Junior Cycle Home Economics help
Stuck on Home Economics? Sage helps you work it out yourself, one step at a time.
How Sage helps
- Ask about anything you're stuck on. You get hints, not the answer.
- Take a photo of your homework and Sage helps you through it.
- 73 practice questions, with a hint whenever you need one.
What's on the course
- Food, Health and Culinary Skills
- Responsible Family Living
- Textiles and Craft
Nutrition (food groups, nutrients, dietary guidelines), meal planning, food safety and hygiene, cooking skills. Consumer studies: consumer rights, budgeting, the family, the home and sustainable living. Textiles: fibres, care labels, sewing and craft skills.
How it's examined
CBA 1: Creative Textiles. CBA 2: Food Literacy Skills Brief. Final assessment: a practical food skills examination plus a written exam at common level.
Exam tips
Link answers to health and nutrients (e.g. why a meal suits a teenager). In practical work, plan, show hygiene and evaluate the result.
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