resistant materials - year 10

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works”

– Steve Jobs (CEO Apple) – 

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
  • Designing and Making Principles - Contextual Challenge
  • Specialist Technical Principles 1 - Softwood Trophy
  • Specialist Technical Principles 2 - Hardwood Storage
  • Skills Projects
  • Non-Examination Assessment
  • The main aim of this project is to prepare pupils for the Non-Examination Assessment project by developing their abilities to problem solve within a given context through research, defining their own specification, designing, modelling and developing their ideas, and evaluating their solutions
  • The practical parts of the project focus on soft modelling and prototyping rather than producing functional products
  • Pupils will also become more conversant with the NEA mark scheme in order to allow them to be more independent during the NEA and able to assess their own progress
  • The theoretical aspects of this project relate to 3.3 Designing and Making Principles and should provide knowledge, understanding, and experiences that allow pupils to answer Section C of the written examination paper. Drawing skills and techniques will be developed
  • Core Technical Principles
  • The main aim of this unit is to prepare pupils for the written examination focussing on Core Technical Principles for Section A of the paper
  • This unit will be delivered in Year 10 and Year 11 and initially runs alongside project work for Design and Making Principles
  • Pupils will work through several theory-based topics covering the properties and uses of Papers and Boards, Metals and Alloys, Polymers, Textiles, Electronics, Smart Materials, Modern Materials, and Composite Materials
  • In addition, they will also explore aspects of New and Emerging Technologies focusing on industry and enterprise, sustainability and the environment, people, culture and society, and production techniques
  • They will also be introduced to energy generation and storage, systems and process, and mechanical devices
  • Assessment takes place at the end of each topic in the form of quizzes and question and answer sessions
  • More formal assessment of these topics will take place during Year 11
  • The main aim of this project is to develop an understanding of the specialist technical principles related to timbers, in particular softwoods
  • This includes the theory behind working with softwoods, as well as sources and origins, and how to select timbers for different applications
  • The practical parts of the project focus on developing practical skills in working with softwood, and demonstration of safe practices in the workshop
  • CAD will also be explored
  • As well as developing practical skills that will be used within the main NEA project the theoretical aspects of this project relate to 3.2 Specialist Technical Principles and should provide knowledge, understanding, and experiences that allow pupils to answer Section B of the written exam paper
  • The main aim of this project is to develop an understanding of the specialist technical principles related to timbers, in particular hardwoods
  • This includes the theory behind working with hardwoods, as well as sources and origins, and how to select timbers for different applications
  • The practical parts of the project focus on developing practical skills in working with hardwood, and demonstration of safe practices in the workshop
  • CAD will also be explored
  • As well as developing practical skills that will be used within the main NEA project the theoretical aspects of this project relate to 3.2 Specialist Technical Principles and should provide knowledge, understanding, and experiences that allow pupils to answer Section B of the written exam paper
  • Drawing skills and techniques will be further developed
  • To support the designing and making principles unit, this unit also includes the work of other designers as indicated in the AQA specification
  • The main aim of this project is to prepare pupils for the Non-Examination Assessment developing their drawing and presentation skills, this will also provide them with experience of formal drawing techniques which can be examined in Section C of the written paper
  • They will also further develop their making skills using Timbers, which will inform some aspects of the NEA as well to assist them with Specialist Technical knowledge needed to answer Section B questions in the written paper
  • The practical parts of the project focus on wood joints and complex joining methods
  • Pupils will also become more confident with a range of drawing techniques including one-point and two-point perspective, orthographic projections, and isometric drawing
  • Non-Examination Assessment Preparation - Pupils will be given an introduction of the rules and regulations for the NEA project. They will use a variety of resources to create their own NEA guide to work from throughout the NEA project
  • Non-Examination Assessment Preparation - is also known as the coursework project
  • It is the application of Core technical principles, Specialist technical principles and Designing and making principles
  • It consists of a Portfolio of design and research, analysis, development, and evaluation alongside a final 3D prototype
  • Pupils are expected to work independently to produce 20-25 A3 pages for their folder, and the project should take 30-40 hours
  • It is marked out of 100 marks, and it is 50% of the final GCSE grade
  • From the 1st June AQA will make available the contexts for pupils to choose from for their Non-Examination Assessment
