How Will I Know the Specific Areas I Need to Work On?

Section A – Core Principles  

•  What will section A involve?

  • A mixture of multiple choice and short answer questions.

• How many marks?

  • 20 marks altogether for this section

Section B – Specialist Principles

• What will section B involve?

  • Several short answer questions and one extended response question on any of the following areas:

    • Papers And Boards

    • Timber Based Materials

    • Metal Based Materials

    • Polymers

    • Textiles Based Materials

    • Electronic And Mechanical Systems

• How many Marks?

  • 30 marks altogether for this section

Section C – Designing And Making Principles

• What will section C involve?

  • A mixture of short and extended response answer questions based on anything you have learnt since starting your GCSE.

What Are the Core Principles?

• New and emerging Technologies

• Energy Generation and Storage

• Developments in New Materials

• System Approach To Design

• Mechanical Devices

• Materials And Their Working Properties

What are the Specialist Principles?

• Selection of materials or components

• Forces and stresses

• Ecological and social footprint

• Sources and origins

• Using and working with Materials

• Stock form, types and sizes

• Scales of production

• Specialist techniques and processes

• Surface treatments and finishes.

What are the Design And Make Principles?

• Investigation, primary and secondary data

• Environmental, social and economic Challenge

• Work Of Others

• Design Strategies

• Communication Of Design Ideas

• Prototype development

• Selection of Materials and components

• Tolerances

• Material Management

• Specialist tools and equipment

• Specialist techniques and processes

Best Method of Revision?

• Blue and White CGP Books

• BBC Bitesize

• Technology Student Apps

• Quizizz Assessments

• Revisiting your red theory book

• Revisit past papers

• View Teams revision materials

• Think about your past projects you have done.

Revision Tips

• Do not cram your revision. Little and often is the best way! If you are using your blue CGP book open the book on a random page. Can you answer the questions at the bottom? If not then look at revision content on that page.

• Organise yourself and be consistent. Plan a set time in the day were you will be doing revision and do it at the same time everyday. This could be after your favourite TV program for example.

• Reward yourself. If you do your revision for our subject and you are happy with it, give yourself a break. Find something you enjoy and take a bit of time out. It is good for your mental health.