THIRD TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SS2

Senior Secondary School Scheme of work Food and Nutrition – Edudelight.com

NERDC Scheme of work Food and Nutrition SS2

Lagos State Food and Nutrition Scheme of work SS2 Third Term

1. Convenience foods: meaning of Convenience foods, types and uses, advantages and disadvantages, factors to consider when choosing convenience foods
2. Preservation of foods: meaning/reasons for preserving foods, causes of food spoilage, classification of foods according to moisture content i.e. perishable, semi-perishable and non-perishable.
3. Methods of preserving foods: drying, low temperature/high temperature, uses of chemicals, canning and bottling, fermentation, smoking e.t.c.
4. Storage of foods: meaning, types, post harvest storage, storage of prepared foods at home, methods of post harvest storage
5. Storage of roots and tubers: methods e.g. barns, pit storage, modern methods of storing yams and tubers, storage of legumes, fruits and vegetables, home storage of food stuffs.
6. Practical on storage and preservation of foods: drying, smoking, salting
7. Practical on bottling of fruits and vegetables e.g. onions, pineapple, mango (jam making)
8. Consumer education: principles of Consumer education, consumer agents, how to gather information about Consumer education, government agencies, their regulations and functions, community programmes, consumer practices e.g. adulteration, misbrandment, falsification.
9. Consumer education: principles of Consumer education, consumer agents, how to gather information about Consumer education, government agencies, their regulations and functions, community programmes, consumer practices e.g. adulteration, misbrandment, falsification.
10. Budgeting: important terms, e.g. income, needs and expenditure, factors that affects budgeting, bulk purchasing, importance of buying foods in bulk, meaning of shopping list, factors to consider when budgeting for food
11. Revision
12. Examination