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**Welcome to my Wiki page. This page is designed to help you manage the resources that you get from the classes you take from me. This year, I will try to keep your class wiki as up to date as possible so that if you have a question, and you can't find me, the wiki might be able to have your answer.**

**6th grade courses taught by Mrs. Sherry Opbroek**

**The 2012-13 Family and Consumer Science courses include the following:**

**7th & 8th grade Family and Consumer Science** **Learn the base of who you are. Some projects will include Family Tree, Makinig you a Better You, Illustrated Talks**

**Human Development-Prenatal-Toddlers-** This course covers the physical needs of not only the mother to be, but also the physical, mental, and social needs of children from birth through toddlers. Students will not only participate in simulations, but also observe infants and toddlers.

**Human Development- Preschool-School-Age-** During this class, participants will learn the needs of the child of preschool through school-age develop. Participants will not only have related activities, but also participate in observing and working with preschool and school-age children in real settings.

**Psychology/Sociology-** This class will teach some of the principles of psychology while also learning to become and understand the people we are and why we act the way that we do.

**Dietetics**- Look more at the nutritional value of foods and learn how to adapt and prepare menues and meals to get the most nutrition for what is served. We will also look at cost per serving as well as the benefits and the downfalls of preservation both at home and commercially.

**Employability**- Our ultimate goal is to find the perfect career that matches both our wants and our skills. This class shows how to evaluate our own skills and abilities and compare it with the careers in the career clusters that match to them.

**Internship-** Get a semester of hands-on experience in a career that you have identified that you may like to pursue. Work with and learn from business people within the community and learn from them to evaluate whether or not that is the career that is meant for you.

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