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  gcse design and technology textbook: Aqa GCSE (9-1) Design & Technology 8552 M. J. Ross, 2017-05-05 This is a brand new book that provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of all the topics and disciplines covered in the new AQA 8552 Design and Technology (9-1) specification, written and presented in a way that is accessible to teenagers and easy to teach from. It will be invaluable both as a course text and as a revision guide for students nearing the end of their course. It is divided into neat sections covering every element of the specification. Sections 5A to 5F of the textbook cover each of the six specialist technical areas. These sections would complement practical classroom experience. Solutions to all questions and exercises are provided in a free teacher pack available on our website. To accompany this textbook, PG Online also publishes a series of 12 downloadable teaching units. Each topic in a unit consists of a PowerPoint presentation, teacher's notes, worksheets, homework sheets and a final assessment test with practice questions. Each topic within a unit is expected to be taught over several lessons in a week. Units are sold as a lifetime site licence and may be loaded onto the school's private network or VLE.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Design and Technology Pearson Education, Limited, 2017-06-16 This Student Book has been developed specifically for the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology.
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE Design and Technology: Graphic Products Keith Richards, B. E. d. Cavill, Russel Jones, Justin Dodd, 2014-11 Specifically written to cover the AQA Design and Technology GCSE (Graphic Products) specification, our student book takes a focused look at how and why the 'design process works', whilst providing comprehensive support for the Controlled Assessment. Clear learning objectives at the start of each chapter, helping students focus on what they need to know. Key terms reinforce learning, providing definitions of key words that students need to be familiar with. Includes a range of activities that develops design and making skills, encouraging students to apply concepts to real-life contexts.
  gcse design and technology textbook: OCR GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology Andy Knight, Chris Rowe, Sharon McCarthy, Jennifer Tilley, Chris Walker, 2017-07-10 Exam Board: OCR Level: GCSE Subject: Design & Technology First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 Explore, create, evaluate: help your students to develop an understanding of the iterative design process and to be critical and innovative designers, while developing the knowledge and skills they need for the 2017 OCR GCSE D&T specification. Confidently navigate both the core and in-depth principles of design and technology, including less familiar materials and system components, to ensure your students have the knowledge and understanding they need. · Builds a toolkit of knowledge, understanding and design development skills for the chosen materials or systems, with dedicated chapters covering each of the main categories of materials · Develops mathematical and scientific skills with practice questions that apply this learning in context · Supports the Non-Exam Assessment with guidance on how to approach the Iterative Design Challenge, which includes imaginative and creative examples of student projects to inspire and engage · Helps students to prepare for the written assessment with practice questions covering both the 'core' and 'in-depth' content
  gcse design and technology textbook: Technology and Design Suzanne Hagan, Raymond Moffatt, 2012 Specifically written for the whole CCEA course for the GCSE specification. Its heavily illustrated and printed in full colour. The book is supported by numerous questions and concludes with a section offering tips and advice for the controlled Design Assessment and Design Project Units.
  gcse design and technology textbook: WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology Ian Fawcett, Jacqui Howells, Dan Hughes, Andy Knight, Chris Walker, Jennifer Tilley, 2019-02-18 Exam board: WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE Subject: Design & Technology First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Reinforce classroom learning and boost students' understanding of all materials with this textbook written for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Design & Technology specification. Written by leading D&T experts, this textbook will build your students' knowledge of the core principles, help to develop their designing and making skills and provide them with the opportunity to make sure they are ready to tackle both parts of the assessment. - Helps students clearly understand the core principles of all materials and general concepts of designing and making, as well as build their knowledge, understanding and skills for one material or system in more depth - Hones students' mathematical and scientific ability so they don't miss out on the easy marks - Features practice questions in the style of the written exam to make sure students are confident to tackle the written element of the assessment - Inspires and motivates students with stretch and challenge: activities designed to challenge the more able learners and to ensure progression to A-level
  gcse design and technology textbook: Design and Technology James Garratt, 1996-05-02 Design and Technology is a colorful and stimulating textbook that includes a variety of practical projects with a design emphasis. Included within the text are nearly 700 drawings and photographs to explain procedures and clarify textual explanations, as well as batches of questions referring to both basic information and practical procedures.
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE Design and Technology: Systems and Control Technology Thomas David Larby, Mark Walton, Chris Sherwood, 2014-11 Placing the emphasis on tracking individual progress, this text allows your students to increase their chances of exam success by studying a unique blend of resources.
