Trinity Area School District

Template for Curriculum Mapping, 2012-2013

Course:Family and Consumer Overview of Course (Briefly describe what students should understand and be able to do as a result of engaging in this course): The student will
Science be introduced to new life experiences that they may confront as an emerging teen; making responsible decisions, experiencing interpersonal
Grade:6 relationships, and properly preparing nutritious foods
Designer(s):Blackhurst/
Maund

Overarching Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Essential Questions

Big Idea Standard(s) Addressed Enduring Understanding(s) Essential Question(s)

Safety PSSA 11.3.3 B. Describe personal hygiene Practicing safe kitchen procedures will result in Why is kitchen safety important?
techniques in food handling. successfully completing recipes. How can kitchen accidents be prevented?
11.3.6 B. Describe safe food handling techniques.

Preparation 11.3.3 F. Identify components of a basic recipe. Using kitchen equipment properly will increase Why is it important to follow a recipe?
11.3.6 F. Analyze basic food preparation success when preparing foods. Why is accurate measuring important?
techniques and food handling procedures.

Nutrition 11.3.3 C. Explain the importance of eating a varied Nutritious food choices will benefit your health Why are some foods more nutritious than
diet in maintaining health. throughout life. others?
What foods should you include in your daily
diet?
Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Essential Questions Per Unit of Study
(These do NOT “spiral” throughout the entire curriculum, but are specific to each unit.)

Month of Instruction
9 weeks

Week 1.5 Title of Unit Big Idea(s) Standard(s) Addressed Enduring Essential Question(s) Common Common
 (A Big Idea is (What Common Core Understanding(s) (Essential Questions Assessment(s)* Resource(s)*
typically a noun Standard(s) and/or PA (SAS refers to Enduring are broad and open (What assessments Used
and always Standard(s) addresses Understandings as “Big ended. Sometimes, will all teachers of (What resources will
transferable within this Big Idea?) Ideas.” EUs are the EQs can be debated. A this unit use to all teachers of this unit
and among understandings we want student’s answer to an determine if students use to help students
content areas.) students to carry with EQ will help teachers have answered the understand the Big
them after they graduate. determine if he/she Essential Questions?) Ideas?)
EUs will link Big Ideas truly understands.
together. Consider Consider having only
having only one or two one or two EQs per
EUs per Big Idea.) Enduring
Understanding.)

Week 1.5 Food Safety Safety PSSA 11.3.3 B. Describe Food safety and How can you prevent Handouts Handouts
and personal hygiene sanitation prevents food poisoning?
Sanitation techniques in food disease. How can you prevent Test Textbook
handling. kitchen injuries?
11.3.6 B. Describe safe Kitchen safety prevents What procedures are Classroom discussion Power point
food handling injury. needed to ensure food Presentations
techniques. safety and sanitation? Food Labs
Under what
circumstances can food
poisoning kill you?
Week 1.5 to Preparation Kitchen Utensils 11.3.3 F. Identify Proper use of kitchen What characteristics Handouts Handouts
3.0 components of a basic equipment do you look for in large
Measuring recipe. and small kitchen Test Textbook
11.3.6 F. Analyze basic Proper measuring equipment?
Reading a Recipe food preparation techniques What are the functions Classroom discussion Power point
techniques and food of large and small Presentations
handling procedures. Reading and preparing a kitchen equipment? Food Labs
recipe Why is accurate
measuring important
in cooking?
How does math apply
to cooking?
How do you follow and
read a recipe?
Week 3.0 to Nutrition Nutrition 11.3.3 C. Explain the My Plate How is My Plate used Handouts Handouts
4.5 importance of eating a to help people make
varied diet in Portion sizes nutritious choices? Test Textbook
maintaining health. Why are portion sizes
Nutrients important in Classroom discussion Power point
maintaining health? Presentations
Current nutrition Why are some Food Labs
trends/research nutrients important for
a healthy diet?
What current nutrition
research can help us
make better food
choices?

* Some teachers may need to think about the assessments and resources used in order to determine the Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Essential
Questions embedded in their courses. At this point in your curriculum mapping, you might want to ignore the “Common Assessments” and “Common
Resources Used” columns. However, you may use them if you wish.