Mr. Cox
OJ Survival Skills
Mr. Cox's Survival Skills classes are dedicated to helping students learn various healthy cooking techniques so that they can survive when left alone. Topics of study for this class include, but are not limited to: personal nutrition, kitchen safety, cooking techniques, geographical relationships with food and culture, and the effect of food on history and historical events.
Students participate in a number of projects throughout the class.
6th graders are able to learn cooking and nutrition basics and kitchen safety.
7th graders are able to explore more complicated recipes along with learning recipes from the same regions as they are studying in their Social Studies classes.
8th graders participate in various competitions including cake decorating, smoking ribs,chicken wings, and chili.
