AQA GCSE Design and Technology
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Exam skills 1
Maths skills 1
Investigation using primary and secondary data
Selection of materials or components
Stock forms
Sources and origins
Industry
Exam skills 2
Maths skills 2
Investigating using secondary data
Forces and stresses
Wastage
Stock forms, types and sizes
Enterprise
Exam skills 3
Maths skills 3
Investigation using secondary data
Ecological issues
Addition
Standard components
Sustainability
Exam skills 4
Maths skills 4
The work of other designers
Social issues
Modification of properties
Addition and deforming
People
Exam skills 5
The work of other companies
The six Rs and the environment
Surface treatments and finishes
Deforming and reforming
Culture
Design strategies
Scales of production
Commercial processes
Modification of properties for specific purposes
Society
Communication of design ideas
The use of production aids
Using and working with electronic and mechanical systems
Environment
Marking out
Quality control during manufacture
Using and working with textiles
Using and working with polymers
Selecting papers and boards
Production techniques and systems
Material management
Using and working with metals
Using and working with timbers
Critical evaluation
Working safely
Fossil fuels
Nuclear power
Renewable energy
Energy and storage systems
Modern materials
Smart materials
Composite materials
Technical textiles
Systems approach to designing
Electronic systems
Types of movement
Levers
Linkages
Simple gear trains
Specialist gears
Cams and followers
Pulleys and belts
Papers and boards
Natural timbers
Manufactured boards
Metals and alloys
Polymers
Textiles
Materials properties
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