Secondary 3 Technology & Living

S3 Technology & Living: personal diets and eating disorders, meal planning and cooking skills, advanced garment making, a design-cycle fashion project, family and community health, and home safety and first aid — bridging to senior secondary Technology and Living.

The order below is the recommended shallow-to-deep path.

Units 單元

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食物與營養 Food & nutrition1/1 live

  1. 1Personal Diets and Eating DisordersAdvanced
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1How do teenagers' dietary goals differ most from adults'?

Q2Which deficiency disease does lack of vitamin C cause?

Q3Why is excess sodium bad for health?

Q4Which law mainly governs labelling of prepackaged food in Hong Kong?

Q5A classmate is dieting to an extreme. What should you do?

食品烹調及加工 Food preparation & cooking1/1 live

  1. 2Meal Planning and Cooking SkillsFoundation
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1What are the usual three dish types in a three-dish meal?

Q2What is the first rule of a time plan?

Q3Why soak shredded potato in water?

Q4What separates the whisked method from the melted butter method?

Q5What is ciguatera and how is it prevented?

布料及衣物製作 Fabrics & clothing1/1 live

  1. 3Garment Making SkillsAdvanced
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1Which man-made fibre weakens when wet?

Q2How is non-woven fabric made?

Q3What is the difference between concealed pleats and knife pleats?

Q4How should a semi-concealed zip look after sewing?

Q5Why back-tack triangles at a patch pocket's top corners?

時裝及服裝審美能力 Fashion & aesthetics1/1 live

  1. 4The Design Cycle and Fashion ProjectAdvanced
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1Where does the design cycle properly start?

Q2What is the value of a colour?

Q3Name the four stages of the product life cycle.

Q4Fixed costs are $200 and gross profit $50 per unit. What is the break-even quantity?

Q5Which way of handling textiles is turning old jeans into a bag?

家庭生活 Family life1/1 live

  1. 5Family Health and Community IssuesFoundation
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1How do health promotion and disease prevention differ?

Q2What are the three links of the chain of infection?

Q3Give one mosquito-control measure a family can do.

Q4What risks come with a sedentary lifestyle?

Q5Why is the family the front line of community health?

家居管理及科技 Home management & technology1/1 live

  1. 6Home Technology, Safety and First AidAdvanced
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1What are the three steps of risk assessment?

Q2What should you do if you smell gas at home?

Q3What is the energy efficiency label for?

Q4Give a daily-cooking example of emulsification.

Q5What are the basic parts of an emergency plan?

Vocabulary book 生字簿

All terms, bilingual (printable).

R
Recommended Daily Intake建議每日攝取量

The suggested daily amount of a nutrient for a given age and sex.

D
Dietary Guideline飲食指引

Official advice on healthy eating issued for the public.

M
Micronutrient微量營養素

Vitamins and minerals needed in tiny but essential amounts.

I
Iodine碘

A mineral for thyroid hormones; lack causes goitre.

E
Eating Disorder飲食失調

An illness of disturbed eating, such as anorexia and bulimia.

A
Anorexia Nervosa厭食症

An eating disorder of strict restriction and fear of weight gain.

A
Allergen致敏物

A food ingredient that triggers allergic reactions.

F
Food Additive食物添加劑

Substances added to food to preserve, colour or flavour it.

G
Genetically Modified Food基因改造食物

Food produced by biotechnology; Hong Kong uses a voluntary labelling guide.

H
Health Food健康食品

Products claiming health benefits; read the claims critically.

M
Meal Pattern膳食模式

The combination of dish types that makes up a meal.

T
Time Plan工作程序時間表

A schedule ordering kitchen tasks by time.

S
Shredding切絲

Cutting food into fine strips.

D
Dicing切粒

Cutting food into small cubes.

S
Stuffing Method釀法

Filling food with a stuffing before cooking.

R
Raising Agent發麵劑

A substance, such as yeast, that makes dough rise.

H
Heat Transfer熱力傳遞

Heat reaching food by conduction, convection and so on.

S
Sensory Evaluation感官測試

Judging food by appearance, smell, taste and texture.

C
Ciguatera雪卡毒

Food poisoning from toxic coral reef fish.

F
Food Preservation食物保藏

Extending edible life by drying, chilling and so on.

V
Viscose Rayon黏膠人造絲

A soft, absorbent man-made fibre weaker when wet.

P
Polyester聚酯纖維

A crease-resistant, quick-drying synthetic fibre.

A
Acrylic Fibre聚丙烯腈纖維

A light, warm synthetic fibre resembling wool.

N
Nylon尼龍

A strong, abrasion-resistant synthetic fibre.

N
Non-woven Fabric不織布

Bonded or felted fabric made without weaving.

F
Finishing加工潤飾

Treatments giving fabric fire, crease or stain resistance.

D
Dart黹口

A folded wedge of fabric that shapes the garment.

P
Pleating打褶

Folding and securing fabric to add fullness.

P
Patch Pocket明袋

A pocket sewn onto the surface of a garment.

A
Applique貼布繡

Decorating by sewing shapes of fabric onto a base.

D
Design Cycle設計循環

The repeated process from identifying needs to evaluation.

D
Design Specification設計規格

The list of requirements a product must meet.

B
Balance平衡

Even visual weight across a design.

V
Value of Colour顏色明度

The lightness or darkness of a colour.

P
Product Life Cycle產品生命周期

The market stages from introduction to decline.

B
Break-even Analysis盈虧平衡分析

Working out the sales needed to cover costs.

U
Upcycling升級再造

Turning old items into products of higher value.

F
Fast Fashion快時尚

The model of releasing new styles at high speed.

E
Ergonomics人體工學

Designing products to fit the human body.

D
Design Folio設計樣版

A folder documenting the design process and tests.

H
Health Promotion健康促進

Activities that help people gain control over their health.

D
Disease Prevention疾病預防

Measures that stop disease occurring and spreading.

S
Sedentary Lifestyle久坐不動的生活模式

A lifestyle of prolonged sitting and little movement.

C
Chain of Infection傳染鏈

The link of source, transmission route and susceptible host.

V
Vaccination疫苗接種

Using vaccines to build immunity against disease.

H
Hygiene衞生

Practices keeping the body and environment clean.

P
Public Health Issue公共衞生議題

A community health matter such as air pollution.

F
Family Role家庭角色

The duties and functions each member takes up.

C
Community Participation社區參與

Taking part in community activities and volunteering.

M
Mosquito-borne Disease蚊傳疾病

Diseases spread by mosquitoes, such as dengue fever.

R
Risk Assessment風險評估

Identifying hazards and judging likelihood and severity.

F
First Aid急救

Immediate help given before professional care arrives.

E
Emergency Plan應急計劃

A plan stating contacts, escape routes and meeting points.

E
Escape Route逃生路線

The agreed path from home to a safe place.

F
Fixed Expenses固定支出

Regular payments of a set amount, such as rent.

E
Energy Efficiency Label能源效益標籤

The mandatory label grading appliances by efficiency.

I
Inclusive Design健康設計

Design meeting the special needs of the elderly and disabled.

E
Emulsification乳化作用

Making oil and water blend into a smooth emulsion.

F
Foaming起泡作用

The trapping of air when egg white is whisked.

P
Pressure Cooker壓力煲

A pot that cooks faster by raising pressure and temperature.

More units rolling out in batches — same illustrated format.