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Design & Technology
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Exam-Style Questions - Specifications

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Design & Technology: AQA GCSE, topic 7.1.7

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Design & Technology: AQA GCSE contents

1 Core Technical Principles
- 1.1 New & Emerging Technologies
  1.1.1 Industry
  1.1.2 Enterprise
  1.1.3 Sustainability
  1.1.4 People
  1.1.5 Culture & Society
  1.1.6 Environment
  1.1.7 Production Techniques & Systems
  1.1.8 Emerging Technologies & Design
  1.1.9 End of Topic Test - New & Emerging Technologies
  1.1.10 Exam-Style Questions - Emerging Technologies
- 1.2 Energy Generation & Storage
  1.2.1 Fossil Fuels & Nuclear
  1.2.2 Renewable Energy
  1.2.3 Energy Storage Systems
- 1.3 Developments in New Materials
  1.3.1 Modern Materials
  1.3.2 Smart Materials
  1.3.3 Exam-Style Questions - Smart Materials
  1.3.4 Composite Materials
  1.3.5 Technical Textiles
- 1.4 Systems Approach to Designing
  1.4.1 Inputs
  1.4.2 Processes
  1.4.3 Outputs
  1.4.4 Looped Systems
- 1.5 Mechanical Devices
  1.5.1 Types of Movement
  1.5.2 Levers
  1.5.3 Linkages
  1.5.4 Rotary Systems
  1.5.5 End of Topic Test - Designing & Mechanical Devices
- 1.6 Materials Categories
  1.6.1 Timbers
  1.6.2 Metals & Alloys
  1.6.3 Metals & Alloys 2
  1.6.4 Polymers
  1.6.5 Polymer Types
  1.6.6 Textiles
  1.6.7 Textile Types: Fibres
  1.6.8 Textile Types: Weave
  1.6.9 Paper & Boards
- 1.7 Material Properties
  1.7.1 Physical & Working Properties
  1.7.2 End of Topic Test - Materials
  1.7.3 Exam-Style Questions - Materials
2 Paper & Board: Specialist Technical Principles
- 2.1 Selection of Materials
  2.1.1 Paper & Boards
  2.1.2 Working with Paper & Boards
- 2.2 Paper & Board: Forces & Stresses
  2.2.1 Paper & Board: Forces & Stresses
  2.2.2 Cardboard & Paper
- 2.3 Paper & Board: Ecological & Social Footprint
  2.3.1 Paper & Board: Ecological & Social Footprint
  2.3.2 Paper & Board: The Six Rs
  2.3.3 Social Issues
- 2.4 Paper & Board: Sources & Origins
  2.4.1 Paper & Board
  2.4.2 End of Topic Test - Paper & Board
- 2.5 Paper & Board: Using Materials
  2.5.1 Paper & Board: Properties of Materials
  2.5.2 Paper & Board: Modification of Materials
  2.5.3 Paper & Board: Shape & Form
- 2.6 Paper & Board: Stock Forms, Types & Sizes
  2.6.1 Paper & Board: Forms
  2.6.2 Paper & Board: Types
  2.6.3 Paper & Board: Sizes
  2.6.4 Paper & Board: Standards Components
- 2.7 Paper & Board: Scales of Production
  2.7.1 Paper & Board: Scales of Production
  2.7.2 Exam-Style Questions - Scales of Production
- 2.8 Paper & Board: Specialist Techniques & Processes
  2.8.1 Paper & Board: Techniques & Processes
  2.8.2 Paper & Board: Quality Control
- 2.9 Paper & Board: Surface Treatments & Finishes
  2.9.1 Paper & Board: Surface Treatments & Finishes
  2.9.2 End of Topic Test - Specialist Techniques
3 Timber: Specialist Technical Principles
- 3.1 Timber: Selection of Materials
  3.1.1 Timber Based Materials
  3.1.2 Timber: Environment & Ethics
- 3.2 Timber: Forces & Stresses
  3.2.1 Timber: Forces & Stresses
  3.2.2 Timber
- 3.3 Timber: Ecological & Social Footprint
  3.3.1 Timber: Ecological & Social Footprint
  3.3.2 Timber: The Six Rs
  3.3.3 Timber: Social Issues
  3.3.4 Exam-Style Questions - Timber
- 3.4 Timber: Sources & Origins
  3.4.1 Timber
  3.4.2 Timber: Processing & Seasoning
  3.4.3 Manufactured Board
  3.4.4 End of Topic Test - Timber
- 3.5 Timber: Using Materials
  3.5.1 Timber: Properties of Materials
  3.5.2 Timber: Modification of Materials
  3.5.3 Timber: Shape & Form
  3.5.4 Timber: Shape & Form 2
- 3.6 Timber: Stock Forms, Types & Sizes
  3.6.1 Timber: Stock Forms, Types & Sizes
- 3.7 Timber: Scales of Production
  3.7.1 Timber: Scales of Production
- 3.8 Timber: Specialist Techniques & Processes
  3.8.1 Timber: Tools, Equipment & Processes
  3.8.2 Timber: Tools, Equipment & Processes 2
  3.8.3 Timber: Quality Control
- 3.9 Timber: Surface Treatments & Finishes
