Y11 Autumn Term GCSE Design and Technology Resistant Materials Board: – Edexcel Key Topics Exam Controlled Assessment What the student needs to do: Dates Research and Investigation to inform Design and Make Produce research into their design design Project: brief, looking at existing products, Consumers Needs - Research and talking to potential users about their Anthropometrics Investigation needs and collecting other relevant Ergonomics (15 marks) data. Product Analysis All research must be relevant and lead Specification to a detailed specification Generation of design ideas Generate at least 6 ideas that different Generating alternative design meet their specification. Labelled with ideas - Generating Ideas details of materials and processes. Drawing Skills (16marks) Use a range of drawing techniques. Working to a Specification HALF TERM HALF HALF TERM TERM Objectively evaluate all of ideas Evaluating ideas against a - Review of ideas against each point in their specification (4 marks) specification. Taking 2 or more of their initial ideas, Developing ideas - Developing and develop a final proposal that is Sketching techniques modelling different and improved on their Presenting information (9 marks) original ideas Modelling Use modelling to test the idea Working Drawings - Working Drawing and Draw up final proposal in detail, CAD cutting list including all materials, dimensions, Orthographic Projection (6 marks) joints and finishes Sectional Drawing Produce a Cutting List to buy Cutting lists materials over Christmas Break Y11 Spring Term Key Topics Exam Controlled Assessment What the student needs to do: Dates Planning out a manufacture process Design and Make Project Produce lesson by lesson plan of their - Production Plan manufacture, including time, tools, (6 marks) health and safety and quality control checks Manufacture Process - 16 hours of Working to a production plan Manufacture Following production plan they Independently selecting and arks) have 16 hours to make their product. using hand and power tools Selecting and using tools Working to time limitations independently and with accuracy Importance of a quality finish Course completed Testing the success of a product in Spring -Testing and Evaluating Test and evaluate their product against Evaluating against a specification term (6 marks) each of the points in their specification.
Y11 Autumn Term GCSE Design and Technology – Resistant Materials Board: Edexcel Key Topics Exam Dates Controlled Assessment What the student needs to do: Research and Investigation to inform design Consumers Needs Anthropometrics Ergonomics Product Analysis Specification Generation of design ideas Generating alternative design ideas Drawing Skills Working to a Specification HALF TERM Evaluating ideas against a specification Developing ideas Sketching techniques Presenting information Modelling Working Drawings CAD Orthographic Projection Sectional Drawing Cutting lists HALF TERM Design and Make Project: - Research and Investigation (15 marks) - Generating Ideas (16marks) HALF TERM - Review of ideas (4 marks) - Developing and modelling (9 marks) - Working Drawing and cutting list (6 marks) Produce research into their design brief, looking at existing products, talking to potential users about their needs and collecting other relevant data. All research must be relevant and lead to a detailed specification Generate at least 6 different ideas that meet their specification. Labelled with details of materials and processes. Use a range of drawing techniques. Objectively evaluate all of ideas against each point in their specification. Taking 2 or more of their initial ideas, develop a final proposal that is different and improved on their original ideas Use modelling to test the idea Draw up final proposal in detail, including all materials, dimensions, joints and finishes Produce a Cutting List to buy materials over Christmas Break Y11 Spring Term Key Topics Exam Dates Controlled Assessment What the student needs to do: Planning out a manufacture process Manufacture Process Working to a production plan Independently selecting and using hand and power tools Working to time limitations Importance of a quality finish Testing the success of a product Evaluating against a specification Course completed in Spring term Design and Make Project - Production Plan (6 marks) - 16 hours of Manufacture arks) -Testing and Evaluating (6 marks) Produce lesson by lesson plan of their manufacture, including time, tools, health and safety and quality control checks Following production plan they have 16 hours to make their product. Selecting and using tools independently and with accuracy Test and evaluate their product against each of the points in their specification.