Year 10 Design & Technology

Year 10 Design & Technology

Y10 Design & Technology

Welcome to our Year 10 Design & Technology revision hub. Here you can find details of the exam board & specification, when your mock exams will take place, what will be tested in the exam and how you should revise and prepare.

To download a pdf summary of the Design & Technology revision information – click here

Exam Board: GCSE AQA Design & Technology (8552)

Specification: Click here to access the exam board specification – click here

Mock Exam Details

Paper 1 – Written Paper

Date: Thursday 3 July (PM)

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Total Marks: 100 marks

What’s assessed?

Section A – Core technical principles (20 marks)

A mixture of multiple choice and short answer questions assessing a breadth of technical knowledge and understanding.

Section B – Specialist technical principles (30 marks)

Several short answer questions (2–5 marks) and one extended response to assess a more in depth knowledge of technical principles.

Section C – Designing and making principles (50 marks)

A mixture of short answer and extended response questions.

What Will My Assessment Test My Knowledge On?

Students will complete a written assessment paper, which will cover knowledge acquired through Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 3:

  • Core technical principles: This section covers foundational knowledge and understanding of design and technology principles applicable across the subject.
  • Specialist technical principles: This section delves into more in-depth knowledge of specific material areas, design engineering, or other specializations.
  • Designing and making principles: This section assesses your understanding of the design process, from ideation and sketching to prototyping and final product development.

You will also complete a practical project task in lessons.

What Should I Do To Revise And Prepare For This Assessment?

To prepare for this assessment:

  1. Complete homework set
  2. Complete quizzes set on Seneca
  3. Access revision material on Teams
  4. Create revision cards to refer to
  5. Complete practice exam questions
  6. Revise from knowledge organisers for Unit 1, 2, and 3

Useful Revision Resources & Links

  • Seneca – revision tasks will be set on Seneca for you to use to test your knowledge ahead of assessment.

www.senecalearning.com

  • GCSE Bitesize – Use the GCSE Design and Technology resources found on unit 1, 2 and 3 on Bitesize.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zby2bdm

  • Resources shared on Teams, including knowledge organisers for Unit 1, 2 and 3.

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