Intro to Culinary Arts - Cooking Oils

Students will be introduced to a variety of cooking oils and examine their nutritional values, costs, and uses.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Sarah Mattern

Comparing Fats

During this single day lesson plan, students will be hypothesizing, preparing and comparing the usage of fats within baked products. Students will be asked to hypothesize the potential results of saturated versus unsaturated fats within a chocolate chip cookie recipe. Throughout the lesson, students will be completing a follow along lab packet. Said packet contains the following: lab plan/hypothesis sheet, recipe, lab notes sheet, and reflection sheet. This lesson may be completed within a single 55 minute class period or spread across two days to allow for extended preparation and reflection time (2 days suggested). Image Credit: OER Title Image Provided by Sorin Gheorghita | Unsplash

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: Macy Pinion

Define/Compare Elements of the Hospitality and Event Planning Industry

Define and compare the core elements of the hospitality and event planning industries.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: Jan Osborn

Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing and Teaching Rules

This Module, a DEC-recommended resource, includes information on how to create developmentally appropriate behavior rules for early childhood classrooms so that they link to a given school's behavior expectations. The importance of communication with families about rules and expected behaviors is also stressed (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Material Type: Module

Creating Daily Schedules in Early Childhood

This lesson introduces students to the core components of an early childhood daily schedule. Students will study the differences in schedules by age in order to develop their own.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: Sarah Hubel

Early Childhood Curriculum Models

This lesson introduces students to different curriculum models, Montessori and HighScopes, used in early childhood settings. Students will identify important details to each model, then identify similarities and differences in curriculum as the child ages. Students will end the lesson by developing an opinion on which model they believe to be the best.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: Sarah Hubel

Introduction to School Law

Students will learn about school law, the ethical and legal influences that impact students and teaching.  Law, Ethics, and Teacher Professionalism; The U.S. Legal System; Teachers' Rights and Responsibilities; Religious Freedom and Schools; Diversity; Students and the Law This presentation follows along with information found in the textbook: Kauchak, D. P., & Eggen, P. D. (2017). Introduction to teaching: Becoming a professional. Pearson.

Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Lecture Notes

Author: Raeanna Carlson

Family Members

Mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, and uncle are just a few words you will learning about in this seminar.  You will be able to identify various family members in your family as well as in other people's families by using possessive adjectives as well.  Combine this new knowledge with previously reviewed adjectives and verbs to begin telling more and more about what others are like and what they do.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Presentational CommunicationComparisons: Cultural ComparisonsLearning TargetI can say or write something about the members of my family and ask about someone’s family.Habits of MindApplying past knowledge to new situationsCritical Thinking SkillInternalize

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: IU8 Author

Role of Mental Health in our Society

In this lesson, students will learn how mental health fits in our modern society. We will discuss how mental health and mental illness are related to each other, yet different from each other. Students will also learn about the role mental health plays in our current society, as well as current issues and trends in the field.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Shelby Wallick

Mental Distortions

In this lesson, students will learn what mental distortions are, who the key researchers are, and how to overcome these negative thought patterns. Students will take part in discussion, a jigsaw activity, and will practice a technique used to test our thinking. 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Shelby Wallick

Introduction to Grief

This lesson serves as an introduction to the grieving process after someone experiences a loss. Students will understand what grief is, and what kinds of experiences bring about the feelings associated with a loss. Students will also learn about different theories of how people go through the grieving process. 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Shelby Wallick

What's in the Water? Community Engagement Project

In the culminating activity from "What's in the Water?" PFAS Contamination Unit" A community-engaged inquiry unit exploring PFAS contamination in North Carolina [link coming soon], students partnered with a local grassroots advocacy organization to design public-facing materials to educate local residents about the drinking water crisis in Pittsboro, NC. By integrating information from interviews with local stakeholders, teams developed digital and print materials to educate residents about the medical, economic, and political challenges associated with high levels of emerging contaminants in their drinking water.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Jessica Merricks

