MSCE Home Economics case studies
MSCE Home Economics · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The MSCE Home Economics is a Michigan certification examination used to demonstrate subject-matter competence for teaching home economics, often labeled family and consumer sciences, in Michigan schools. Candidates are typically prospective or practicing educators who need to satisfy state certification requirements, and the exam is built around the full breadth of the discipline rather than a single specialty. The MSCE Home Economics case studies are 5 cases and about 3,208 words.
1Biting in a Mixed-Age Family Child Care Home
Renata runs a licensed family child care home for up to six children. Today she has four: Maya, 14 months; Ben, 2; Chloe, 3; and Dev, 5.
713 words, about 4 min2Community Supper with Allergy, Equipment, and Budget Limits
A community center youth group plans a Saturday supper for 60 guests. The budget is $180, and donations include 20 lb frozen chicken leg quarters, 15 lb dried beans, 25 lb rice, day-old bread, canned tomatoes, peanut butter, and spices.
640 words, about 3 min3Wedding Dress Alteration with Beaded Silk Charmeuse
A small alterations shop accepts a 1990s ivory silk charmeuse wedding gown. The gown is heavily beaded on the bodice, has visible underarm stains, and the bride needs the hem shortened by 3 inches and the bodice taken in 1.5 inches at the side seams in 10 days.
617 words, about 3 min4Damp Basement Apartment and a Child's Asthma
A family of four rents a two-bedroom basement apartment for $950 per month with eight months left on the lease. Their 7-year-old has asthma and has had three emergency department visits in six months.
613 words, about 3 min5Foods Lab Performance Assessment with Equipment and Language Constraints
A first-year home economics teacher has 24 students in a 50-minute foods class. The lab has six stations but only four working burners, one oven, and one sink.
625 words, about 3 min