Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11) Resistant Materials
GCSE: Resistant Materials
Design and Make: Wood, Metal and Plastics (Exam board: OCR)
Year 10 – Two Introduction Projects
- 2 challenging open design and make projects
- Improve design skills
- Introduce 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Improve and update making skills
Year 11 – GCSE Coursework (60%)
- Problem solving and innovative design
- Researching and designing for a market
- 3D CAD modelling and desktop publishing
- Manufacture challenging project to a very high standard
- Designing for industrial manufacture
- Project management and deadlines
Year 11 – GCSE Exam (40%)
- Material properties and uses
- Industrial processes and techniques
- CAD/CAM and ICT in industry
- Anthropometrics, ergonomics and environmental design