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology: All Material Categories and Systems Bryan Williams, Louise Attwood, Pauline Treuherz, Dave Larby, Ian Fawcett, Dan Hughes, 2017-07-31 Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: D&T First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 Build in-depth understanding and inspire your students to tackle design challenges both practically and creatively, with a textbook that delivers the Core Technical plus Specialist Technical and Design & Making Principles needed for the 2017 AQA D&T GCSE. The insight of our author team will build topic knowledge, including the technical principles of materials with which you are less familiar, to ensure you can navigate the specification with confidence whilst your students' ideas flourish. · Trusted author team of specialist teachers and those with examining experience · Build topic knowledge with learning objectives directly linked to the specification and short activities to reinforce understanding · Develop mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding with activities that link topics to maths and science · Inspire your students as they undertake the iterative design process, with examples of imaginative design-and-make tasks, and a look at how to approach the Non-Exam Assessment · Check knowledge and understanding with end of topic summaries and practice questions for the written exam
  gcse design and technology textbook: Food Technology Anita Tull, 2002 This text is written in a straightforward, informative style. It includes guidance on and opportunities to practise preparing, researching, carrying out and presenting a food project. Topics for homework and background information are provided.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Advanced Design and Technology Eddie Norman, 2000 The leading text for all AS and A Level specifications.
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE Design and Technology: Resistant Materials Technology Ian Fawcett, Professor of Social Work Roger Smith, MD, Roger Smith, Mick Whittle, 2009 This is the only resource to have been developed with and exclusively endorsed by AQA. With a real focus on tracking individual progress, you can improve your students' chance of exam success through a unique blend of print and electronic resources.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Design & Technology Mj Ross, E Arnold, E Berry, 2019-06-03 This is a complete text that provides detailed and concise coverage of all the topics and disciplines covered in the new Edexcel 1DT0 Design and Technology (9-1) specification, written and presented in a way that is accessible to teenagers and easy to teach from. It will be invaluable both as a course text and as a revision guide for students nearing the end of their course. It is divided into neat sections covering every element of the specification. Sections 6-1 to 6-6 of the textbook cover each of the six specialist material categories. These sections would complement practical classroom experience.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Food Technology Belinda Campbell, Barbara Clapton, Catherine Tipton, 2002 Follows the structure of the GCSE Design & Technology for Edexcel specification and provides practice exam questions at Foundation and Higher level to help build confidence. This title contains practical activities and tips, so students can practise what they have learned.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Food and Nutrition Anita Tull, 1996 This popular text has been completely revised and updated in full colour to provide comprehensive coverage of the new GCSE syllabuses in Home Economics. Revision questions are included throughout the book, with structured questions and tasks.
  gcse design and technology textbook: GCSE AQA Design and Technology Zoe Fenwick, Christopher Lindle, Camilla Simson, Ethan Starmer-Jones, 2017-05
  gcse design and technology textbook: ClearRevise AQA GCSE Design and Technology 8552 L Sheppard, 2020-06 Illustrated revision and practice: Absolute clarity is the aim with a new generation of revision guide for the 2020s. This guide has been expertly compiled and edited by successful teachers of Design and Technoloy, industry professionals, highly experienced examiners and a good dollop of scientific research into what makes revision most effective. Past examinations questions are essential to good preparation, improving understanding and confidence. This guide has combined revision with tips and more practice questions than you could shake a stick at. All the essential ingredients for getting a grade you can be really proud of. Each specification topic has been referenced and distilled into the key points to make in an examination for top marks. Questions on all topics assessing knowledge, application and analysis are all specifically and carefully devised throughout this book.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Needlework for Schools Second Edition Melita M Neal, 2005 Needlework for Schools provides the guidance needed to sew successfully, whatever the level of skill.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Textile Technology and Design Deborah Schneiderman, Alexa Griffith Winton, 2016-01-28 Textile Technology and Design addresses the critical role of the interior at the intersection of design and technology, with a range of interdisciplinary arguments by a wide range of contributors: from design practitioners to researchers and scholars to aerospace engineers. Chapters examine the way in which textiles and technology – while seemingly distinct – continually inform each other through their persistent overlapping of interests, and eventually coalesce in the practice of interior design. Covering all kinds of interiors from domestic (prefabricated kitchens and 3D wallpaper) to extreme (underwater habitats and space stations), it features a variety of critical aspects including pattern and ornament, domestic technologies, craft and the imperfect, gender issues, sound and smart textiles. This book is essential reading for students of textile technology, textile design and interior design.
