Home Economics Year Overviews

Year

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit: Stitch and Roll

Unit: Power Balance

Unit: Pyjama Party

Unit: Breaking the Fast

Issues / Content / Skills:

Fabric and Fibre Processes and
Properties
Sewing Machine Safety and Use
Design thinking
Embellishment techniques
applique, own choice

Issues / Content / Skills:

Factors that influence food choices
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Food labelling
Sources of energy carbohydrates,
fats, protein
Energy needs through the lifecycle
Adolescent nutrition needs
Portion control vs serving sizes
Balancing food consumption with
energy expended
Eating for health and context case
study

Issues / Content / Skills:

Sewing Machine Use and Safety
Embellishment techniques
Pattern Markings and Instructions

Issues / Content / Skills:

Importance of Breakfast
Function and Sources of Fibre,
Calcium and Iron
Fibre, Calcium and Iron Cookery

Assessment:
Process Journal (teacher scaffolded
word document students can use
this or complete in another
medium)
Practical Product Own designed
felted object
Practical Samples

Unit: Around the World in 40 Days

Assessment:
Process Journal (teacher scaffolded
word document students can use
this or complete in another
medium)
Practical Product Lunch food
product in response to case study
Unit: HoodStar

Issues / Content / Skills:

Differences and similarities in
culture and food around the world
Multimodal tools and techniques
Cookery from different countries
Global food inequities

Issues / Content / Skills:

Fabric construction methods
Properties of knitted fabrics
Pattern markings and instructions
Safe use of sewing machinery
Embellishment techniques

Assessment:
Multimodal Response: Website
food journal
Food Products: Progressive marks
throughout term.

Assessment:
Process Journal
Practical Product Hoodie

Assessment:
Process Journal
Practical Product PJ Set (sew
pants, embellish shirt.
Embellishment of pants and
construction of bag optional
extensions)

Assessment:
Research and Process Journal
Magazine Article
Practical Product Breakfast food
product

Unit: The Fast and the Fabulous

Unit: Sunshine Bright

Issues / Content / Skills:

Appeal of fast / convenience foods
Advertising and marketing
techniques
Issues with salt, sugar and fat
Health concerns regarding
ingredients in fast / convenience
foods
JPC Tuckshop choices
Food packaging and labelling

Issues / Content / Skills:

Embellishment techniques
demonstrations and samples /
workshops.
Sun safe fashions
Sun safe fabrics
Sun safe importance and messages
Pattern markings and instructions
Safe use of sewing machinery

Assessment:
Assessment:
Process Journal samples and
Research and Process Journal
reflections + bucket hat design
Practical Product Fast Food Product Practical Product: Bucket Hat
to be marketed at JPC Tuckshop
(School pattern available; however,

10

Senior
Year B

students can adapt / find own

pattern)

Unit: Consumer Robots

Unit: The Ideal Ideal

Unit: Mirror of Society

Unit: Facts Behind the Fads

Issues / Content / Skills:

Individuality vs Consumerism
Marketing to encourage
consumerism
Self-expression and identity
Commercial pattern markings and
instructions
Pattern alterations
Embellishment techniques

Issues / Content / Skills:

Ideal concept
Media construction of ideal
gender, sexuality, relationship, body
type, etc.
Fad diets
Eating Disorders and Wellbeing
Issues
Source analysis images, text and
video based sources

Issues / Content / Skills:

Fashion as a reflection of society
culture, environment, politics,
popular culture, etc.
Historical periods of fashion
Cultural textiles
Fashion history and importance

Issues / Content / Skills:

Exploration of food / beverage fads
and the associated health concerns
Is the beneficial or detrimental to
wellbeing?

Assessment:
Process Journal
Practical Product Adapt basic
skirt / shorts / shirt pattern to
express individuality
Unit: Design Me Green

Senior
Year A

Multimodal Response:
Advertisement for food product.

Assessment:
Response to Stimulus Exam

Assessment:
Process Journal
Practical Product Textiles item that
is a reflection of chosen culture /
historical period

Assessment:
Multimodal Response to inquiry
issue.

Unit: Pantry to Plate

Issues / Content / Skills:

Fashion / Textiles Ethical Issues
Textiles Sustainability
Recycled / sustainable textiles.

Issues / Content / Skills:

Food Selection Models and in impact on Australians
Lifestyle diet-related diseases
GM Foods

Assessment:
Feature Article
Process Journal and Textiles Product
Unit: Global Village

Assessment:
Short Response to Stimulus Exam (Lifestyle diseases)
Process Journal and Food Product (Lifestyle diseases)
Multimodal Response (GM Foods)
Unit: New Traditions

Issues / Content / Skills:

Ethical and Wellbeing Issues related to Food
Food consumption patterns and the impact on the environment
Global inequities

Issues / Content / Skills:

The impact of technology on relationships
Making plans for the future
Changing family dynamics and trends and the impact on wellbeing

Assessment:
Feature Article
Process Journal and Food Product

Assessment:
Extended Response to Stimulus (Technology and relationships)
Process Journal and Textiles Product (Plans for the future)
Multimodal Response (Family dynamics and trends)