A Level Product Design
Past Papers
(Units 2 & 4 are the coursework units so ignore them during revision)
Unit 1 - Materials Components and Application
- Exam Date: Monday 22nd May 2017 AM
Unit 1 Exam Content:
Specific resources:
- Wood
- Metal: Machining & Forming, Fabrication( Welding)
- Polymers
- Properties of Materials
- Surface Finishes
- Compliant Materials (Paper and Card) Small resource & Big Resource
- Smart Materials
- CAD, CAM and CNC
- Ergonomics and Anthropometrics
- Product Labelling
Unit 3 Exam Content:
Specific resources:
- Demographics Product Life Cycles Push Pull Obsolescence and more!
- Design Movements
- Design Classics: Walters PPT + Big PPT
- Design Case Study Planning
- Design In A Global Context
- Ergonomics and Anthropometrics PPT -
- Intellectual Property
Old Web resource Archive:
- Product Design Revision Booklet [PDF]
- Graphic Products Checklist [PDF]
- Manufacturing Checklist [PDF]
- Resistant Materials Checklist [PDF]
- Textiles Checklist [PDF]
Design & Technology News
- Toot Hill STEM Exhibition a success
At the Toot Hill STEM Exhibition students from years 7, 8, 9, 10, &12 exhibited their STEM projects (14/03/2017) - Master Chef - October half term
Miss Chattaway's Year 6 Master Chef activity goes well during October half term (06/11/2015) - Techno Challenge
Techno-challenge - Motor Racing Week: Fun and Rewarding (14/09/2015) - Michelin Star chef masterclass
Michelin star chef Jason Lynas delivered an inspirational practical lesson for a group of students (28/10/2013) - Food Tech enjoys the gift of a bumper harvest!
Copy of an article that appeared in the Newark Advertiser on the 3 October 2013 (17/10/2013)