LifeSkills is a Family and Consumer Sciences program for junior high youth that involves learning from online resources and competing in regional events. At the competitions, participants will apply skills and knowledge in Family and Consumer Sciences subject matter by visiting a series of activity centers and completing knowledge, skill or application activities at each center. The centers consist of both competitive (individual) and scored cooperative (team) activities.
Practice Session Information
Contact Mary Morgan at Weakley County Extension at (731) 364-3164 or markmorg@utk.edu if you are interested in participating or have questions in the Life Skills contest.
Objectives
- Participants will gain knowledge in family and consumer science subject matter.
- Participants will be able to demonstrate subject matter knowledge or skills through completion of assigned tasks at each learning center.
- Participants will be able to make collective decisions focused on an FACS topic within a team context.
Activity
Activity centers will focus on Family and Consumer Science topics including Child and Human Development, Nutrition and Food Safety, Consumer and Family Economics, Health, Housing and Environment. Family and Consumer Sciences specialists develop new centers each year for the regional competitions.
- Making Change (Individual Activity)
- Toys for Tots (Team Activity)
- Nutrition (Individual Activity)
- How Active Are You? (Individual Activity)