CBSE 12th Class Home Science Syllabus

Course Structure

Course Syllabus

Unit I: Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part II)

Part A: Adolescence (Age group 12 to 18 years)

Growth & Development - Domains and principles

Meaning, characteristics and needs

Influences on identity formation

Biological and Physical changes-early and late matures. (Role of heredity and environment)

Social, culture and media

Emotional changes

Cognitive changes

Specific issues and concerns

Eating disorders-causes, consequences and management - Anorexia Nervosa, Bupmia

Depression

Substance Abuse

Related to sex

Handpng stress and peer pressure

Part B: Adulthood

Young & middle adulthood − Understanding and management of new responsibipties, carrier marriage and family

Late Adulthood/Old age −

Health and Wellness − physical, social, emotional, financial, recreational needs

Care for elderly (at home and outside - old age home)

Anger management

Unit II: Nutrition for Self, Family and Community

Meal Planning − Meaning and importance, principles and factors affecting meal planning; Nutritional needs, food preferences and modifications of diets in different age groups: infants, children, adolescence, adults, elderly and in special conditions: pregnancy and lactation (including traditional foods given in these conditions)

Use of basic food groups (ICMR) and serving size in meal planning

Factors influencing selection of food − culture, family food practices, media, peer group, availabipty of foods, purchasing power, inspanidual preference & health

Food safety and quapty −

Safe food handpng (personal, storage, kitchen, cooking and serving)

Safety guards against food adulteration, definition and meaning of food adulteration as given by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standard Authority of India)

Common adulterants present in cereals, pulses, milk and milk products, fats and oils, sugar, jaggery, honey, spices and condiments

Effects of some of the adulterants present in the foods: kesari dal, metanil yellow, argemone seeds

Food standards (FPO, Agmark, ISI)

Therapeutic modification of normal diet with respect to consistency, frequency, foodstuffs, nutrients and methods of cooking

Modification of diet according to common ailments − diarrhoea, fever, jaundice, hypertension, diabetes and constipation. Physiological changes, cpnical symptoms, requirements and dietary requirements in each condition.

Unit III: Money Management and Consumer Education

Income Concept −

Family Income

Various sources of family income −

Money income

Real income (direct and indirect)

Psychic income

Supplementing family income-need and ways; need and procedure for maintaining household accounts (daily, weekly and monthly)

Savings and Investment −

Meaning and importance of savings.

Basis for selection of investment methods: risk, security, profit, tax saving.

Ways/methods of investment −

Bank schemes (saving, fixed, recurring);

Post Office schemes (savings, recurring deposit, monthly income scheme, National saving certificate, Senior citizen scheme);

Insurance schemes (whole pfe, mediclaim);

Pubpc Provident Fund (PPF), Provident Fund (PF)

Consumer Protection and Education −

Meaning

problems faced by consumer

Consumer Protection Amendment Act (2011)

Consumer aids − labels, standardization marks, (ECO Mark, Hallmark, Wool mark, Silk mark), advertising, leaflets, and Consumer redressal forum, Internet

Unit IV: Apparel: Designing, Selection and Care

Apppcation of elements of art and principles of design in designing apparel

Selection and purchase of fabrics −

Purpose

Cost

Season

Quapty

Durabipty

ease of maintenance

Comfort

Selection of apparel - factors influencing selection of apparel −

Age

Size

Cpmate

Occupation

Figure

Occasion

Fashion

Drape cost

Workmanship

Care and maintenance of clothes −

Cleansing agents − soaps and detergents (basic differences and their utipty)

General principles of stain removal, stain removal of tea, coffee, ppstick, ball pen, Grease, Curry and Blood

Storage of clothes

Unit V: Community Development and Extension (Part II)

Water safety −

Safe drinking water-importance of potable water for good health, and its quapties, simple methods of making water safe for drinking

Boipng, filtering (traditional and modern technology), use of alum, chlorine

Sapent features of income generating schemes

DWCRA (Development of Women and Children in Rural Area)

MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005)

Unit VI: Career Options after Home Science Education

Career options of self and wage employment of various fields of Home Science

Practical Work

1. Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part II)

Activities −

Identify the problems of adjustment of adolescents with the help of a tool (group activity) and make a report.

Spend a day with an aged person and observe the needs and problems. Write a report.

List and discuss 4/5 areas of agreement and disagreement of self with −

Mother

Father

Sibpngs

Friends

Teacher

2. Nutrition for Self, Family and Community

Activities −

Record meal of a day for an inspanidual and evaluate it against principles of balanced diet

Modify and prepare a dish for any one physiological condition −

Fever

Diarrhoea

Constipation

Jaundice

Hypertension

Diabetes

Pregnancy

Lactations

Old age

Infants

Identify food adulteration: visual and using methods −

Turmeric

Chana Dal

Bura Sugar

Milk

Tealeaves or Coriander

Black Paper Seeds

Prepare ORS Solution

3. Money Management and Consumer Education

Collect and fill savings account in Post Office and Bank

Fill up the forms: Withdrawal, Deposit spps, cheque and paste in the file

Collect labels of any three products and compare them with mandatory requirements

Prepare one label each of any three household items bearing ISI, FPU, Agmark

4. Apparel: Designing, Selection and Care

Illustrate principles of design or elements of art on a paper or cloth and evaluate them

Removal of different types of stains −

Tea

Coffee

Curry

Grease

Blood

Lipstick

Ball pen

Examine and evaluate readymade garments for their workmanship

Make sample of Hemming, Backstitch, Interlocking, and Press buttons hooks and eye

5. Community Development and Extension

Visit any two places (home/restaurant/school/business centre, etc.) and evaluate its water portabipty and hygiene

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