ICSE Syllabus Home Science A

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HOME SCIENCE 

CLASS IX

There will be one written paper of two hours duration carrying 100 marks and Internal Assessment of 100 marks.

PART I: THEORY

The paper will be divided into two Sections, A and B. Section A will consist of questions requiring short answers and will cover the entire syllabus. There will be no choice of questions.

Section B will consist of questions requiring longer answers. Candidates will be required to answer four questions. There will be a choice of questions.

1. Concept and Scope of Home Science

(i) Introduction to the four streams in Home Science and how they integrate to form a meaningful whole.

Explanation that Home Science is an umbrella term for a field of Applied Sciences, made up of Foods and Nutrition, Human Development, Resource Management and Textiles and Clothing.

(ii) Importance and relevance of the study of Home Science.

The need for studying each aspect of Home Science - enables a scientific understanding of the field and allows for research in the discipline, which reinforces the theoretical perspectives. Immense practical value of the discipline in everyday life - a study of Home Science helps in the ultimate understanding of self, people and the various social, emotional, and biological factors necessary for human survival.

(iii) Career options in Home Science.

A discussion on various career options available for Home Science graduates/post graduates.

2. Food and Health

(i) Importance of food and balanced diets; the relationship between food and health, food fads, basic food groups and their functions, methods of cooking foods to preserve nutritive content.

This topic is aimed at providing a foundation for the study of the importance of nutrition for human beings. The relationship between food and health is an important consideration and needs to be drawn out with the help of the study of how food habits are created. An introduction to basic food groups and the make up of a balanced diet should be dealt with in this topic.

(ii) Eating disorders.

Food consumption and its influence on the perception of the body. Awareness regarding the necessity for eating healthy food, the right kinds of food and the relationship between foods eaten, activity level and body type needs to be generated. Problems associated with being under-weight and overweight.

3. The Family

(i) What is a family; importance of a family. Explanation of how families can differ in terms of structure. Classification of families on the basis of structure as nuclear, extended or reorganized families. A definition of a family, wherein families have been conceptualized as being a way of living together intimately and sharing economic, social and emotional responsibilities. It is a way of interacting to make the decisions required for everyday life.

 Importance of the family – how family facilitates the psychological development of children making it possible for them to become effective members of society. It is within the family that children acquire the values, beliefs, expectations and the accumulated knowledge, 

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