Home Economics KS3 – Year 8

Key Topics

 

• Introduction to HE
• Safety and hygiene in the kitchen
• Weighing and measuring
• The cooker
• Small pieces of kitchen equipment
• Vegan and Vegetarian diets
• Food origins
• The Eatwell guide / Nutrients
• Consumers ‘R’ us
• Food labelling
• First aid in the kitchen
• Family life

 

In Year 8, pupils also get involved in some practical cookery, producing a range of delicious items such as:

 

• Fruit smoothies
• Pasta salad
• Snack pizzas
• Fresh fruit salad
• Cheese and ham pinwheels
• Santa’s chocolate muffins
• Potato wedges
• Sausage and bean pie
• Flapjacks
• Apple crumble
• Chicken noodle soup