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Links to Great Family and Consumer Sciences Sites

Foods & NutritionRecipesTextilesChild DevelopmentPersonal & Family Living

Consumer Resource ManagementTechnology ResourcesFACS Teacher Resources

Foods & Nutrition

Aunt Edna's Kitchen Recipes, nutrition, cooking utilities

American Dietetic Association Informed food choices& sound eating habits

Dole 5 A Day Adventures Interactive information about fruits and vegetables

Fight Bac Learn techniques for fighting food borne illnesses

Food Guide Pyramid Information about the food groups

Food Finder Look up nutrition information for more than 1000 fast-food items

FoodSafety.gov Gateway to Government food safety information

Food Safety -- What's Cooking Tips to ensure that food doesn't make you sick

International Food Information Council Information about food concerns

New Food Label Background information about the label, instructions for reading

Nutrition Analysis Tool A web program to analyze foods for nutrients

Nutrition Cafe Games to help you learn about nutrition

Nutrition on the Web - for Teens!! Provides a wide variety of health-related information for teens

Virtual Kitchen Entering your first name only, click on areas of the kitchen to learn about the foods

Why Milk? Interesting facts, quizzes, and games about milk as well as celebrity milk mustaches

Recipes

Cookie Recipes Great site for all cookie monsters

International Recipes From countries around the world and states within the U.S.

Recipe Archive Index Like a HUGE cookbook

Top Secret Recipes on the Web Learn how to make your favorite purchased foods

Betty Crocker Includes recipes, meal planner, select ingredients, grocery list maker

National Pork Producers Council Pork recipes and information

World Wide Cook Book Browse through a database of recipes and create your own cookbook

Christmas Cookies Lots of great recipes and cooking ideas here

 Textiles

Analyzing Color in Your Wardrobe Discusses the importance of color in your wardrobe

Beginners Guide to Fabrics Learn about the different kinds of fabrics

Butterick Online catalog and sewing tips

FabricLink Information about fibers, fabrics, and clothing care

Guidelines for Pressing Learn about equipment and techniques

Guidelines for Sewing Tools Learn about the tools of the trade

Learn2 Sew a Button Step by step instructions

Preparing Fabric for Use Learn about grain

Seam Finishes Learn to recognize different seam finishes, advantages, and how to sew them

Sewing Basics Basic information common to all projects

Simplicity View their catalogs online; also includes fitting tips and sewing tutorials

Soap and Detergent Association Information about laundry and cleaning products

Child Development

Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner

Early Childhood

Guide to the Business of Babysitting Great site for child develpment and care

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education

The Kids on the Web On-going list of sites that offer information for and about kids

Personal & Family Living

Decisions, Decisions Online Introduces students to viewpoints behind a controversial social issues

Learn2.com Step-by-step instructions and illustrations for more than 100 everyday tasks

Consumer Resource Management

The Better Business Bureau

Consumer Education for Teens Various consumer sites which teen issues and interests

Measure 4 Measure Sites which have measurement calculators--Check it out!

Museum of Advertising Icons Promotional icons let you relive moments in advertising history

Technology Resources

Clip Art Bookmarks Free clip art sites

Catch the WAV Links to audio file (.wav and .au) sites with instructions for downloading

Computer Applications CJMS Link to the Computer Applications site at Cabin John MS

Building a Web Quest Consider creating a Web quest

How to Create Web Lessons with FileMaker HomePage Step-by-step tutorial

MCPS Web Guidelines and Regulations Look here before publishing to the MCPS Web

Internet Resources for creating Web documents Great links to useful items for your site

FACS Teacher Resources

FACS Maryland Description of the Family and Consumer Sciences program

Microsoft Lessons and Activities Ideas for intergrating computer applications in your classroom

Teacher Lesson Ideas Great links to online lesson plans and email notification

 

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