UPMSP High School Home Science study plan
UPMSP High School Home Science · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Food and Nutrition: Nutrients, Balanced Diet and Meal Planning & Home Science: Meaning, Scope and Importance in Daily Life
Define each of the six nutrient classes and list two food sources and one chief function for each from memory
Classify ten common Indian foods into energy-giving, body-building and protective groups and justify each placement
Compute the energy value of a sample one-day diet using carbohydrate 4, protein 4 and fat 9 kcal per gram
Explain the meaning, scope and everyday relevance of Home Science in five original sentences covering food, clothing, shelter, health and family relations
Draft a balanced one-day meal plan for an adolescent girl using local, low-cost foods and check it against nutrient-group coverage
Your checkpoint
A one-page table of 20 foods with nutrient group, key nutrient and one deficiency risk each, plus a 1,500 kcal sample day plan
Food and Nutrition: Nutrients, Balanced Diet and Meal Planning & Health, Hygiene and Common Deficiency Diseases
Distinguish balanced diet, malnutrition, undernutrition and obesity with one Indian dietary example for each
List the causes, signs and prevention of protein-energy malnutrition, anaemia, iodine deficiency and vitamin A deficiency
Match each deficiency disease to its missing nutrient and one cheap corrective food
Apply meal-planning principles to modify a high-fat festival menu into a balanced version without losing palatability
Practise ten objective-type questions on nutrients and deficiency diseases and log every wrong answer with the correct fact
Your checkpoint
A deficiency-disease chart of 8 rows (nutrient, disease, sign, corrective food) plus a scored 10-question self-test with corrections
Textiles and Clothing: Fibres, Fabrics and Garment Care & Food Preservation, Processing and Storage
Classify natural fibres into plant and animal origin and state one property and one use of cotton, silk, wool and jute
Differentiate natural from synthetic fibres on absorbency, durability, warmth and care
Explain the stages of laundering a cotton garment, including stain removal, washing, rinsing, drying and ironing
Describe household preservation methods - sun drying, salting, pickling, sugar preservation and refrigeration - with one suitable food for each
Identify three causes of food spoilage and one control measure for each
Your checkpoint
A fibre-property comparison table of 6 fibres and a step-by-step stain-removal card for five common stains
Human Development: Stages of Growth and Child Care & Health, Hygiene and Common Deficiency Diseases
Sequence the stages of human development from infancy to old age and state one key need at each stage
Describe physical, motor, social and emotional milestones of children aged 0–3 years
Outline the principles of child care covering breastfeeding, immunisation schedule awareness, hygiene and play
Explain personal hygiene practices for skin, teeth, hair and hands and link each to disease prevention
Answer a mixed 15-question set on growth stages and hygiene within 20 minutes and review errors
Your checkpoint
A growth-and-care timeline poster (or one-page summary) covering five stages with milestones and care needs
Home Management: Resources, Work Simplification and Budgeting & Consumer Education and Community Awareness
Classify family resources into human and non-human and give three examples of each
Apply work simplification principles - planning, standardising, combining tasks - to redraw a daily kitchen routine
Prepare a simple monthly family budget with fixed and flexible expenditure and compute the savings percentage
Distinguish between consumer rights and responsibilities and name the forum for redressing a defective-goods complaint
Identify three community-awareness issues (immunisation, sanitation, girl-child education) and one message for each
Your checkpoint
A sample monthly budget for a family of four with savings percentage shown, plus a work-simplification chart of a kitchen routine
Textiles and Clothing: Fibres, Fabrics and Garment Care & Housing, Interior Decoration and Household Equipment
Explain garment-care labels, washing temperature, bleaching and ironing rules for cotton, wool and silk
Describe five factors affecting selection of clothing for different seasons and occasions
List principles of good housing - light, ventilation, sanitation and privacy - and apply them to evaluate a described room
Explain interior decoration basics: colour schemes, balance, rhythm and appropriate furniture placement
Suggest low-cost household equipment choices and state three safety rules for their use
Your checkpoint
A garment-care instruction sheet for three fabrics plus a labelled sketch of a well-ventilated, well-lit room plan
Family Health, First Aid and Safety & Health, Hygiene and Common Deficiency Diseases
Assemble a first-aid kit list of ten items and state the use of each
Demonstrate in writing the first-aid steps for burns, cuts, fractures, drowning and snake bite
List home and kitchen accident hazards and one preventive measure for each
Describe safety measures for electricity, gas and sharp tools in the home
Explain how first aid links to infection control and when to refer a casualty to hospital
Your checkpoint
A first-aid quick-reference card for five emergency situations with do's, don'ts and referral triggers
Home Science: Meaning, Scope and Importance in Daily Life & Food and Nutrition: Nutrients, Balanced Diet and Meal Planning & Food Preservation, Processing and Storage & Health, Hygiene and Common Deficiency Diseases & Human Development: Stages of Growth and Child Care & Home Management: Resources, Work Simplification and Budgeting & Textiles and Clothing: Fibres, Fabrics and Garment Care & Housing, Interior Decoration and Household Equipment & Family Health, First Aid and Safety & Consumer Education and Community Awareness
Revise all ten domains using your own one-page summary per domain
Solve two full-length practice papers under timed conditions and score them
Re-teach your five weakest facts aloud or in writing without notes
Consolidate the deficiency-disease, fibre and first-aid charts into a single revision folder
Plan exam-day strategy: question order, time per section and checking routine
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mock papers with scores recorded and a final one-page 'weak facts' sheet reduced to zero unresolved items
Milestones
Week 2: Can state nutrient, deficiency disease, sign and corrective food for at least 8 deficiencies without notes, and score 7/10 or better on the self-test
Week 4: Can name the developmental stages in order with one need each and list the 0–3 year milestones; mixed test score of 11/15 or better
Week 6: Can produce a balanced monthly budget with correct savings percentage and explain care rules for cotton, wool and silk from memory
Week 8: Both timed mock papers completed within the time limit, with the weak-facts sheet fully resolved and every domain summary written in your own words