NSSCO Home Economics 6155 case studies
NSSCO Home Economics 6155 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NSSCO Home Economics (6155) is an Ordinary Level subject of the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate, the school-leaving qualification written at the end of Grade 11 in Namibian secondary schools. It suits learners who want a practical, applied subject that combines science, craft and everyday life skills, and it is a common foundation for further study in home economics, food science, nutrition, hospitality, fashion and textile technology, community health and early childhood development. The NSSCO Home Economics 6155 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,403 words.
1The Pot on the Stove: A Ten-Hour Power Cut
On Friday evening Mrs Nangolo cooks a 4 kg pot of chicken stew for her household of seven in Katutura. She leaves it covered on the stove to cool 'until morning'.
852 words, about 4 min2Three Metres of Border Print and a Wedding in Three Weeks
Tangi is 17 and has bought 3,00 m of 115 cm-wide cotton print to sew a dress for her cousin's wedding in three weeks. The fabric has a large one-way border print along one selvedge, and the shop label reads 'may shrink up to 4%'.
894 words, about 4 min3Six People, Two Rooms and a Standpipe 200 Metres Away
The Shikongo household lives in a two-room house with a corrugated-iron roof in a rural village. There are six people: the mother, a shop assistant who works from 07:00 to 17:00 six days a week; the father, on a mine contract who comes home every three months; a grandmother of 70 with arthritis in her hands and knees; and three children aged 12, 8 and 3.
762 words, about 4 min4Tomas, Four Days of Diarrhoea and a Flooded Road
Maria brings her 14-month-old son Tomas to a rural clinic. For four days he has had watery stools, about eight a day, and vomited twice yesterday.
962 words, about 5 min5A N$4 650 Income, a Dripping Tap and a Second-Hand Fridge
The Amukes have a net monthly income of N 4 650. Their regular monthly commitments are rent N 1 100, transport to work and school N 480, prepaid electricity N 250, water N 180, food N 2 000, cellphone N 150 and a burial society contribution N 100.
933 words, about 5 min