This documentary is an excellent resource to use at the beginning of a textiles unit in middle school or a textile sciences unit in high school. It showcases careers that are available in the textile industry as well as current science that is being researched. The examples are relatable for students, yet push the boundaries on conceptualizing the future of the textile industry.
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Throughout this lesson, students will learn about sustainability in the textile industry by researching fast fashion. While completing the workbook, students begin with learning what the fast fashion industry is. Next, they learn about the negative impacts of fast fashion. Students will explore the environmental impact of fast fashion. Finally, students will learn about what they can do to consume textiles in a sustainable manner. All throughout the activity, students are reflecting on their learning by answering questions over the content and their responses to it. This lesson on fast fashion is a student-directed workbook - perfect for a day with a substitute teacher. This lesson is designed to take one, 50-minute class period.
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Throughout this 1-day lesson, students will learn about Trend Forecasting. They will begin with exploring the evolution of trends and defining environmental scanning. Next, students will compare and contrast long- and short-term forecasting, including sources of information for this research. Students will explore the work of popular futurists and trend forecasters and report their findings to the class. Finally, students will apply their new knowledge by reviewing designer shows from major fashion shows, identifying macro- and micro-trends, sharing with the class, and creating mood boards over their findings. This lesson can stand alone, but it can also be taught as the second day in a unit on Trend Forecasting.
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Throughout this project, the students will construct a kitchen pot holder. This project will take about six to seven days (45-minute class periods, with 22 students) for students to complete. Everyday, students will begin with setting up their sewing machines and setting goals for the day. Students will follow the written and video instructions to complete the project. At the end of each day, students will reflect upon what they accomplished and what they hope to improve upon for the following day. As there are written and video instructions, students can move through the project at their own pace. This project works well for middle school (specifically 6th grade) or as a project to refresh students on how to use the sewing machine and construction terminology in high school.
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Throughout this project, students will research historical influences on fashion through the lens of a fashion historian. The lesson gives the students the prompt, “You are a fashion historian at the Smithsonian and your boss with the Clothing & Accessories division wants you to put together a virtual collection of textile garments that represent the 1900s You will be researching and finding historical garments and fashions using the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Historic Costume Collection database.” Students will find a garment in the collection from each of the decades listed and fill in the information as prompted in the template. This lesson is designed to take 2 class periods (50 minutes). It would be excellent to use as a project before a break or at the end of a unit. NOTE - If you reside close to Lincoln, Nebraska, it would be fun to take a field trip to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to be shown the Historic Costume Collection and to have the Textile, Merchandising and Fashion Design faculty tell you about specific garments, etc.
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Throughout this project, students will research historical influences on fashion through the lens of a fashion journalist. The lesson gives the students the prompt, “As a Fashion Journalist, you are constantly observing and reporting on the current styles and fashion trends. Your boss at the magazine, Today’s Trends, has tasked you with creating a mini magazine on the popular fashion trends of the past decade. (The trick here is that each student will be assigned a different decade - you are each placed at a different point in time!)” Each student will choose a different decade throughout history and then use reputable sources to create a mini magazine on Canva that features women’s clothing, men’s clothing, shoes, accessories, historical events, important individuals of the time, and more information about the given decade. This multi-day lesson plan includes complete instructions for the project as well as a grading rubric. Suggestions for reputable resources are also included. Students are graded on including a variety of information and following the set formatting parameters.
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Microscopy tests are one method used to identify fiber content of fabric. Throughout this lesson, students will work in groups to learn about microscopy tests and conduct a lab where they complete these tests to identify fibers. This lesson is designed to take one 50-minute class period, but could be drawn out to take two 50-minute class periods. To grade this assignment, I like to use their justifications for why they think it was a certain fiber, instead of just assessing if they selected the right fiber for the sample.
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Learners will compete with each other as a culminating project and assesment upon completing the baking unit. SWBAT:Prepare, portion, and bake cupcakesPrepare, and apply icing for decorationDevelop and execute a themeReflect on success/failures of their cupcakes
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Learners will demonstrate competency in baking and incorporating fruit into a baked final product.Objectives:Prepare, portion, and bake cupcakesPrepare and apply icing for decoration as it relates to themePrepare and apply garnish as it relates to themeDevelop and execute a theme involving the use of fruitReflect on success/failures of their final product
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Students design and create sensory integration toys for young children with developmental disabilities an engineering challenge that combines the topics of biomedical engineering, engineering design and human senses. Students learn the steps of the engineering design process (EDP) and how to use it for problem solving. After learning about the human sensory system, student teams apply the EDP to their sensory toy projects. They design and make plans within given project constraints, choose materials, fabricate prototypes, evaluate the prototypes, and give and receive peer feedback. Students experience the entire design-build-test-redesign process and conclude with a class presentation in which they summarize their experiences with the EDP steps and their sensory toy project development.
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This lesson introduces students developmental milestones from birth to age 8. Using the CDC’s developmental milestones, students will create timelines highlighting developmental progressions. Students will then synthesize the progressions through observational and reflective writing.
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This lesson introduces students to the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP). Students will learn the core considerations of DAP and the guidelines. Students will apply their knowledge of the guidelines for DAP to a set of early childhood educator “checklist questions.”
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Overview: This lesson includes a slide presentation to instruct about the 8 Multiple Intelligences (by Howard Gardner). The students can take notes on the Doodle Notes handout. Once the students are familiar with the multiple intelligences, you can help them apply the intelligences to preschool learning activities. Students can work alone or in a group of two to plan 8 preschool activities that match the multiple intelligences. The project also has the students plan the eight activities around a theme. This helps students to think about multiple intelligences and developmentally appropriate activities for preschool age children.
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Students will learn about ethical psychological research involving human subjects. They will discover the history of ethical research, analyze how ethical principles came to be, and will also learn the role of IRBs in research.
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Students will gain insight into careers related to serving others and helping during times of struggle. There are six types of helpers that students will learn about in this lesson: professional helpers, paraprofessional helpers, helping as a part of their work, volunteer helpers, peer helpers, and informal helpers
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Students will learn about a variety of mental health professionals. They will understand the similarities and differences between them. Another focus of this lesson will be on the role the mental health professionals play in our society. This lesson plan should ideally be followed by guest speakers who work in the mental health career field.
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In this lesson, students will learn about a key characteristic of a mental health profession, lifelong learning. They will analyze Code of Ethics, NE licensure requirements for continuing education, and will learn about the importance of professional organizations for mental health professionals.
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This Remote Learning Plan was created by Marla Prusa in collaboration with Craig Hicks as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grades 9 - 12 Family and Consumer Science students. Students will create a fact sheet, video, poster or brochure focusing on the physical development of toddlers that can be shared with other students, caregivers or parents.. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: HSE.HS.2.4 Apply strategies that support and develop growth of the physical, emotional, social and cognitive development of a child.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 120 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bc7TnbKro9X7QwrdvFfsmzwhCHAm8mwTFDoj7YT1d6g/edit?usp=sharing
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In this lesson, students learn about the three main parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative (democratic) and permissive. The first part of the lesson involves the teacher explaining the three types using a slide presentation. The second part of the lesson is a YouTube video with clips of various shows. The students will watch and guess what parenting style is portrayed in the clip. Next the students will work in small groups to decide how parents would react differently in situations based on their parenting style.
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In this lesson, students will learn about the developmental milestones of infants from birth to age 2. They will identify 20 milestones and create a poster (paper or digital).
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