Consumer Studies Grade 10 Q&A
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Consumer Studies Grade 10 Questions & Answers
Consumer Studies Grade 10 questions and answers, organised term by term according to the CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP).
We list the Consumer Studies Grade 10 Annual Teaching Plan topics for each term below, so you know what to study and when. Answered past paper questions will be added to each topic as soon as they are ready.
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18 ATP Topics
The Annual Teaching Plan for Terms 1 to 4, with what each topic covers.
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CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP)
Term-By-Term Topics
From The Annual Teaching Plan
The consumer (Weeks 1-10)
Consumer roles, rights and responsibilities; consumer protection laws and organisations; making complaints.
Buying and consumer decision-making (Weeks 1-10)
Factors that influence buying decisions; advertising and marketing; methods of payment.
Food and nutrition: Nutrients (Weeks 1-10)
Functions and sources of macro and micronutrients; food guide and food-based dietary guidelines.
Practical: Food production (Weeks 1-10)
Planning, preparing and costing simple products; hygiene and safety in the kitchen.
Food and nutrition: Meal planning (Weeks 1-10)
Planning balanced meals for different needs; factors that affect food choices.
Food: Food spoilage and hygiene (Weeks 1-10)
Causes of food spoilage; food-borne illnesses; safe storage and kitchen hygiene.
Food: Food preparation (Weeks 1-10)
Effects of cooking on food; cooking methods; preparing and presenting food.
Practical Assessment Task (PAT) (Weeks 1-10)
Practical test producing a food product with planning, costing and evaluation.
Mid-year examination (Weeks 1-10)
Theory examination on the consumer and food and nutrition.
Clothing: Choice of clothing (Weeks 1-10)
Factors that influence clothing choices; fashion terms; wardrobe planning for a teenager.
Clothing: Textiles (Weeks 1-10)
Natural and manufactured fibres; properties of fabrics; care labels and laundry.
Housing: Housing needs (Weeks 1-10)
Factors that influence housing choices; types of housing; housing for different needs.
Housing: Furnishing (Weeks 1-10)
Choosing furniture and household equipment; elements and principles of design in the home.
Practical: Production (Weeks 1-10)
Producing a product for the chosen practical option (food, clothing, soft furnishing or knitting and crochet).
Entrepreneurship: Small-scale production (Weeks 1-10)
Qualities of an entrepreneur; identifying a market and needs; product development.
Entrepreneurship: Marketing and costing (Weeks 1-10)
Costing a product, setting a selling price, packaging, labelling and marketing.
Practical Assessment Task (PAT) (Weeks 1-10)
Final practical producing a marketable product with quality control and evaluation.
Revision and end-of-year examination (Weeks 1-10)
Consolidation of the year's work and the final examination.