  gcse design and technology textbook: WJEC GCSE Design and Technology Ian Fawcett, Jacqui Howells, Dan Hughes, Andy Knight, Chris Walker, Jennifer Tilley, 2019-04-01 Exam board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Design and Technology First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Reinforce classroom learning and boost students' understanding of their chosen area of design and technology with this textbook written for the WJEC GCSE Design & Technology specification for Wales. Written by leading D&T experts, this textbook will build your students' knowledge of the core principles, help to develop their designing and making skills and provide them with the opportunity to make sure they are ready to tackle both parts of the assessment. - Helps students clearly understand the core knowledge, understanding and skills and general concepts of designing and making, as well as build their knowledge, understanding and skills of either Engineering Design, Fashion and Textiles or Product Design in more depth - Hones students' mathematical and scientific ability so they don't miss out on the easy marks - Features practice questions in the style of the written exam to make sure students are confident to tackle the written element of the assessment - Inspires and motivates students with stretch and challenge: activities designed to challenge the more able learners and to ensure progression to A-level
  gcse design and technology textbook: IGCSE Information and Communication Technology Graham Brown, David Watson, 2010 Please note this title is still being made available for students sitting their examinations in 2015. Our second edition supports the updated syllabus for first examination 2016. Textbook and free CD-ROM, endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations for the IGCSE syllabus in Information and Communication Technology (0417) for final examination 2015. - Written by experienced examiners and teachers, who bring a wealth of theoretical knowledge and practical experience to both the book and the CD - Ensures that students are fully prepared for both the written theory paper as well as the two practical papers. - Each Section of the syllabus is fully covered in the text book, with clear explanations and plenty of tasks and activities. - The CD contains source files for the tasks and activities, as well as examination-style questions (with model answers) and a glossary.
  gcse design and technology textbook: GCSE Mathematics for AQA Foundation Homework Book Nick Asker, Karen Morrison, 2015-06-11 A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE Mathematics qualifications. Written for the AQA GCSE Mathematics Foundation tier specification for first teaching from 2015, our Homework Book is an ideal companion to the AQA Foundation tier Student Book and can be used as a standalone resource. With exercises that correspond to each section of the Student Book, it offers a wealth of additional questions for practice and consolidation. Our Homework Books contain a breadth and depth of questions covering a variety of skills, including problem-solving and mathematical reasoning, as well as extensive drill questions. Answers to all questions are available free on the Cambridge University Press UK Schools website.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Design and Technology John Cave, 1991
  gcse design and technology textbook: GCSE Design & Technology AQA Revision Question Cards CGP Books, 2019-10-09
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE English Language Helen Backhouse, Beverley Emm, Esther Menon, 2015-10-12 This book develops the reading and writing skills that students will be assessed on in the exams. Using a thematic approach that focuses on the AOs, with SPAG delivered in context, this book supports students of all abilities. Peer and self-assessment activities, end-of-chapter assessments and sample exam papers allow progress to be monitored.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Physical Sciences for Combined Science Lawrie Ryan, Gemma Young, Jo Locke, Sam Holyman, Darren Forbes, 2016-09-15 Specifically tailored for the new 2016 AQA GCSE Science (91) specifications, this third edition supports your students on their journey from Key Stage 3 and through to success in the new linear GCSE qualifications. This series help students and teachers monitor progress, while supporting the increased demand, maths, and new practical requirements.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Real-World Technology - Resistant Materials Colin Chapman, 2002 Presenting knowledge and skills for students studying resistant materials, this text explains techniques in detail and includes industrial examples to help put school technology into real-world context.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Edexcel IGCSE ICT Roger Crawford, 2010-09 Edexcel International GCSE ICT Student Book provides complete coverage of the 2009 Edexcel International GCSE specification, so you can be sure you and your students have all the material you need. For first teaching from September 2009 and first examination in 2011.
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE (9-1) Engineering Paul Anderson, David Hills-Taylor, 2018 Build a foundation of knowledge alongside practical engineering skills for the 2017 AQA GCSE (9-1) Engineering specification, inspiring your students' problem solving skills for the NEA and beyond. This accessible textbook sets out clear learning objectives for each topic, with activities to reinforce understanding and examples that will support all students with the maths and science skills needed. - Builds knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, systems, testing and investigation methods and modern technologies - Helps students to apply practical engineering skills to design and mak.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Design and Technology - Revised Edition Colin Caborn, John Cave, Ian Mould, 2014-11 Design and Technology is a practical student text for CXC.
