1. in the Home Economics Curriculum
Numeracy
in the Home Economics Curriculum

2. Number, money & measure

3. Estimating & rounding MNU 2-01a
How many 25g pieces from a 250g block of margarine?
How many buns from this amount of mixture?
How much icing for the top and middle of this cake?
Does this icing need a bit more water?

4. Number & number processes – MNU 2-03a MNU 3-03b
25g butter
1 x 15ml syrup (rounded)
2 x 10ml icing sugar
2 x 10ml cocoa
25g rice crispies

5. Fractions, decimal fractions & percentages – MNU 2-07a & MNU 4-08a
Spaghetti Bolognese
½ small onion
100ml chopped tomato
clove of garlic
15ml tomato puree
¼ carrot
pinch of basil & oregano
¼ stick celery
2 mushrooms (50g)
¼ green pepper
100g minced beef
50g bacon (2 rashers)
10ml oil
75g spaghetti
10ml olive oil
Question:- how many of each vegetable per table?

6. Fractions, decimal fractions & percentages
Yoghurt Loaf
½ carton of flavoured yoghurt (or plain yoghurt plus 4 x 15ml pie filling)
¾ carton castor sugar
1½ cartons self-raising flour
1/3 carton oil
1 large egg

7. Fractions, decimal fractions & percentages & proportion/ratio
Butterfly Buns – One Stage Method
For the buns For the butter cream
50g soft margarine 30g soft margarine
50g caster sugar 90g icing sugar
50g self raising flour 10ml jam
1 egg icing sugar to dust top
Orange Cake – Creamed Method
100g soft margarine
100g caster sugar
100g self raising flour (some recipes add 1x 5ml baking powder)
2 eggs
2 oranges

8. Money – MNU 2-09a&b; MNU 3-09a&b; MNU 4-09a,b&c
Cost for course
Standard grade course
Ready made versus home made

9. Time: digital or 24 hour?MNU 1-10a MNU 2-10b/c
What time do we start?
What time do we finish?
How long to prepare?
How long to cook?
Cooling time
Decorating time
Setting time
Washing up time
Do I understand time?
Will a plan help me?
Yes if you follow it!

10. Intermediate 1 Hospitality – Organisation of Practical Skills
Chilli; Rice; Garlic Bread; Coleslaw
Time
Activity
2.05
Get self & surfaces ready to cook. Pan of water on for rice
Measure 50g rice
2.10
Collect ingredients for Chilli. Prepare onion, garlic for chilli
Rice in for 12 mins.
2.15
Heat oil, gently fry onion & garlic. Collect tomatoes etc in jug
Add mince & cumin to onions. Fry until browned – 3 mins.
2.20
Add tomato mixture, bring to boil, simmer 20 mins
Prepare green pepper & collect kidney beans. Wipe up.
2.25
Collect ingredients for garlic bread
2.27
Rice off heat, rinse & drain well. Put into your container.
2.30
Prepare garlic bread. Wrap in foil, put to one side. Oven on 190ºC
Wipe up.
2.35
Garlic bread into oven Collect ingredients for coleslaw
Add green peppers & kidney beans to chilli
2.40
Prepare coleslaw
 
2.45
Wash up.
2.50
Check seasoning of chilli. Transfer to container with rice.
Take out garlic bread. Final wash up
2.55
Tidy & ready to leave room

11. Measurement MNU 3-11a; MNU 4-11a

12. Information Handling – MNU 2-20b

13. Chance and Uncertainty
That’s life isn’t it?