NCERT Syllabus for Class 10 Home Science 2020-21

                                    HOME SCIENCE

No.

Units

Marks

No. of Pd.

1

Human Growth & Development – II

12

30

2

Management of Resources

12

30

3

Food and Personal Hygiene

08

18

4

Meal Planning

13

42

5

Food Safety and Consumer Education

12

30

6

Care and Maintenance of Fabrics and Apparel

13

30

 

Total

70

180

 

Practical

30

40

 

Grand Total

100

220

 

Unit I : Human growth & development II

  1. Play (0-5 years), role of play in growth & development of children. Types of play-active, passive, natural, serious and exploratory, selection of play material for children.

  2. Childhood. Adolescents and Adulthood : Special Features.

  3. Problems of Adolescents

  4. Old Age : Need of care

Unit II : Management of Resources : Time, Energy & Money

  1. Time Management - Definition & Importance

  2. Time plans - Factors affecting time plan

  3. Energy Management : Definition and Importance

  4. Fatigue and work Simplification

  5. Family Income & Types : Expenditure & Importance of Saving and Investment Schemes (Only Listing)

Unit III : Food & Personal Hygiene

  1. Principles of hygienic handling of food, including serving of food.

  2. Hygiene in kitchen

  3. Personal hygiene of food handler

  4. Hygiene during food storage

Unit IV : Meal Planning

  1. Concept of Meal Planning

  2. Factors affecting meal planning : age, sex, climate, occupation, cost of food items, number of family members, occasion, availability of food, family traditions, likes and dislikes

  3. Basic food groups

  4. Use of food groups in planning balanced diet, in context of self. RDA Protein and Energy-ICMR (2010) and its uses in family diets

Unit V : Food Safety and Consumer Education

  1. Food Safety, mal-practices of traders, price variation, poor quality, Faulty weights and measures, non-availability of goods, misleading information, lack of standardized products

  2. Food adulteration : Concept, adulterants & harmful effects of adulteration, FSSAI Standards (2006)

  3. Consumer Rights and problems faced by consumer, redressal and rights (Listing)

  4. Sources of Consumer Education - Govt & Non-Govt. Agencies (Only listing)

Unit VI : Care and Maintenance of Fabrics and Apparel

 

  1. Cleaning and finishing agents used in routine care of clothes.

  2. Stain Removal

  3. Storage of cotton, silk, wool and synthetics

  4. Readymade garments, selection, need and workmanship