Resistant Materials

Head of Department: Mrs Hutchings

Content:

Year 10

Skills based activities and the production of a controlled assessment practical task which will form part of the GCSE grade.

Written examination paper at the end of Year 10 on Sustainability.

Activities:

Developing, designing and making skills through product evaluation, focus taught tasks using a variety of materials, drawing techniques and computer generated images.

Skills:

Identify and collect relevant data, evaluate existing products, generate a range of design solutions, understand the relevance of function and aesthetics, use a variety of graphical techniques. Plan work and produce 2 and 3 dimensional models of good quality. Produce good quality products from resistant materials

Homework activities:

Surveys, analysis of data, product evaluation, drawing and presentation of work.

Year 11:

Students will design and make a product as their controlled assessment and will sit a written theory examination at the end of the year.

Examination details:

Design & Technology - OCR. 60% controlled assessment. 40% - Two written examination papers.

Examination entry requirements:

Completion of the controlled assessments.

Revision advice:

From January until Easter the workshops will be available at the discretion of staff.

Parental contribution:

You will be required to fund the final 3 dimensional product.

Useful resources and equipment:

A3 portfolio x2, A3 drawing board, set squares, drawing pens, felt pens, colouring pencils, circle/ellipse templates, compass. 'GCSE Resistant Materials for OCR – publisher Hodder Education.

Other relevant information:

This is a time consuming subject that demands good personal organisation and high quality presentation skills.