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Technical principles:
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Analyse existing products
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Demonstrate applied mathematical skills
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Technical material knowledge
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Product functionality
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Manufacturing processes and techniques
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Wider social, moral and environmental understanding
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Apply knowledge, understanding and skills of designing and manufacturing
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Demonstrate higher level thinking skills to solve problems and evaluate situations and suitability of design solutions
*The mark scheme for the paper is on the same document as the question paper
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Technical principles:
-
Analyse existing products
-
Demonstrate applied mathematical skills
-
Technical material knowledge
-
Product functionality
-
Manufacturing processes and techniques
-
Wider social, moral and environmental understanding
-
Apply knowledge, understanding and skills of designing and manufacturing
-
Demonstrate higher level thinking skills to solve problems and evaluate situations and suitability of design solutions
*The mark scheme for the paper is on the same document as the question paper
Although you are not studying AS level Design & Technology, you will still find these papers useful examples.
Your exam board is OCR, however here are some example papers/ mark schemes from aqa and Edexcel. the paper structure and the content differs in places but you can use them to practice your technique/ subject knowledge.
This is a link to teams where you can find a selection of AQA sample papers - again, they are not the same in terms of structure but the content etc is very similar (product Design)
Read the whole question twice
annotate key bits of the question
bullet point your answer first
look at how many points it's worth
answer what it's asking, not what you think it's asking
highlighting all of the question
Not enough detail
getting lost in the question
not being technical
not coming back to the question/ what the question is asking
Using the wrong units
Leaving blank answers
NOT INCLUDING CONTEXT IN YOUR ANSWER - THIS IS A-LEVEL SO YOUR ANSWER NEEDS TO SHOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE THINKING - CLARITY, NOT A GUESS
Principles of:
identify
calculate
analyse the data
give reasons
explain (+/-)
discuss using examples
calculate materials
calculate formulas (DE)
describe
compare
complete the diagram
draw
Circuit Diagrams (DE)
System Diagrams (DE)
Historical discoveries/ advancements
Describe manufactureing processes
Problem solving in:
critically examine
Critically evaluate
compare and contrast
calculate
outline and justify
detail manufacturing*
Identify solutions
*industrial processes
(not college workshop)
PrODUCT DESIGN
Disposable razor
Book lamp
Shampoo bottle
Kettle
Camping/ market table
Gazebo
Trolley
Selfie stick
Remote control
Hover board
Home office equipment
Hamster cage
Pet food dispenser
Glasses
Basketball Net
Take away packaging
Frying pan
Tennis racket
Walkie talkie
Snow shovel
Gardening equipment
Kinetic torch
Deck chair
Games Controller
Skateboard
Iron
Snorkle
Wastepaper bin
Chair/ Furniture
Toothbrush
Music stand
Garden swing seat
Green travel
A focus on materials & manufacturing
Design Engineering:
Washing machine
Bike
Streetlight
Model aeroplane
Rowing machine
Lift
Robotic lawn mower
Solar pump
Prosthetic limbs
Electric roller blind
Electric cool box
Light bulb
Electronic handbrake
Weather station
Conductive ink jigsaw
Electric screwdriver
Energy generator
Electric scooter
Electric sanitizer despensor
Powered paddle board
electric skateboard
USB fan
A focus on systems/ programming/ electronics
Being able to show how the above products are made will be part of your exam - practice here:
PrODUCT DESIGN
Calculate...
Area
Volume
Measurement conversion (units)
Material use
Packaging
Costing
Transportation
lengths& Angles (COS/SIN/TAN)
Ratios/ fractions
Nets (with tabs)
Material wastage
Tolerance (%) ∓
Percentages/ numbers of
Data use/ graphs
Drawing dimentions/ projections
Angles
Data analysis
Height/ width/ length
Design Engineering:
Calculate...
Materials
electronics
mechanisms
Stress
Strain
Youngs Modulus
Mass
Density
Force
Load
Speed
Time
Pressure
Resistance
current/ capacity
input/ output
Voltage/ resistance
MA/ efficiency
Height/ length/ width
Extension
Power
Signal amplification
Velocity/ acceleration
Velocity Ratio
Determine by calculation
Questions marked with an (*) are extended answer questions and are commonly looking for you to explore a minimum of 3 points/ areas, giving both + & - and supporting your answer with a summary