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Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg, VA. – 1989
The Loudoun County, Virginia, middle school home economics curriculum has been designed to meet the unique needs of the early adolescent. It is based on three major concepts: (1) basic skills; (2) self-knowledge/understanding/decision making; and (3) independence/interdependence. This guide on teen living for seventh graders includes a curriculum…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Clothing, Competency Based Education
Gebo, Emma M., Ed.; And Others – 1987
This curriculum contains three one-semester courses for use in home economics classes in Idaho. The nutrition and foods course is designed to address nutrition and personal life-style. Content emphasis is on food preparation techniques, meal management skills, consumer skills, the impact of nutrition on our lives, and career options in nutrition…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Competency Based Education, Course Organization
Hock, W. K. – 1983
The use of pesticides is necessary to aid in the production of food, feed and fiber, and is equally important in the control of home garden and household pests, but correct use is critical in preventing injury to persons, animals, and plants. This circular contains information on State of Pennsylvania and federal pesticide laws; different types of…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Safety, Clothing
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
This guide was developed to be used by consumer home economics teachers as a resource in planning and teaching a year-long course in clothing and textiles for high school students in North Carolina. The guide is organized in units of instruction for a first semester course and a second semester course. Each unit contains a content outline,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing Instruction, Competence, Competency Based Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1987
This curriculum guide contains the curriculum scope and sequence for the junior high school home economics program in Alberta, Canada. The first part of the guide provides an overview of the program in narrative format. Information is included on the rationale, goals, content, management process, characteristics of the adolescent learner,…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Course Content, Course Organization, Educational Objectives
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Coll. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Education Inst. – 1985
This task-based curriculum guide for clothing management is intended to help the teacher develop a classroom management system where students learn by doing. Introductory materials include a Dictionary of Occupational Titles job code and title sheet, a career ladder, a matrix relating duty/task numbers to job titles, and a task list. Each task is…
Descriptors: Clothing, Curriculum Guides, Evaluation Criteria, Fashion Industry
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on clothing, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Test (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computational skills,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Clothing, Competency Based Education, Computation
Aurand, Cecilia; Lucas, John A. – 1978
A survey was conducted to determine the availability of internship opportunities for fashion design students at Harper College and to measure the value of Harper design graduates to their employers. A sample of 279 manufacturers, contacts, and retail stores employing fashion designers were identified in the Chicago metropolitan area and after two…
Descriptors: Clothing Design, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Kenne, Linda – 1980
The document contains student materials and teacher's guides for two units in which students analyze clothing advertisements in newspapers. The units are appropriate for reading and mathematics classes in grades 4-6. Objectives for Unit I include identifying descriptive words used in clothing ads, categorizing words found in clothing ads, and…
Descriptors: Clothing, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Economics Education
Meyen, Edward L.; Carr, Donald L. – 1967
Designed for use with educable mentally handicapped girls, the guide stresses the importance of certain homemaking areas. They include grooming and personality, home management, foods and nutrition, clothing, and child care. For each area, an outline of suggested content is provided, specifying sub-units, general objectives, and activities. Sample…
Descriptors: Child Care, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Education, Curriculum
Meyen, Edward L.; Carr, Donald L. – 1968
Developmental steps to writing life experience units for the educable retarded are outlined and six units are partially completed. Objectives of the unit, sub-units, core activities, resource materials, vocabulary words, and lesson plans are provided for primary units on school orientation and clothing, intermediate units on grooming and taking a…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Clothing Instruction, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Zane, Polly; Zane, John – 1976
In this unit, students from grades 4 through 12 study the cultural areas, traits, and life-styles of the North American Indians before settlement by the white man. Students examine the cultural traits of the Indians who live in 12 cultural areas to note the cause-and-effect relationship of traits to the environment and to make comparisons between…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Art, Bibliographies
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
A brief review looks at student characteristics, interests, and preferences in entertainment, reading matter, politics, fashion, college choice, college major, food, alcohol use, fraternities and sororities, and military training. It identifies the most common reasons for attending college and the countries from which the most foreign students…
Descriptors: Activism, Alcoholic Beverages, Career Choice, Clothing

Smulyan, Susan; Goldstein, Carolyn; Gerhard, Jane – OAH Magazine of History, 1998
Presents a lesson plan where students read an introductory essay, locate and examine a set of documents, and write an account of the introduction of nylon stockings and the effect of World War II on use of this fiber. Includes student handouts, background information, and reproduction of an E. I. DuPont press release. (MJP)
Descriptors: Clothing, Fashion Industry, Inventions, Material Culture

Mills, David R.; Drake, Denise; Strong, Gregory; Sainz, Maria Julia; Krustapentus, Emilie – TESOL Journal, 1997
Five teachers of English as a Second Language describe activities used in their classrooms, including topical student journals in an intensive language course; current events journals; postcard-writing to promote authentic, communicative expression; student-designed bumper stickers; and a fashion show to teach adjective use. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Clothing