Autumn Term
  • Designing and Making Principles - Contextual Challenge
  • The main aim of this project is to prepare pupils for the Non-Examination Assessment project by developing their abilities to problem solve within a given context through research, defining their own specification, designing, modelling and developing their ideas, and evaluating their solutions
  • The practical parts of the project focus on soft modelling and prototyping rather than producing functional products
  • Pupils will also become more conversant with the NEA mark scheme in order to allow them to be more independent during the NEA and able to assess their own progress
  • The theoretical aspects of this project relate to 3.3 Designing and Making Principles and should provide knowledge, understanding, and experiences that allow pupils to answer Section C of the written examination paper. Drawing skills and techniques will be developed
  • Core Technical Principles
  • The main aim of this unit is to prepare pupils for the written examination focussing on Core Technical Principles for Section A of the paper
  • This unit will be delivered in Year 10 and Year 11 and initially runs alongside project work for Design and Making Principles
  • Pupils will work through several theory-based topics covering the properties and uses of Papers and Boards, Metals and Alloys, Polymers, Textiles, Electronics, Smart Materials, Modern Materials, and Composite Materials
  • In addition, they will also explore aspects of New and Emerging Technologies focusing on industry and enterprise, sustainability and the environment, people, culture and society, and production techniques
  • They will also be introduced to energy generation and storage, systems and process, and mechanical devices
  • Assessment takes place at the end of each topic in the form of quizzes and question and answer sessions
  • More formal assessment of these topics will take place during Year 11
Spring Term
  • Specialist Technical Principles 1 - Softwood Trophy
  • Specialist Technical Principles 2 - Hardwood Storage
  • The main aim of this project is to develop an understanding of the specialist technical principles related to timbers, in particular softwoods
  • This includes the theory behind working with softwoods, as well as sources and origins, and how to select timbers for different applications
  • The practical parts of the project focus on developing practical skills in working with softwood, and demonstration of safe practices in the workshop
  • CAD will also be explored
  • As well as developing practical skills that will be used within the main NEA project the theoretical aspects of this project relate to 3.2 Specialist Technical Principles and should provide knowledge, understanding, and experiences that allow pupils to answer Section B of the written exam paper
  • The main aim of this project is to develop an understanding of the specialist technical principles related to timbers, in particular hardwoods
  • This includes the theory behind working with hardwoods, as well as sources and origins, and how to select timbers for different applications
  • The practical parts of the project focus on developing practical skills in working with hardwood, and demonstration of safe practices in the workshop
  • CAD will also be explored
  • As well as developing practical skills that will be used within the main NEA project the theoretical aspects of this project relate to 3.2 Specialist Technical Principles and should provide knowledge, understanding, and experiences that allow pupils to answer Section B of the written exam paper
  • Drawing skills and techniques will be further developed
  • To support the designing and making principles unit, this unit also includes the work of other designers as indicated in the AQA specification
Summer Term
  • Skills Projects
  • Non-Examination Assessment
  • The main aim of this project is to prepare pupils for the Non-Examination Assessment developing their drawing and presentation skills, this will also provide them with experience of formal drawing techniques which can be examined in Section C of the written paper
  • They will also further develop their making skills using Timbers, which will inform some aspects of the NEA as well to assist them with Specialist Technical knowledge needed to answer Section B questions in the written paper
  • The practical parts of the project focus on wood joints and complex joining methods
  • Pupils will also become more confident with a range of drawing techniques including one-point and two-point perspective, orthographic projections, and isometric drawing
  • Non-Examination Assessment Preparation - Pupils will be given an introduction of the rules and regulations for the NEA project. They will use a variety of resources to create their own NEA guide to work from throughout the NEA project
  • Non-Examination Assessment Preparation - is also known as the coursework project
  • It is the application of Core technical principles, Specialist technical principles and Designing and making principles
  • It consists of a Portfolio of design and research, analysis, development, and evaluation alongside a final 3D prototype
  • Pupils are expected to work independently to produce 20-25 A3 pages for their folder, and the project should take 30-40 hours
  • It is marked out of 100 marks, and it is 50% of the final GCSE grade
  • From the 1st June AQA will make available the contexts for pupils to choose from for their Non-Examination Assessment
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