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SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES (GRADES 7-12)

For more detailed course descriptions, please refer to the Program of Studies.

For a comprehensive overview of the course’s curriculum, please refer to the Curriculum page.

Math In The Kitchen® at Gates
Students will identify the parts of a typical recipe and weigh and measure foods, both solids and liquids, using appropriate systems of weights and measures. Using research skills, students will explain the importance of cost control and a team effort in the food service industry. Additionally, students will demonstrate entry-level job skills by operating an electric cash register to take food orders and make proper change for cash transactions. Using math skills, students will estimate and calcluate the total cost of a restaurant meal, including food, beverage, tax and tip.

Science In The Kitchen® at Gates
Students will define cooking and identifying ways heat is transferred to a product. Through hands-on experimentation students will identify how liquids behave when heat is applied and explain various chemical reactions that take place during food preparation. Students will apply the scientific method to determine the effect of hand washing on the transmission of disease and show the effect of temperature on bacteria growth. Additionally, students will learn the proper techniques of sanitation, food handling, and care of equipment, safety, and efficiency in the kitchen.

Experimental Foods: Grades 9-12
Experimental Foods is an introductory elective semester course designed to teach the basic skills of food preparation. Nutrition is an underlying theme and students will address real life issues regarding food intake and the nutritional values of food they prepare.

American Regional Cuisine: Grades 9-12
American Regional Cuisine is an intermediate level course designed to assist students in making connections to how specific immigrant groups and migration have influenced our cultural customs as well as our cuisine.

International Culture, Custom and Cuisine: Grades 9-12
This advanced level semester course will focus on our ever-changing world through the exploration of several diverse ethnic groups. Students will examine past and current immigration patterns making connections to American culture, custom and cuisine.

Psychology of Foods: Grades 9-12
Psychology of Food is an advanced level course designed to assist students in making connections to how, what, when, where and why we consume the foods we do as a culture.