Design and Technology – Paper 1

How will Design and Technology be examined? 

There will be a number of different question types, including multiple choice, short response,
extended response and designing questions
How long will the Design and Technology exam be? 
60 minutes
Effective Active Practice
Revision Step Notes made revision done questions
done
RAG Rating
Topic area Topic area (specific)
(general)

Students should be able to respond to questions in units

2.1 – 2.9 in relation to at least one of the following
material areas.
 Timber based materials
 Metals
 Polymers

The factors used when selecting

2.1 Selection of
materials and components
materials or
Examples of materials selection for
components
specific products
Different forces that can be applied
2.2 Forces and to materials
stresses How materials are strengthened and
reinforced
Life cycle assessment and
ecological issues that are caused by
2.3 Ecological the manufacture of products.
and social
The 6 R’s
footprint
Social issues involved in the
manufacture of products
The sources of materials, where they
come from
2.4 Sources and
How materials are processed from
origins
raw material into a useable stock
form
Physical and mechanical properties
of materials
2.5 using and
How properties of materials are
working with
modified for specific purposes
materials
How to cut, shape and form
materials
2.6 Stock forms, Commercially available types and
types and sizes sizes of materials.
 Commercially available components

Prototyping and batch production

2.7 Scales of
production
Mass and continuous production

The use of production aids

Specialist wastage / cutting
processes
Specialist addition / joining
processes
2.8 Specialist
techniques and Specialist forming processes
processes
How materials are cut shaped and
formed to a tolerance
Commercial processes

Quality control
The purpose of surface finishes for
2.9 Surface
aesthetic and functional reasons
treatments and
finishes The application of surface finishes

Design and Technology – Paper 2

 How will Design and Technology be examined? 
There will be a number of different question types, including multiple choice, short response,
extended response and designing questions
How long will the Design and Technology exam be? 
60 minutes
Effective Active Practice
Revision Step Notes made revision done questions
done
RAG Rating
Topic area Topic area (specific)
(general)
Different investigation techniques
3.1 Investigation, such as market research, focus
primary and groups and product analysis
secondary data How to write design briefs and
specifications
The environment, social and
3.2 economic challenges that influence
Environmental, design and making.
social and Specific issues including
economic  Deforestation
challenge  Carbon footprint
 Fair trade
Recognise and understand the
purpose and advantages of a
3.5
number of 2d and 3D drawing
Communication
techniques.
of design ideas
The advantages of modelling, both in
physical and computer form.
How materials are cut shape and
formed to required tolerances
3.8 Tolerances
Why tolerances are applied to
making activities
3.9 Material Nesting, and cutting materials from
management stock forms
 Industry and enterprise including the
use of robotics, crowd funding and
virtual marketing techniques
Sustainability including finite and
non-finite resources
People, culture and society including
1.1 New and
market pull and technology push
Emerging
Production techniques and systems
technologies
including CAD, CAM and JIT
How the critical evaluation of new
and emerging technologies informs
design decisions including planned
obsolescence and design for
maintenance
Fossil Fuels

1.2 Energy Nuclear Power

Generation and
storage Renewable energy
Energy storage systems, including
batteries
Modern materials

Smart materials
1.3 New Materials
Composite materials

Technical textiles

Papers and Boards

Timber based materials

1.6 Materials and Metals and Alloys

their working
properties Polymers

Textiles

Materials Properties