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AQA GCSE Design and Technology
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Industry
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Sustainability
People
Culture
Society
Environment
Production techniques and systems
Critical evaluation
Fossil fuels
Nuclear power
Renewable energy
Energy and storage systems
Modern materials
Smart materials
Composite materials
Technical textiles
Systems approach to designing
Electronic systems
Types of movement
Levers
Linkages
Simple gear trains
Specialist gears
Cams and followers
Pulleys and belts
Papers and boards
Natural timbers
Manufactured boards
Metals and alloys
Polymers
Textiles
Materials properties
Sources and origins
Stock forms, types and sizes
Wastage
Addition
Deforming and reforming
Surface treatments and finishes
Commercial processes
Selecting papers and boards
Using and working with timbers
Modification of properties for specific purposes
Using and working with metals
Addition and deforming
Modification of properties
Using and working with polymers
Using and working with textiles
Stock forms
Using and working with electronic and mechanical systems
Selection of materials or components
Forces and stresses
Ecological issues
Social issues
The six Rs and the environment
Scales of production
The use of production aids
Quality control during manufacture
Investigation using primary and secondary data
Investigating using secondary data
Investigation using secondary data
The work of other designers
The work of other companies
Design strategies
Communication of design ideas
Marking out
Material management
Working safely
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