Home Economics 6/7
Home economics education is about becoming empowered in everyday life. You are developing the ability to care for yourself and your family by gaining skills with foods and textiles.
Home economics / human ecology is part of British Columbia's Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies curriculum (Province of BC, 2016) and it is an international field, governed by the International Federation for Home Economics. Professional home economists share a common goal of empowering individuals and families to improve living conditions, worldwide.
What You Need for Class
A positive attitude
Try your best
Reflect on your efforts
Respect and care for yourself, technology, classmates, teachers, and school property
Grade 6/7 Learning Goals
British Columbia Curriculum Link (home economics is filed under Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies): https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculumFood Studies
How should you handle and prepare food?
Can you use kitchen equipment?
How will you choose and use ingredients?
Do you know how to nourish your body by eating a balanced diet?
Do you know the function of nutrients in your body?
What influences your food choices? Cost? Availability? Family and cultural influences? Other?
Textiles
How are textiles used?
Types of textile materials
DIY (do it yourself!!!) Making and constructing by hand: producing and repairing!
What influences our choice of textiles? Availability? Cost? Function (e.g., waterproof)? Textile care?
If you would like to see how I geek out as a home economist, see my published works:
Ideology in home economics education: a critical discourse analysis - Master's Thesis, by Ayala M. Johnson; research identifies the political ideologies that are embedded in BC curriculum documents, specifically in the subject of home economics. [Johnson, A. M. (2015, May 27). Ideology in home economics education: a critical discourse analysis (T). University of British Columbia. Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/24/items/1.0166277 (Original work published 2015)]
Home economics in British Columbia: a partial historical timeline - by Ayala M. Johnson, created for Mary Leah deZwart, UBC, 2014
Educating the consumer-citizen in a world of finite resources - [Johnson, A. M. (2014). Educating the consumer-citizen in a world of finite resources. International Journal of Home Economics, 7(1), 36-47.]
Integrating Aboriginal Philosophy into Canadian Home Economics Education: Applying Yatta Kanu's 5 Layers of Integration, by Lorraine Dulder, Catherine Hay, Ayala Johnson, and Diane O'Shea