Home Economics 9
Miss McIntosh
Welcome to Home Economics 9
This year in Home Economics we will be introduced to many exciting things. We will be completing assignments, labs and projects on a number of topics including: sanitation and safety, nutrition, food preparation, menu planning, reading recipes, measuring, breakfast, flour mixtures, alternatives to packaged food, gingerbread houses, and budgeting. In addition, students will complete a simple sewing project. We will be using many formats to learn new things including individual and group projects, assignments, labs and tests.
The students will be able to:
- v Relate the components of a nutritionally adequate diet to a variety of common eating patterns
- v Create plans for preparing simple meals, making effective use of resources
- v Use recipes to prepare food items
- v Select appropriate equipment to complete food projects and use it in a safe and appropriate manner
- v Demonstrate an ability to adhere to standardized clean up procedures
- v Produce simple textile items using patterns and making effective use of resources
- v Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of tools and equipment needed to produce their textile items
- v Demonstrate basic sewing techniques
| Classroom Expectations | Consequences
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Written assignment to reinforce understanding of the Matrix and Code of Conduct
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Loss of cooking privileges and clean up detention
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Loss of cooking privileges and clean up detention
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Written assignment about being prepared
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Loss of marks (10%/class). Late assignments will not be accepted after 1 week. |
Home Economics 9 will be evaluated as follows:
Labs 30%
Assignments/projects 25%
Quizzes/tests 25%
End of term clean up 10%
Term notebook 10%
Required Supplies
Full apron (with bib) Pen, pencil
Tea Towel Glue
Plastic container Scissors
Binder/duotang with 5 dividers Pencil crayons/felts
Shoe box (gingerbread house in Dec.)
Week Plan
Monday/Tuesday – Recipe assigned, previewed, project/assignment work
Wednesday/Thursday – Lab day
Friday – Friday Quiz, global awareness activities, project assignment work
Letter grades will be assigned as follows:
A 86%-100%
B 73-85%
C+ 67-72%
C 60-66%
- C- 50-59%
F 0-49%
