into four parts. Part 1 is a brief description of the history of the metric system and reasons for conversion in the United States. The major portion of the guide, part 2…

This learning package on consumerism is intended for use by instructors in adult consumer-homemaking programs. (The target population for these programs is generally adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged innercity and rural areas.) Four units are included: Stretching Your Money, How to Be a Wise Consumer, Door-to-Door Salesman, and What to…

Packaging of courses/programs/kits on needs assessment, instructional design, and evaluation are becoming slicker as they aim at popular consumption, but are they a panacea? (DAG)

An annotated listing of nutrition education materials and background information for or about Spanish-speaking ethnic groups. Includes printed materials, games, and audiovisual materials on foods, nutrition, consumer problems, and health. (BL)

Describes the adult metric education workshops, instructional materials, and teaching approaches for adults developed by the American College Testing Program in Project Metric to provide the adult consumer with metric skills. Includes an example of objectives from the adult metric kit. (MF)

Lists materials and procedures for experimenting with detergents. Included are methods for determination of the densities of dry detergents, ph values of detergent solutions, and a discussion of the ability of detergents to remove iodine stains from cloth. (CS)

By scrutinizing products and their advertisements, students can learn how to make smart consumer decisions. Activities are described which focus on evaluating advertising claims and designing and administering a poll. Techniques used by advertisers are identified, and a reproducible worksheet for collecting product test and comparison data is…

Corporations contribute curricular materials to schools. Argues that the goal of these materials is to initiate the school-age population to their products, enhance their public image, and increase visibility of their products. Cites examples of corporate activity with these goals. (MDH)

Use of the mass media as a teaching instrument in the classroom has increased considerably at all grade levels in the past few years. The newspaper is the most widely used of the media, the direct result of a national campaign by publishers, known as "Newspapers in Education" (NIE). This initiative encourages the use of newspapers as an…

This teachers guide presents lesson aids on how to buy food for home economics or consumer education in high school or adult education courses. An introductory section explains how to get the supplementary materials (publications, films, and slides/filmstrips), what the contents and objectives of these materials are, suggestions for lesson…

This booklet summarizes a conference on consumer education which was held for educators, community leaders, program administrators, consumer advocates, and journalists to introduce the principal issues facing consumers and to explore effective program designs and teaching methods and materials. Following a brief executive summary of the conference…

The selective bibliography contains over 1,000 citations of books, pamphlets, audiovisual materials, and teaching resources related to consumer education. It is designed not only for educators but also for individual consumers and members of consumer organizations. Contents are arranged by subject matter under ten general topics: consumer and the…

This is one of a series of units for environmental education developed by the Highline Public Schools. The unit is designed for students at the senior high level who have a basic knowledge of nutrition, some experience in menu planning, and who are ready to put this knowledge of nutrition to work in selecting foods to attain maximum nutrition with…

Looks at the changing status of consumer education as a school subject. (Editor)

A functional program including planning, shopping, purchasing, and meal preparation was developed which used a photographic format (to minimize reading) and budget guide. Trial with eight young adults whose disabilities ranged from mild to severe indicated that nonreading individuals could learn all aspects of meal preparation. Skills also…