Indiana Department of Education Academic Standards Course Framework NUTRITION AND WELLNESS Nutrition and Wellness is an introductory course

valuable for all students as a life foundation and academic enrichment; it is especially relevant for students interested in careers related to nutrition, food, and wellness. This is a nutrition class that introduces students to only the basics of food preparation so they can become self-sufficient in accessing healthy and nutritious foods. Major course topics include nutrition principles and applications; influences on nutrition and wellness; food preparation, safety, and sanitation; and science, technology, and careers in nutrition and wellness. A project-based approach that utilizes higher order thinking, communication, leadership, management processes, and fundamentals to college and career success is recommended in order to integrate these topics into the study of nutrition, food, and wellness. Food preparation experiences are a required component. Direct, concrete mathematics and language arts proficiencies will be applied. This course is the first in a sequence of courses that provide a foundation for continuing and post-secondary education in all career areas related to nutrition, food, and wellness. DOE Code: 5342 Recommended Grade Level: Grade 9, 10, 11, 12 Recommended Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 credit per semester, maximum of 1 credit This course is one of the six FACS courses from which students may choose three to fulfill the required Health and Safety creditSee Rule 511 IAC 6-7-6 (6) Counts as a Directed Elective or Elective for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas Application of Content Intensive laboratory applications are a component of this course and may be either school based or work based or a combination of the two. Work-based learning experiences should be in a closely related industry setting. Instructors shall have a standards-based training plan for students participating in work-based learning experiences. Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) are a powerful instructional tool when integrated into Career and Technical Education programs. They enhance the knowledge and skills students learn in a course by allowing a student to participate in a unique program of career and leadership development. Students should be encouraged to participate in FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America), the CTSO for Family and Consumer Sciences. Content Standards Domain 1 Personal, Academic, and Career Success Core Standard 1 Integrate processes of thinking, communication, leadership, and management in order to apply knowledge and skills for nutrition, food, and wellness. Standards NW-1.1 NW-1.2 NW-1.3 Demonstrate components of critical thinking, creative thinking, and reasoning Evaluate effective communication processes in school, family, career, and community settings Demonstrate leadership that encourages participation and respect for the ideas, perspectives, and contributions of group members

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Apply management, decision-making, and problem solving processes to accomplish tasks and fulfill responsibilities Examine the interrelationships among thinking, communication, leadership, and management processes to address family, community, and workplace issues Demonstrate fundamentals to career success (e.g. strong work ethic, goal setting, time-management, positive attitude, adaptability/flexibility, stress resilience, accountability, self-discipline, resourcefulness, cooperation, self-assessment) Demonstrate etiquette skills for business and social situations Apply knowledge gained through research to solve problems and communicate ideas in the fields of food, fitness, nutrition, and wellness

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Domain 2 Nutrition Principles and Applications Core Standard 2 Apply nutrition principles to health and wellness choices across the life span. Standards NW-2.1 NW-2.2 NW-2.3 NW-2.4 NW-2.5 Analyze food and nutrition information, including USDA Dietary guidelines and MY Plate, to meet nutrition and wellness goals across the lifespan Demonstrate proper portion sizes from each of the food groups to meet nutrition and wellness needs of individuals across the lifespan Describe the six classes/groups of nutrients, explain their functions to meet health and nutrition requirements of individuals and families, and classify food sources Compare food label information to make health and wellness choices Analyze and assess wellness goals across the lifespan, particularly for teenagers (e.g., food fads and fallacies, extreme procedures for weight management, sports supplements, nutritional supplements)

Domain 3 Influences on Nutrition and Wellness Core Standard 3 Analyze factors that influence nutrition and wellness practices. Standards NW-3.1 NW-3.2 NW-3.3 NW-3.4 NW-3.5 Assess physical, emotional, social, intellectual, cultural, and ethnic components of individual and family wellness Explain how geographical location and climate location affects food selection and availability Examine how economic factors affect food selection and availability Identify legislation and regulations related to food, nutrition, and wellness issues Evaluate the nutritive value and costs of snacks, fast foods, and balanced meals

Domain 4 Food Preparation, Safety, and Handling Core Standard 4 Demonstrate abilities to prepare and serve safe, nutritious foods. Standards NW-4.1 NW-4.2 Define and explain food borne illness and demonstrate how to prevent them by applying the concepts of clean, separate, cook, and chill Demonstrate basic abilities to safely use and maintain equipment within a kitchen setting, including large and small appliances, small kitchen tools, measuring tools, and knives Demonstrate abilities to prepare nutritious foods using a variety of basic methods and techniques

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Apply basic principles of resource management when planning, preparing, and serving nutritious food, including food costs and availability, work plans and timetables, efficient work methods, and collaboration with others Demonstrate abilities to increase and decrease recipe measurements based on desired yield

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Domain 5 Science, Technology, and Careers in Nutrition and Wellness Core Standard 5 Analyze impacts of science, technology, and careers on nutrition and wellness. Standards NW-5.1 Discuss current technology and techniques used to develop, produce, process, and store foods and their impacts on food safety, nutrition, and wellness (e.g., organic, holistic, genetics, hormones) Explore technological tools and advancements used to track nutrition and wellness goals and progress Examine developments and trends in food marketing, and their impacts on family and consumer choices Discuss trends, employment opportunities, and preparation requirements for careers related to nutrition, food, and wellness

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Common Core Literacy Standards for Technical Subjects Reading Standards for Literacy in Technical Subjects 9-10 The standards below begin at grade 9 and define what students should understand and be able to do by the end of grade 10. The CCR anchor standards and high school standards in literacy work in tandem to define college and career readiness expectations the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity. Key Ideas and Details 9-10.RT.1 9-10.RT.2 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions. Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the texts explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text. Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics. Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy). Analyze the authors purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address. Translate technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g.,

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in an equation) into words. 9-10.RT.8 9-10.RT.9 Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the authors claim or a recommendation for solving a technical problem. Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend technical texts in the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently

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Writing Standards for Literacy in Technical Subjects 9-10 The standards below begin at grade 9 and define what students should understand and be able to do by the end of grade 10. The CCR anchor standards and high school standards in literacy work in tandem to define college and career readiness expectations the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity. Text Types and Purposes 9-10.WT.1 9-10.WT.2 9-10.WT.3 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. Write informative/explanatory texts, including technical processes. Students will not write narratives in technical subjects. Note: Students narrative skills continue to grow in these grades. The Standards require that students be able to incorporate narrative elements effectively into arguments and informative/explanatory texts. In technical, students must be able to write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technologys capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectivity to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

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9-10.WT.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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