home economics
Household skills class
Home economics is the study of household management—cooking, nutrition, budgeting, sewing, childcare, and related domestic skills.
Once a standard subject in American schools, particularly for girls, it has largely been replaced by broader curricula or renamed "family and consumer sciences." She learned to balance a checkbook in home economics class.
Removing dirt and mess
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- ironingSmoothing cloth with heat
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- moppingCleaning floors with water
vacuuming · tidying · dishwashing · sweeping · organizing · stain removal · chores · bedmaking
Cooking preparation instructions
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- kitchenFood preparation room
- meal planningScheduling what you'll cook
food preparation · canning · preserving · roasting · sautéing · broiling · grilling · simmering
Accumulated money kept
- expensesMoney spent on things
- financeProvide money for
- money managementOverseeing personal funds
- household budgetPlan for domestic expenses
income · debt · frugality · consumer education · spending · comparison shopping · financial planning · cost cutting
Educational program's content plan
- classroomEducational instruction space
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- lessonUnit of teaching
- teachingProfession of instructing others
vocational · practical skills · life skills · high school · middle school · hands-on learning · elective · demonstration
Fiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
fabric · seam · embroidery · quilting · bobbin · hemming · alterations · dressmaking
Customary food consumption
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- fatsOily organic nutrients
vitamins · minerals · fiber · food groups · balanced meals · meal planning · healthy eating · food pyramid
cleaning
Removing dirt and mess
mopping · vacuuming · tidying · dishwashing · sweeping · organizing · stain removal · chores · bedmaking · disinfecting
recipe
Cooking preparation instructions
meal planning · food preparation · canning · preserving · roasting · sautéing · broiling · grilling · simmering · stewing
savings
Accumulated money kept
- expensesMoney spent on things
- financeProvide money for
- money managementOverseeing personal funds
household budget · income · debt · frugality · consumer education · spending · comparison shopping · financial planning · cost cutting · bills
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
teaching · vocational · practical skills · life skills · high school · middle school · hands-on learning · elective · demonstration · student projects
thread
Fiber for stitching
pattern · fabric · seam · embroidery · quilting · bobbin · hemming · alterations · dressmaking · mending
diet
Customary food consumption
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
fats · vitamins · minerals · fiber · food groups · balanced meals · meal planning · healthy eating · food pyramid · nutrients
- Japanese Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, classroom, sensei
- Domestic Lifehousework, cleaning, laundry, sewing, childcare
- homemakingcooking, cleaning, laundry, recipes, baking
- practical knowledgefolk medicine, self-help, street smarts, common sense, folk wisdom
- home economicscooking, cooking techniques, sewing, cleaning, laundry
- Leaving CertIrish, English, maths, French, German
home economicsshop class
Vocational skills course
industrial arts · woodshop · metal shop · auto shop · carpentry class
home economicstheoretical physics
Nature explained through equations
pure mathematics · classical studies · philosophy · literary criticism · liberal arts
home economicscorporate finance
Firm funding and investment strategy
home, economics, homemaking, household management, home ec, domestic science