  3.9.1 Timber: Surface Treatments
  3.9.2 Timber: Finishes
  3.9.3 End of Topic Test - Specialist Techniques
4 Metal: Specialist Technical Principles
- 4.1 Metals: Selection of Materials
  4.1.1 Metal-Based Materials
  4.1.2 Ferrous Metals
  4.1.3 Non-Ferrous Metals
  4.1.4 Alloys
  4.1.5 Metals: Environment & Ethics
- 4.2 Metals: Forces & Stresses
  4.2.1 Metals: Forces & Stresses
- 4.3 Metals: Ecological & Social Footprint
  4.3.1 Metals: Ecological Footprint
  4.3.2 Metals: Social Footprint
  4.3.3 Metals: The Six R's
  4.3.4 Metals: Social Issues
- 4.4 Metals: Sources & Origins
  4.4.1 Origins of Metal
  4.4.2 Processing Metals
- 4.5 Metals: Alloy-Based Materials
  4.5.1 Types of Metal Alloys
  4.5.2 Alloying Elements
  4.5.3 Properties & Benefits
  4.5.4 Processing & Fabrication
  4.5.5 Applications of Alloys
  4.5.6 Metal Alloys in Industry
  4.5.7 Applications of Metal Alloys
- 4.6 Metals: Using Materials
  4.6.1 Properties of Metals
  4.6.2 Modification of Metals
  4.6.3 Metals: Shape & Form
- 4.7 Metals: Scales of Production
  4.7.1 Metals: Scales of Production
- 4.8 Metals: Specialist Techniques & Processes
  4.8.1 Metals: Tools
  4.8.2 Metals: Tools & Equipment
  4.8.3 Metals: Cutting, Forming & Machining Processes
  4.8.4 Metals: Joining, Casting & Heat Treatment Process
- 4.9 Metals: Quality Control
  4.9.1 Metals: Quality Control
  4.9.2 Metals: Quality Control Processes
- 4.10 Metals: Surface Treatments & Finishes
  4.10.1 Metals: Surface Treatments
  4.10.2 Metals: Surface Treatments for Metals
  4.10.3 Metals: Finishes
  4.10.4 Metals: Finishing Techniques for Metals
5 Polymers: Specialist Technical Principles
- 5.1 Polymers
  5.1.1 Polymers: Functionality & Aesthetics
  5.1.2 Polymers: Environment & Ethics
  5.1.3 Polymers: Sources, Origins & Properties
  5.1.4 Polymers: Forces & Stresses
  5.1.5 Polymers: Ecological & Social Footprint
  5.1.6 Polymers: The Six R's
- 5.2 Polymer Categories
  5.2.1 Categories of Polymers
  5.2.2 Thermoforming Polymers
  5.2.3 Thermosetting Polymers
- 5.3 Polymer Forms
  5.3.1 Polymers: Stock Forms
  5.3.2 Polymers: Shape & Form
- 5.4 Polymer Production, Techniques & Quality Control
  5.4.1 Polymers: Scales of Production
  5.4.2 Polymers: Specialist Techniques & Processes
  5.4.3 Polymers: Quality Control Systems: Tolerance
  5.4.4 Polymers: Finishes
6 Textiles: Specialist Technical Principles
- 6.1 Textile Materials
  6.1.1 Origin of Textiles
  6.1.2 Textile Industry
- 6.2 Selection of Materials
  6.2.1 Natural Fibres
  6.2.2 Synthetic Fibres
  6.2.3 Environmental Concerns
  6.2.4 Environmental Impact
  6.2.5 Ethical Challenges
- 6.3 Forces & Stresses
  6.3.1 Forces & Stresses
- 6.4 Ecological & Social Footprint
  6.4.1 Ecological Footprint
  6.4.2 Social Footprint
  6.4.3 Addressing Ecological & Social Footprints
  6.4.4 The Six R's
  6.4.5 Labour Conditions
  6.4.6 Social Issues
  6.4.7 Addressing Social Issues
7 Designing & Making Principles
- 7.1 Investigation & Data
  7.1.1 Iterative Design
  7.1.2 Primary & Secondary Data
  7.1.3 Market Research
  7.1.4 Ergonomics
  7.1.5 Specifications
  7.1.6 End of Topic Test - Investigation & Data
  7.1.7 Exam-Style Questions - Specifications
- 7.2 Environmental, Social & Economic Challenges
  7.2.1 Challenges
  7.2.2 Your Research
- 7.3 The Work of Others
  7.3.1 Designers
  7.3.2 Architects
  7.3.3 Product Design
  7.3.4 Industrial Designers
  7.3.5 Product Design Companies
  7.3.6 Textile Design Companies
  7.3.7 End of Topic Test - The Work of Others
- 7.4 Design Strategies
  7.4.1 Design Strategies
- 7.5 Communication of Design Ideas
  7.5.1 Design Communication
- 7.6 Prototype Development
  7.6.1 Prototype Development
- 7.7 Selection of Materials
  7.7.1 Materials
- 7.8 Tolerances
  7.8.1 Tolerances
- 7.9 Material Management
  7.9.1 Managing Material
  7.9.2 Tools
- 7.10 Specialist Equipment
  7.10.1 Health & Safety
- 7.11 Specialist Techniques & Processes
  7.11.1 Specialist Techniques & Processes
  7.11.2 Surface Finishes
  7.11.3 End of Topic Test - Designing & Making

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