Family & Consumer Sciences B

●​ Conflict resolution scenarios

○​ Students explore realistic workplace conflicts through case studies, partner role-play, or fishbowl discussions, practicing appropriate responses. ○​ Teachers introduce conflict management models and facilitate guided debriefs to analyze what worked.

Strand 4, Standard 2 : Free Enterprise Experience ●​ Develop a full business plan

○​ Students use business plan templates and guided frameworks to create comprehensive plans that include mission, target market, operations, and financial projections. ○​ Teachers support with step-by-step modeling, checkpoints for feedback, and rubric-based assessment. ○​ Students design and implement data-gathering tools such as surveys and interviews, then analyze trends to inform their business decisions. ○​ Teachers facilitate data analysis lessons, sample question creation, and group debriefs. ○​ Students create mock-ups or working models of their products/services, collect feedback from peers or focus groups, and revise based on suggestions. ○​ Teachers provide design rubrics, revision logs, and structured critique protocols. ○​ Students explore concepts like cost analysis, pricing models, branding, and promotional planning through team brainstorming and marketing plan creation. ○​ Teachers provide mini-lessons, strategy workshops, and case studies. ○​ Students operate real or mock businesses, producing, promoting, and selling goods/services in school or community events. ○​ Teachers guide logistics with sales protocols, event planning tools, and reflection check-ins. ○​ Students maintain budgets, track expenses and income, and calculate profit/loss using spreadsheets or financial journals. ○​ Teachers support with finance mini-lessons, modeling tools, and scaffolded practice activities.

●​ Conduct market research

●​ Prototype and refine product/service offerings

●​ Determine pricing, marketing, and sales strategies

●​ Experiential learning

●​ Explore Financial Literacy related to FCS topics

●​ Self and peer evaluation