Home Science Student’s Book 2

Longhorn Secondary Home Science Student's Book 2 is a new course book that comprehensively covers and fulfils all the goals and targets of the new Home Science Syllabus. The book is well illustrated and simple to read, using language that is appropriate to the level of the learner. The content has been presented sequentially with each unit incorporating varied participatory student activities and revision questions. The Student's Book is complemented with a comprehensive Teacher's Guide that, among other things, provides guidelines on how to teach the various concepts and answers to revision questions. 

Esther Awuor Ogadhoh lectures in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Kenyatta University. She has previously taught Home Science at Machakos Girls High School. She holds a B.Ed. in Home Economics and M.Sc. in Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics. 

Mercy Wanduara lectures in the Department of Fashion Design and Marketing at Kenyatta University. She has taught Home Economics at Kenya Technical Teachers' College (KTTC) and in various schools in Kenya. She has served as a KNEC examiner and is currently an external examiner at KTTC. 

Bosibori Oigo lectures in Fashion Design at Kenyatta University. She has previously taught Home Science at Migori Teachers' Training College and at Ahero Girls Secondary School. She holds a B.Ed. and M.Ed. in Home Economics.

1. Environmental Hygiene

Lead	Chapter
1.1.	Definition of environmental hygiene and disposal of household refuse Free chapter!
1.2.	Drainage
1.3.	Sanitation and common communicable disease
1.4.	Malaria, Bilharzia and Scabies
1.5.	Ringworms and Tuberculosis
1.6.	Worm infestation
1.7.	End of Unit 1 Test

2. Laundry Equipment

Lead	Chapter
2.1.	Laundry Equipment
2.2.	Drying equipment
2.3.	Finishing equipment
2.4.	Choice, use and care of other finishing equipment
2.5.	Storage equipment
2.6.	End of Unit 2 Test

3. Detergents and Laundry Agents

Lead	Chapter
3.1.	Detergents and Laundry Agents
3.2.	Contents/Ingredients used for making soaps
3.3.	Hard water and soft water
3.4.	Softening hard water
3.5.	Other laundry agents
3.6.	End of Unit 3 Test

4. Laundry Processes

Lead	Chapter
4.1.	Laundry Processes
4.2.	End of Unit 4 Test

5. Repair of clothes and other household articles

Lead	Chapter
5.1.	Repair of clothes and other household articles
5.2.	Methods of repair of clothes and other household articles
5.3.	Other methods of repair
5.4.	End of Unit 5 Test

6. Laundering different fabrics

Lead	Chapter
6.1.	Laundering different fabrics(1)
6.2.	Laundering different fabrics(2)
6.3.	Care label information
6.4.	End of Unit 6 Test

7. Special Treatment in Laundry Work

Lead	Chapter
7.1.	Special Treatment in Laundry Work
7.2.	Starching, Blueing, Dry cleaning etc
7.3.	Stain removal
7.4.	End of Unit 7 Test

8. Storage of clothes and other household articles

Lead	Chapter
8.1.	Storage of clothes
8.2.	End of Unit 8 Test

9. Food nutrients and nutritional disorders

Lead	Chapter
9.1.	Classification of nutrients (Carbohydrates)
9.2.	Lipids and Proteins
9.3.	Vitamins
9.4.	Minerals
9.5.	Minor minerals/Micro-elements
9.6.	Water and roughage
9.7.	Malnutrition and its causes
9.8.	Marasmus, Anaemia and Scurvy
9.9.	Goitre, Rickets and Beriberi
9.10.	Keratomalacia and Pellagra
9.11.	Nutritional disorders associated with lifestyles
9.12.	Principles of nutrient conservation
9.13.	End of Unit 9 Test

10. Seams

Lead	Chapter
10.1.	Seams
10.2.	Different types of seams
10.3.	Choice of seams
10.4.	End of Unit 10 Test

11. Patterns and garment construction

Lead	Chapter
11.1.	Body measurement
11.2.	Pattern symbols and markings
11.3.	Making an apron
11.4.	End of Unit 11 Test

12. Consumer Awareness

Lead	Chapter
12.1.	Consumer Awareness
12.2.	End of Unit 12 Test

13. Advertisement

Lead	Chapter
13.1.	Advertisement
13.2.	Forms of advertisement
13.3.	Effects of advertisement on the consumer
13.4.	End of Unit 13 Test