Year 8 Home Economics

Year 8:  1 Semester / Responsible Living

Australian Curriculum Website:  https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/health-and-physical-education/year-8

Pre-Requisite:  Nil

 

SUBJECT OVERVIEW

Students will develop their skills of recipe analysis and basic food preparation.  They will experiment with different recipes and identify some of the properties of foods.

Topics may include

Food topics will vary to meet needs of the group, but may include:

  • safe food practices
  • properties of food
  • sustainability
  • working with textile
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ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed against the Technology and Health and Physical Education Australian Curriculum achievement standards.

  • practical applications
  • written evaluations
  • class participation
  • inquiry task

Additional Information

In some instances, students may wish to bring extra ingredients and materials for presentation of work to supplement those provided by the school.

Last updated: June 2023

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