Home Science trains the learners in life skills and equips both men and women in following aspects through 5 modules and 2 optional modules.The Art and Science of Managing Home” focuses on concept of the subject in three lessons.Food and Nutrition details about Food, Nutrition, cooking and Health via six lessons.Resource Management trains in management of Resources, Time, Energy, Income Space, Household Equipment’s, Environment, Energy and the Consumer.Human Development includes different aspects of growth and development in different stages of life.Textiles and Clothing talks about fibre, yarn, fabric, textile finishes and also the selection and care of fabric.Two optional modules are meant for choice. One is Housekeeping and second is Creative hand embroidery.
Overview
Syllabus
Lesson No.
Lesson Name
Weeks
1
Home, family and
Home science
Week-1
2
Ethics in daily life
3
Family, health and
Security
4
Food, nutrition and
health
Week-2
5
Meal planning
Week-3
6
Nutritional status
Week-4
7
Purchase and storage of food
Week-5
8
Preparation of food
Week-6
9
Food preservation
Week-7
10
Family resource management
Week-8
11
Time and energy management book
Week-9
12
Space management
Week-10
13
Income management
Week-11
14
Energy conservation
Week-12
15
Environment management
Week-13
16
Household equipment
Week-14
17
Consumer education
Week-15
18
Growth and development
Week-16
19
Growth and development
Week-17
20
Adolescence
Week-18
21
Concerns and issues in human development
Week-19
22
Introduction to fabric science
Week-20
23
Yarn and its construction
24
Fabric construction
Week-21
25
Textile finishes
26
Selection of textiles and clothing
Week-22
27
Care and maintenance
28-A
Introduction to housekeeping
Week-23
28-B
Creative hand embroidery
29-A
Cleaning and cleaning materials
Week-24
29-B
The design
30-A
Maintenance of premises
Week-25
30-B
Colour
31-A
Aesthetics at home
Week-26
31-B
Embroidery stitches
Taught by
Dr. Sandhya Kumar
