Curriculum Links: Family & Consumer Science Education

Epicurious: Recipes

Search for recipes published in Gourmet and Bon Appetit by ingredients, course, type of dish preparation method and several healthy options including low/no sugar and wheat/gluten free. User comments for each recipe are especially useful.

Fight Bac! Keep Food Safe From Bacteria

The Education and Outreach page includes curriculum ideas for all ages, and pages designed just for kids on topics like hand washing and food safety.

Food Safety Research Information Office

Supporting the research community by collecting, organizing and disseminating food safety research information. Subjects include food processing, pathogens, contaminents, and sanitation and quality standards.

Food Related Mini Units

Mini units cover a wide variety of foods from eggs to almonds to raisins and plum pudding. Each has recipes, facts and activities.

KidsHealth

Provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, topics include staying healthy, everyday illnesses, growing up, and more.

Managing Your Checking Account

Information and tools to help in selecting and maintaining a checking account.

The Meaning of Food

An exploration of culture through food. What we consume, how we acquire it, who prepares it, who’s at the table, and who eats first is a form of communication that is rich with meaning. Features Food and Life, Food and Family, Food and Culture.

Nutrition.gov

Providing easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers. A service of the National Agricultural Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to anyone making decisions about their future work lives.

Sew Young, Sew Fun

Site geared towards teenagers learning to use a sewing machine, but some of the projects use hand sewing for younger students.

Teen Consumer Scrapbook

A collection of useful articles written by teens, covering topics ranging from cell phone plans to eating disorders to living wills, with related links for each topic.