Code: HEC001
Title: Cutting Edge
Pre-requisites: Nil
Outcome levels: Level 4
Coordinator: Lois Cuddihy

This semester unit of study draws on the areas of food preparation and working with fabrics. A practical yet enquiring approach is used to investigate the teenagers realm of food and clothing, encouraging them to make effective decisions. Home Economics addresses learning outcomes from the Key Learning Areas of Technology and Health and Physical Education.

Topics

• Kitchen Survival
• Boxer Bonanza

Assessment

Practical demonstration

Practical work for “Boxer Bonanza” will consist of ongoing as well as final assessment of the Boxer Shorts.

Some ongoing assessment of practical cooking will occur as well as a practical cooking exam toward the end of the term.

All information regarding the assessment for practical work is available from the workbooks “Boxer Bonanza” and “Kitchen Survival” that will be distributed in class at the beginning of each term.

In class test

At the end of each term, students will complete a multiple choice written test.

At completion students should know

Kitchen Survival

• How to make decisions and respond to challenges when choosing, producing and serving food
• Unsafe, harmful or risky situations and behaviours
• Technology practice and how to apply it to production of foods
• Strategies for researching knowledge, ideas and data for food production
• How to communicate these ideas in a food work plan
• ‘Best practice’ options for producing food items
• How and why evaluations need to be completed

Boxer Bonanza

• How to make decisions and respond to challenges when designing and producing a pair of boxer shorts
• Unsafe, harmful or risky situations and behaviours
• Technology practice and how to apply it to the production of Boxer Shorts
• Strategies for researching knowledge, ideas and data for the project
• How to communicate these ideas in a design brief
• ‘Best practice’ options for producing boxer shorts
• How and why evaluations need to be completed

At completion students should be able to

Kitchen Survival

• Use equipment and apply techniques to produce and serve food
• Propose safe working behaviours
• Work effectively in a team
• Work technologically
• Gather relevant knowledge, ideas and data
• Complete a workplan and produce food items
• Complete a self evaluation
• Acknowledge design and production defects

Boxer Bonanza

• Use equipment and apply techniques to make boxer shorts
• Propose safe working behaviours
• Work technologically
• Gather relevant knowledge, ideas and data
• Complete a design brief and produce a pair of boxer shorts
• Complete a self evaluation
• Acknowledge design and production defects

Literacy elements

• Procedures and expectations for using the booklet
• Read and interpret instructions, diagrams, recipes and consumer advertising materials
• Use language and terminology that is subject specific
• Write management plans and short responses
• Listen and interpret verbal instructions and act upon these
• Observe and process knowledge, ideas and data from teacher demonstrations and to apply this to their own project
• Negotiate use of resources
• Estimate measurements
• Estimate and allocate time

Integrated technology

Kitchen Survival

• Knowledge and application of Technology Practice to work technologically. Note: technology practice (as described in the years 1 to 10 Technology syllabus) involves developing practical, purposeful and innovative products that meet human needs and wants.
• Use of electronically controlled equipment eg microwave ovens, stoves

Boxer Bonanza

• Knowledge and application of Technology Practice to work technologically. Note: technology practice (as described in the years 1 to 10 Technology syllabus) involves developing practical, purposeful and innovative products that meet human needs and wants.
• Use of mostly computerised sewing machines

Assignment guidelines

Please refer to the Assignment Guidelines on how to set out bibliographies and references.

Resources

Students will be given school produced booklets for each of the units. If the booklets are lost, a new booklet may be purchased from the teacher at a cost of $2.

Students will be required to bring ingredients from home for all practical cooking as well as providing the fabric, thread and elastic for the construction of their Boxer Shorts. Extra detail regarding all practical work may be found in the booklets and teachers will give students a practical cooking schedule for all practical cooking each term. Participation in practical work is essential.

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