What will I learn in Home Economics?
Some of the things you will learn about are:
• your body – what is good to eat and how to keep healthy
• food – how it nourishes your body, how to choose it, store it, and how to prepare and cook it
• using money – how to spend it wisely, how to save it, and how you are protected as a consumer
• your home – about design in the home, about safety and hygiene
• design and craftwork, child development, textiles – you will carry out a project in one of these areas.
What is the Home Economics Junior Certificate exam like?
In Junior Certificate Home Economics you will be examined in three ways:
• coursework – with help of your teacher, you will choose a project from one of the following areas: Child Development, Design and Craftwork or Textiles Skills
• a practical cookery exam – you will have a one and a half hour practical cookery exam which involves preparing and cooking food
• a written examination – you will also have a written exam, which you can take at Higher or Ordinary level.
