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3.6 · Textiles and Craft · Sustainable and Responsible Living
demonstrate ways in which clothing and/or textile household items can be repaired, re-used, re-purposed, recycled and upcycled
Common level · Junior Cycle Home Economics current specification
Official strands
- Food, Health and Culinary Skills
- Responsible Family Living
- Textiles and Craft
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1.1 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — identify the factors that affect personal food choices1.10 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — explain the role of the nutrients in contributing to a healthy balanced diet1.11 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — describe the basic structure and basic functions of the digestive system1.12 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — investigate the nutritional requirements at each stage of the lifecycle1.13 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — plan and prepare meals for individuals with diet-related diseases1.14 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — apply the nutritional requirements of individuals with special dietary considerations when planning and preparing meals1.15 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — investigate the impact of their food choices from an ecological and ethical perspective1.16 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — apply sustainable practices to the selection and management of food and material resources1.17 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — compare common foods used in food preparation and how they affect the nutrition and sensory quality of the product1.18 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — evaluate commercial and homemade food products1.19 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — interpret the information found on a variety of food products using front-of-pack and back-of-pack food labels1.2 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — plan, prepare, cost and evaluate healthy and nutritious individual and family meals and snacks1.3 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — apply a range of cooking principles and techniques in the preparation of healthy individual and family meals incorporating budgetary considerations1.4 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — demonstrate culinary and creative skills in relation to the preparation, cooking and presentation of food1.5 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — apply safe and hygienic practices in food handling, preparation, storage and serving1.6 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — using a problem-based learning approach, apply nutritional knowledge in the planning and preparation of food for the family1.7 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — use available technology for food planning and preparation1.8 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — discuss the elements of a healthy lifestyle1.9 · Food, Health and Culinary Skills — recognise the importance of nutrition and diet in contributing to health and wellbeing2.1 · Responsible Family Living — discuss the different forms of the family2.10 · Responsible Family Living — apply consumer decision-making skills in the management of personal, family and household resources for everyday living2.11 · Responsible Family Living — debate consumers’ rights and responsibilities2.12 · Responsible Family Living — examine how consumers are protected in Ireland by legislation, statutory and non-statutory agencies2.13 · Responsible Family Living — apply financial literacy skills in the preparation and evaluation of a budget for independent living2.2 · Responsible Family Living — explore the roles and responsibilities of the family2.3 · Responsible Family Living — discuss family relationships and the importance of strengthening relationships between individuals and families2.4 · Responsible Family Living — discuss the requirements of a safe and nurturing home environment2.5 · Responsible Family Living — assess the importance of making informed and responsible decisions in everyday life2.6 · Responsible Family Living — apply the design principles and guidelines to room planning and the design of an interior space in the home2.7 · Responsible Family Living — identify how individuals, families and households can contribute to sustainable and responsible living2.8 · Responsible Family Living — describe sustainable everyday practices in the home to include energy efficiency, waste management and water conservation2.9 · Responsible Family Living — explore the influence of technology on the management of personal, family and household resources3.1 · Textiles and Craft — demonstrate basic hand and machine sewing techniques3.2 · Textiles and Craft — apply the design brief process and principles to the making of a creative textile item for an individual or the home3.3 · Textiles and Craft — apply basic hand sewing and/or machine sewing techniques to the making of a textile item for an individual or the home in a safe and appropriate way3.4 · Textiles and Craft — demonstrate fabric embellishment techniques3.5 · Textiles and Craft — appreciate the therapeutic and leisure role of participating in textile work3.6 · Textiles and Craft — demonstrate ways in which clothing and/or textile household items can be repaired, re-used, re-purposed, recycled and upcycled3.7 · Textiles and Craft — evaluate textile care procedures used in the home from an environmental perspective3.8 · Textiles and Craft — discuss the influences of trends and choices on textile and clothing, including ethical and ecological considerations3.9 · Textiles and Craft — apply their knowledge of textile care symbols