Designed to accompany Surviving Today's Experiences and Problems Successfully (STEPS) for 9th and 10th grade home economics courses, this volume consists of individualized learning packages dealing with four areas: management/family economics, human development, housing, and foods/nutrition. The book is divided into four parts. First, the teacher's section contains a summary sheet for each module, any supplementary information needed, and a check-out activity and answer key. Provided next are student modules. Each of these contains objectives, learner activities, student information, and student self-checks and keys. Included among the topics addressed in the course are the following: shopping with skill, problems with drugs and alcohol, methods of birth control, choosing toys and play materials for preschool children, handling conflicts in relationships, living with the elderly, helping children cope with fears, altering draperies, painting a wall, refinishing furniture, pruning shrubs, caulking seams and cracks, unclogging a drain, monitoring the home for electrical hazards, maintaining a safe kitchen, understanding label information and unit pricing, preserving food, cooking and baking, and nutrient needs. (MN)