The organizers for Home Economics are as follows:

Addressing Needs and Wants
Working with Food Resources
Working with Textile Resources
Nurturing Growth and Development

Addressing Needs and Wants

Grade 8

It is expected that students will:

• identify a range of resources that can be used to meet needs and wants of individuals and families
• give examples of ways in which needs and wants of individuals and families change over time
• describe how leisure time can be used to meet needs and wants of individuals and families
• suggest responsible marketplace practices for families
• describe how skills related to family life are transferable to the workplace

It is expected that students will:

• identify challenges that individuals or families may face in meeting their needs and wants
• propose ways to address challenges that might be faced when meeting needs and wants
• describe how technology influences the ways that families meet their needs and wants
• identify issues associated with adolescence and evaluate their impact on the family
• identify careers related to skills learned in home economics

It is expected that students will:

• identify socio-economic factors that affect individuals and families as consumers
• demonstrate an awareness of the global implications of decisions that individuals and families make about their needs and wants
• describe the impact of leisure and career choices on family life
• describe and classify careers related to skills learned in home economics

Working With Food Resources

Grade 8

It is expected that students will:

• describe the essential components of a nutritionally adequate diet
• create plans for prepar- ing food items, making effective use of resources
• use recipes from various cultures to prepare food items
• demonstrate safe and appropriate use of equipment needed to prepare their food items
• describe techniques and principles of food preparation, including those related to: baking, retaining nutrients, preventing contamination

It is expected that students will:

• relate the components of a nutritionally adequate diet to a variety of common eating patterns
• create plans for preparing simple meals, making effective use of resources
• use recipes from various cultures to prepare food items
• select appropriate equipment to complete food projects and use it in a safe and appropriate manner
• explain techniques and principles of food preparation, including those related to: preservation, leavening
• propose and use criteria to evaluate commercial food products

It is expected that students will:

• explain the significance of nutrients with reference to special dietary needs
• create plans for preparing multicourse meals, making effective use of resources
• use recipes from various cultures to prepare food items
• select appropriate equipment to complete food projects and use it in a safe and appropriate manner
• explain techniques and principles of food preparation, including those related to: starch cookery, protein cookery, deep fat frying
• propose and use criteria to evaluate commercial food products

Working With Textile Resources

Grade 8

It is expected that students will:

• give examples of the wide range of uses for textiles
• relate the properties of textiles to their potential uses
• plan and produce simple textile items, making effective use of resources
• demonstrate safe and appropriate use of tools and equipment needed to produce their textile items
• demonstrate basic sewing techniques
• demonstrate awareness of the elements of design (including line, form, space, colour, and texture) used in textiles in various cultures

It is expected that students will:

• select appropriate materials and equipment for their textile projects
• plan and produce simple textile items, using commercial patterns and making effective use of resources
• demonstrate safe and appropriate use of tools and equipment needed to produce their textile items
• demonstrate a variety of sewing techniques
• explain how they have applied the elements of design in creating textile items
• demonstrate awareness of the principles of design (balance, proportion, emphasis, and rhythm) as they are used in fashion and in textiles in various cultures
• propose and use criteria to evaluate commercial textile products

It is expected that students will:

• demonstrate awareness of specialty fabrics and their uses
• select appropriate materials and equip- ment for their textile projects
• demonstrate safe and appropriate use of tools and equipment needed to produce textile items
• apply a variety of techniques to produce textile items, making effective use of resources
• explain how the elements and principles of design have been applied in a variety of textile items
• compare textile items from a variety of cultures, with reference to design and function

Nurturing Growth and Development

Grade 8

• identify the stages of growth and development, including infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age
• demonstrate an awareness of how growth and develop- ment at each stage of life can be nurtured
• propose ways to provide care giving and nurturing for others
• demonstrate behaviours that contribute to a safe environment for themselves and others

It is expected that students will:

• describe changes in growth and development through the childhood years
• describe how growth and development during the childhood years can be nurtured
• explain the responsibilities of child care
• propose a plan to provide care giving and nurturing for a child
• analyse factors that affect family and professional care giving globally

It is expected that students will:

• describe changes in growth and deveop- ment from conception through infancy
• describe how growth and development from conception through infancy can be nurtured
• explain the implications and responsibilities of parenting
• propose a plan to provide care giving and nurturing for an infant
• analyse factors that affect family and professional care giving within their community

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Revised: August 27, 1998

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