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K–12 Standards

Consumer and Family Resources: Grades 9-12

Other Michigan Family and Consumer Sciences sets

Demonstrate management of individual and family resources such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, recreation, transportation, time, and human capital.2.1

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    Apply time management, organizational, and process skills to prioritize tasks and achieve goals.2.1.1

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    Analyze how individuals and families make choices to satisfy needs and wants.2.1.2

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    Analyze decisions about providing safe and nutritious food for individuals and families.2.1.3

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    Apply consumer skills to providing and maintaining clothing.2.1.4

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    Apply consumer skills to decisions about housing, utilities, and furnishings.2.1.5

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    Summarize information about procuring and maintaining health care to meet the needs of individuals and family members.2.1.6

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    Apply consumer skills to decisions about recreation.2.1.7

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    Apply consumer skills to acquire and maintain transportation that meets the needs of individuals and family members.2.1.8

Analyze the relationship between the global environment and family and consumer resources.2.2

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    Analyze individual and family responsibility in relation to the environmental trends and issues.2.2.1

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    Summarize environmental trends and issues affecting families and future generations.2.2.2

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    Demonstrate behaviors that conserve, reuse, and recycle resources to maintain the environment.2.2.3

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    Evaluate government regulations for conserving natural resources.2.2.4

Analyze policies that support consumer rights and responsibilities.2.3

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    Analyze state and federal policies and laws providing consumer protection.2.3.1

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    Analyze how policies become laws relating to consumer rights.2.3.2

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    Apply skills to seek information regarding consumer rights.2.3.3

Evaluate the effects of technology on individual and family resources in a global context.2.4

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    Analyze the types of technology and software programs that affect family and consumer decision-making.2.4.1

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    Analyze how media and technological advances influence family and consumer decisions.2.4.2

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    Assess the use of technology and its effect on quality of life.2.4.3

Analyze relationships between the economic system and consumer actions in a global context.2.5

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    Analyze the use of resources in making choices that satisfy needs and wants of individuals, families, and communities.2.5.1

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    Analyze individual and family roles in the economic system.2.5.2

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    Analyze economic effects of laws and regulations that pertain to consumers and providers of services.2.5.3

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    Analyze practices that allow families to maintain economic self-sufficiency.2.5.4

Demonstrate management of financial resources to meet the goals of individuals and families across the life span.2.6

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    Evaluate the need for personal and family financial planning.2.6.1

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    Apply financial management principles to individual and family financial practices.2.6.2

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    Apply management principles to decisions about insurance for individuals and families.2.6.3

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    Evaluate personal and legal documents related to effective management of individual and family finances.2.6.4

Demonstrate the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage one's financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial security.2.7

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    Demonstrate management of individual and family finances by applying reliable information and systematic decision making.2.7.1

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    Analyze how education, income, career, and life choices relate to achieving financial goals.2.7.2

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    Manage money effectively by developing financial goals and budgets.2.7.3

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    Manage credit and debt to remain both creditworthy and financially secure.2.7.4

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    Analyze the features of insurance, its role in balancing risk and benefits in financial planning.2.7.5

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    Analyze saving and investing to build long-term financial security and wealth.2.7.6

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
190000_Family_and_Consumer_Sciences_2018_701915_7

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