The Exam.
The GCSE AQA Product Exam is on the 22nd June (AM).
During lessons you will be revising and covering all of the content which covers SECTION A and SECTION B. Content of which can be found on this website using the easy to navigate tool bars.
Section A.
The preliminary material was released on the 1st March.
The context of section A this year is: Pattern and structure found in nature can inspire the design and manufacture of products.
You will be researching and completing a range of activities which looks into this context to best prepare you for the design question in the summer exam.
To best prepare you for section A you will be looking at a range of design methods which allow designers to produce products based on nature, patterns and structure. Methods such as:
- Morphing
-Looking at the past (studying the designers who has been inspired by nature and pattern such as William Morris)
-Biomimicry.
The slideshow below illustrates a range of modern products which have been inspired by the patterns and forms found in nature. This is also known as Biomimicry. Biomimicry involves the study of natures design and mimicking them to solve human challenges.
During lessons you will be revising and covering all of the content which covers SECTION A and SECTION B. Content of which can be found on this website using the easy to navigate tool bars.
Section A.
The preliminary material was released on the 1st March.
The context of section A this year is: Pattern and structure found in nature can inspire the design and manufacture of products.
You will be researching and completing a range of activities which looks into this context to best prepare you for the design question in the summer exam.
To best prepare you for section A you will be looking at a range of design methods which allow designers to produce products based on nature, patterns and structure. Methods such as:
- Morphing
-Looking at the past (studying the designers who has been inspired by nature and pattern such as William Morris)
-Biomimicry.
The slideshow below illustrates a range of modern products which have been inspired by the patterns and forms found in nature. This is also known as Biomimicry. Biomimicry involves the study of natures design and mimicking them to solve human challenges.
Section B.
This is ALL of the areas of the course and is often considered the THEORY side of the exam paper.
This is broken down into core topics:
Topic 1: The Evolution of Product Design.
- Design Movements.
-Products changing over time.
Topic 2: Meeting Consumer Needs.
- Technology Push & Market Pull.
- Consumer Issues & Awareness.
Topic 3: Design In Practice.
- Developing products for a specific market.
- Implications for manufacturing.
Topic 4: Packaging & Marketing.
- Functions of packaging.
- Industrial practices of packaging.
- Marketing & Branding.
Topic 5: Human Design.
- Human factors.
- Inclusive & exclusive design.
- Product Safety
-Quality Assurance & Quality Control.
Topic 6: Global Responsibility.
- Sustainability
- Social Impact
Topic 7: Product Manufacture.
- Product methods
- stock Control
Topic 8: ICT in Production.
- CAD & CAM in manufacture.
- ICT in Manufacturing.
- Automation.
Topic 9: Manufacturing Processes.
- Shaping metals.
- Casting.
- Moulding Plastics.
- Thermo & Thermosetting Plastics.
- Assembly
- Finishing Materials
- Shaping & cutting Wood.
- Components
Topic 10: Properties of Materials.
- Mechanical Properties.
- Physical Properties.
- Paper & Card.
- Wood-based materials
- Metals
-Plastics
-Ceramics
Topic 11: Manipulating & Combining Materials.
- Paper-Timber based materials.
- Metal-Plastic based materials.
-Composite materials,
-Smart materials.
-Modern materials.
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