We Are All Crew – Resident Arts

“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth, we are all crew.” Marshall McLuhan, “At the Moment of Sputnik” in Journal of Communication Issue 24 (Winter 1974) © Estate of Marshall McLuhan, with permission. This artist book is an extension of the The Art for Science Mural project, located in Columbia, Missouri and funded by the 2018 Art for Science Rising initiative of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The book consists of a recreation of the mural design in coloring book format, and a workbook which can be used to create an asset map of a given locale’s sustainable resources so that readers can make conscious choices about how they use the assets within a given community. It is meant to be an educational and information gathering tool that is open source (with a copyleft license) and where the collection of this information is decentralized. The McLuhan quote suggests we must all do the work, and be responsible, in the care for our one and only home. One way that this work can be done is collating and sharing information about the available sustainable resources in a given area. These two projects, the mural and artist book, were made possible through the sponsorship of Science Rising and the Union of Concerned Scientists. #artliveshere #artforscience #artforsciencerising #sciencerising #comoclimateaction #climateactionmap #weareallcrew Copyleft 2019, Resident Arts Mural Artists: Co-lead artists: Madeleine LeMieux and Lisa Simms Assistant artist: Micah Baker Artist trainees: Vivian Noland and Samantha Whitworth Book Artists: Madeleine LeMieux Levi Sherman Partners: City of Columbia Hinkson Creek Restoration Project Union of Concerned Scientists Resident Arts Printing by @there.there.now

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Case Study

Authors: Levi Sherman, Madeleine LeMieux

Clothing Items

What kind of clothing do you wear; jeans, a t-shirt, socks, and sneakers?  Be able to describe your clothing style using the vocabulary for clothing items as well as the adjectives and colors you have already learned in previous seminars.  You will also be able to walk into stores or look at others to identify clothing items in Spanish.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives, Relating Cultural Products to PerspectivesConnections: Making ConnectionsComparisons: Cultural ComparisonsCommunities: School and Global CommunitiesLearning TargetI can list items I see every day.Habits of MindApplying past knowledge to new situationsCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: IU8 Author

Apparel Measurements for Fashion Design

Throughout this lesson, the students will learn how to correctly take measurements to create a fitted garment. Students will begin with brainstorming measuring tools. Next, they will discuss fabric sizing as a class. Students will learn about the history of measurements and why it is important to take measurements. Individuals will team up in pairs to practice taking measurement. Finally, students will apply the measurements by comparing and contrasting them with a home-sew pattern.  This lesson could be used before a student begins creating a garment for themselves, especially in Intro to Design or an Apparel Production & Construction course.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Audrey Foster

Sewing Machine License Application

This one day lesson (45-minute class period) is designed as a checkpoint to make sure students understand how to use the sewing machine safely. Students will independently work through a worksheet that has them describe the steps to set-up a sewing machine, describe sewing notions, explain their skill level on a sewing machine, practice sewing on paper, and sew a straight line and pivot on fabric. As the students are working, the teacher will walk around, monitor progress, and ask questions. The day will conclude with a class discussion and the teacher picking up  the applications. The following day, after the worksheets are graded, the teacher will award the Sewing Machine Licenses.  This lesson is used right before the students begin their main sewing project as one last check to make sure the students know the necessary information to complete their projects.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Audrey Foster

Sustainable Purchasing Decisions

            To dive into this topic, students will begin with reflecting on their current knowledge of their favorite clothing brands, fast fashion, and pollution. Next, students will watch a video showcasing the global impact of our textile waste in Ghana. These individuals will test their previous knowledge on sustainability facts. They will observe the global impact of our waste through pictures and culminate what they see in a collage. Students will read an article covering the global impact of our fast fashion trend. Finally, students will work in groups to create a persuasive infomercial to culminate their new knowledge. All throughout this process, students will journal their thoughts, changing perspectives, and consumption goals for the future.  

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Audrey Foster

The Bad Bug Book

The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) prepared this online handbook on foodborne pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, viruses and parasites) and natural toxins. Chapters are arranged under the following headings: Pathogenic Bacteria, Enterovirulent Escherichia Coli Group, Parasitic Protozoa and Worms, Viruses, Natural Toxins, Other Pathogenic Agents, and Appendices. The intent of each chapter is to provide basic facts regarding these organisms and toxins including their characteristics, habitat or source, associated foods, infective dose, characteristic disease symptoms, complications, recent and/or major outbreaks, and any susceptible populations. The chapters also contain minimal information on the analytical methods used to detect, isolate, and/or identify the pathogens or natural toxins.

Material Type: Reading

Pickle Lab

In this online activity, learners experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle. In this "virtual kitchen," leaners discover that pickling takes practice to determine the best recipe (or conditions) for pickling cucumbers. These conditions include room temperature and amount of salt. Use this activity to help learners explore the science of cooking.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: The Exploratorium

Food Science: Measuring

This lesson introduces students to measuring food ingredients, provides a lab opportunity to experiment with measuring tools, and assesses students' knowledge on all content.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan

Author: Donavan Phoenix