AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552) revision

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

Revision modules

Classifying Making Processes Specialist techniques and processes ⏱️ 16 min Design Strategies and Avoiding Fixation Design strategies ⏱️ 16 min Ecological and Social Footprint: Deforestation and the Six Rs Ecological and social footprint ⏱️ 16 min Energy Generation and Storage Energy generation and storage ⏱️ 16 min Forces, Stresses and Lamination Forces and stresses ⏱️ 16 min Investigation: Primary and Secondary Data Investigation, primary and secondary data ⏱️ 16 min Linkages, Rotary Systems and Gear Ratios Mechanical devices ⏱️ 16 min Material Categories: Timbers, Metals and Polymers Materials and their working properties ⏱️ 16 min Material Management, Nesting and Waste Material management ⏱️ 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 Orthographic Projection and Modelling Communication of design ideas ⏱️ 16 min Physical and Working Properties Materials and their working properties ⏱️ 16 min Prototype Development and Evaluation Prototype development ⏱️ 16 min Routing, Turning and Quality Control Specialist techniques and processes ⏱️ 16 min Scales of Production Scales of production ⏱️ 16 min Selecting Materials and Components Selection of materials and components ⏱️ 16 min Selecting Timber: Functionality, Cost and Ethics Selection of materials or components ⏱️ 15 min Sketching and Drawing Conventions Communication of design ideas ⏱️ 16 min Specialist Tools, Equipment and Safety Specialist tools and equipment ⏱️ 16 min Sustainability, People and Ethical Design New and emerging technologies ⏱️ 16 min The Environmental, Social and Economic Challenge Environmental, social and economic challenge ⏱️ 15 min The Systems Approach: Inputs, Processes and Outputs Systems approach to designing ⏱️ 16 min The Work of Designers and Companies The work of others ⏱️ 16 min Timber Sources: Seasoning and Conversion Sources and origins ⏱️ 16 min Timber Stock Forms and Material Quantities Stock forms, types and sizes ⏱️ 16 min Timber Surface Treatments and Finishes Surface treatments and finishes ⏱️ 16 min Tolerances: Why and How Tolerances ⏱️ 16 min Types of Movement and Lever Orders Mechanical devices ⏱️ 16 min Working with Timber: Cutting, Drilling and Planing Using and working with materials ⏱️ 16 min

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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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