AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552) revision

7 free interactive Design and Technology revision modules for AQA GCSE, matched to the AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552) specification.

Revision modules

Energy Generation and Storage Energy generation and storage ⏱️ 16 min Investigation: Primary and Secondary Data Investigation, primary and secondary data ⏱️ 16 min Modern, Smart and Composite Materials Developments in new materials ⏱️ 16 min New Technologies in Industry and Production New and emerging technologies ⏱️ 16 min Selecting Timber: Functionality, Cost and Ethics Selection of materials or components ⏱️ 15 min Sustainability, People and Ethical Design New and emerging technologies ⏱️ 16 min The Systems Approach: Inputs, Processes and Outputs Systems approach to designing ⏱️ 16 min

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AQA GCSE Design and Technology past papers 15 official documents · 2020-2025

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What the specification covers

3.1 Core technical principles

3.1.NEW_EMERGING_TECH New and emerging technologies
3.1.ENERGY Energy generation and storage
3.1.NEW_MATERIALS Developments in new materials
3.1.SYSTEMS_APPROACH Systems approach to designing
3.1.MECHANICAL_DEVICES Mechanical devices
3.1.MATERIALS_PROPERTIES Materials and their working properties

3.2.TIMBER Specialist technical principles — Timber based materials

3.2.TIMBER.SELECTION Selection of materials or components
3.2.TIMBER.FORCES_STRESSES Forces and stresses
3.2.TIMBER.ECOLOGICAL_SOCIAL Ecological and social footprint
3.2.TIMBER.SOURCES_ORIGINS Sources and origins
3.2.TIMBER.USING_WORKING Using and working with materials
3.2.TIMBER.STOCK_FORMS Stock forms, types and sizes
3.2.TIMBER.SCALES_PRODUCTION Scales of production
3.2.TIMBER.TECHNIQUES Specialist techniques and processes
3.2.TIMBER.FINISHES Surface treatments and finishes

3.3 Designing and making principles

3.3.INVESTIGATION Investigation, primary and secondary data
3.3.ENVIRONMENTAL_CHALLENGE Environmental, social and economic challenge
3.3.WORK_OF_OTHERS The work of others
3.3.DESIGN_STRATEGIES Design strategies
3.3.COMMUNICATION Communication of design ideas
3.3.PROTOTYPE_DEVELOPMENT Prototype development
3.3.SELECTION_MATERIALS Selection of materials and components
3.3.TOLERANCES Tolerances
3.3.MATERIAL_MANAGEMENT Material management
3.3.TOOLS_EQUIPMENT Specialist tools and equipment
3.3.SPECIALIST_TECHNIQUES Specialist techniques and processes

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