CBSE Class 10 Home Science Syllabus 2024-25

CBSE Class 10 Home Science Syllabus 2024-25

Students must follow the updated CBSE syllabus to ensure they are aligned with the official curriculum. With the most recent syllabus, students can focus on important topics, manage their study time effectively, and prepare for their exams with confidence using myCBSEGuide App. The CBSE Class 10 Home Science syllabus for the 2024-25 academic year covers a wide range of important topics such as Management of Resources, Food and Personal Hygiene, Food Safety, and Consumer Education. These areas are designed to equip students with the practical knowledge and skills required for everyday life and informed decision-making.

Key Topics in the Syllabus:

• Management of Resources: Learn how to effectively manage time, money, and other resources.
• Food and Personal Hygiene: Study the importance of maintaining personal hygiene and safe food handling practices.
• Food Safety: Understand the principles of food safety, including methods to avoid foodborne illnesses.
• Consumer Education: Gain insights into consumer rights, market awareness, and making informed purchasing decisions.

Along with theoretical knowledge, students will also engage in practical exercises to develop a deeper understanding of these concepts.

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CBSE Class 10
Home Science (Code No. 064)
Syllabus (2024-25)

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Course Structure: Theory & Practical

Theory: 70 Marks
Practical: 30 Marks
Time: 3 Hrs.

Sr.No.	Units	Marks	No. of Pd.
1	Human Growth & Development – II	12	20
2	Management of Resources	12	20
3	Food and Personal Hygiene	08	16
4	Meal Planning	13	30
5	Food Safety and Consumer Education	12	20
6	Care and Maintenance of Fabrics and Apparel	13	20
	Total	70	126
	Practical	30	28
	Grand Total	100	154

Unit I : Human growth & development II

1. Play (birth-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 (3 to 11 years)- Age specific milestones- Physical, motor, social, emotional, cognitive and language
3. Adolescents: Special Features- Physical and biological, motor, social, emotional, Cognitive and language.

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

1. Time Management – Definition and Importance
2. Time plans – Factors affecting time plan
3. Energy Management: Definition and Importance
4. Fatigue and work simplification

Unit III : Food and Personal Hygiene

1. Principles of hygienic handling and 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 given by ICMR
4. Use of food groups in planning balanced meal for self and family.

Unit V : Food Safety and Consumer Education

1. Problems faced by Consumer- Price variation, poor quality, Faulty weights and measures, Non-availability of goods, Misleading information, Lack of standardized products
2. Food adulteration : Concept, adulterants (Metanil yellow, Argemone, Kesari dal) and harmful effects of these adulterants on human health,
3. Food Safety Standards-FSSAI (2006)

Unit VI : Care 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

Practicals
30 Marks

1. Make a suitable play material for children between birth to 5 years (group activity)
2. Plan a balanced meal for yourself.
3. Make a time plan to self for one day.
4. Write a report on any five malpractices you have observed in the market and write your responsibilities as a consumer in each context.
5. Prepare a slogan/poster to create awareness on consumer education
6. Remove stains from white cotton fabric: curry, grease, ball pen ink, lipstick, tea and coffee
7. List five areas of agreement and disagreement each with parents, siblings and friends, and give your suggestion to improve the relationships.

SCHEME FOR PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
M.M-30 

I	LAB ACTIVITY	Marks
(a)	Plan a balanced meal for yourself	5 Marks
(b)	Prepare a time plan for self for one day	5 Marks
(c)	Remove any two stain from white cotton sample- curry, grease, ball pen ink, lipstick, tea and coffee	5 Marks
II	Play Material	8 Marks
III	File Work	5 Marks
IV	Viva	2 Marks

QUESTION PAPER DESIGN

S.No	Competencies	Total Marks	% Weightage
1.	Knowledge and understanding based questions terms, concepts, principles, or theories; Identify, define, or recite interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase information)	28	40%
2.	Application – or knowledge/concepts based questions (Use abstract information in concrete situation, to apply knowledge to new situations. Use given content to interpret a situation, provide an example, or solve a problem)	21	30%
3.	Formulation, analysis, Evaluation and creativity based question (Appraise, judge, and /or justify the value or worth of a decision or outcome, or to predict outcomes) Classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between different pieces of integrate unique piece of information from a variety of sources)	21	30%
	TOTAL	70	100

NOTE: Internal Choice of 30% will be given
Easy- 20%
Average- 60%
Difficult- 20%

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How to Download the CBSE Class 10 Class 10 Home Science Syllabus 2024-25

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