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology: Electrical and Mechanical Systems and Components Bryan Williams, Louise Attwood, Pauline Treuherz, Dave Larby, Ian Fawcett, Dan Hughes, 2017-10-02 Exam board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Design and Technology First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Build in-depth understanding and inspire your students to tackle design challenges both practically and creatively, with a textbook that delivers the Core Technical plus Specialist Technical and Design & Making Principles needed for the 2017 AQA D&T GCSE. The insight of our author team will build topic knowledge, including the technical principles of materials with which you are less familiar, while focusing on the specialist principles of electrical and mechanical systems and components in more depth, to ensure you can navigate the specification with confidence whilst your students' ideas flourish. · Trusted author team of specialist teachers and those with examining experience · Build topic knowledge with learning objectives directly linked to the specification and short activities to reinforce understanding · Develop mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding with activities that link topics to maths and science · Inspire your students as they undertake the iterative design process, with examples of imaginative design-and-make tasks, and a look at how to approach the Non-Exam Assessment · Check knowledge and understanding with end of topic summaries and practice questions for the written exam
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology: Textile-Based Materials Bryan Williams, Louise Attwood, Pauline Treuherz, Dave Larby, Ian Fawcett, Dan Hughes, 2017-09-25 Exam board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Design and Technology First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Build in-depth understanding and inspire your students to tackle design challenges both practically and creatively, with a textbook that delivers the Core Technical plus Specialist Technical and Design & Making Principles needed for the 2017 AQA D&T GCSE. The insight of our author team will build topic knowledge, including the technical principles of materials with which you are less familiar, while focusing on the specialist principles of textile-based materials in more depth, to ensure you can navigate the specification with confidence whilst your students' ideas flourish. · Trusted author team of specialist teachers and those with examining experience · Build topic knowledge with learning objectives directly linked to the specification and short activities to reinforce understanding · Develop mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding with activities that link topics to maths and science · Inspire your students as they undertake the iterative design process, with examples of imaginative design-and-make tasks, and a look at how to approach the Non-Exam Assessment · Check knowledge and understanding with end of topic summaries and practice questions for the written exam
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology: Timber, Metal-Based Materials and Polymers Bryan Williams, Louise Attwood, Pauline Treuherz, Dave Larby, Ian Fawcett, Dan Hughes, 2017-08-31 Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: D&T First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 Build in-depth understanding and inspire your students to tackle design challenges both practically and creatively, with a textbook that delivers the Core Technical plus Specialist Technical and Design & Making Principles needed for the 2017 AQA D&T GCSE. The insight of our author team will build topic knowledge, including the technical principles of materials with which you are less familiar, while focusing on the specialist principles of timber, metal-based materials and polymers in more depth, to ensure you can navigate the specification with confidence whilst your students' ideas flourish. · Trusted author team of specialist teachers and those with examining experience · Build topic knowledge with learning objectives directly linked to the specification and short activities to reinforce understanding · Develop mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding with activities that link topics to maths and science · Inspire your students as they undertake the iterative design process, with examples of imaginative design-and-make tasks, and a look at how to approach the Non-Exam Assessment · Check knowledge and understanding with end of topic summaries and practice questions for the written exam
  gcse design and technology textbook: GCSE Design and Technology , 2001
  gcse design and technology textbook: AQA GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology: Paper and Boards Bryan Williams, Louise Attwood, Pauline Treuherz, Dave Larby, Ian Fawcett, Dan Hughes, 2017-08-31 Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: D&T First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 Build in-depth understanding and inspire your students to tackle design challenges both practically and creatively, with a textbook that delivers the Core Technical plus Specialist Technical and Design & Making Principles needed for the 2017 AQA D&T GCSE. The insight of our author team will build topic knowledge, including the technical principles of materials with which you are less familiar, while focusing on the specialist principles of paper and boards in more depth, to ensure you can navigate the specification with confidence whilst your students' ideas flourish. · Trusted author team of specialist teachers and those with examining experience · Build topic knowledge with learning objectives directly linked to the specification and short activities to reinforce understanding · Develop mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding with activities that link topics to maths and science · Inspire your students as they undertake the iterative design process, with examples of imaginative design-and-make tasks, and a look at how to approach the Non-Exam Assessment · Check knowledge and understanding with end of topic summaries and practice questions for the written exam
  gcse design and technology textbook: Exploring Design and Technology for Key Stage 3 Paul Anderson, Jacqui Howells, 2020-06-29 Develop knowledge, understanding and designing and making skills through Key Stage 3 so students are ready for the new GCSE in Design and Technology, with our brand-new Student Book. With topics directly linked to the new GCSE (9-1) specifications, Exploring Design and Technology will build a solid foundation by boosting your students' understanding of the key concepts, introducing them to important terminology and developing their practical skills through Key Stage 3. · Build understanding through years 7, 8 and 9 with engaging, carefully timed and level-appropriate lessons that draw on the GCSE subject content. · Develop practical skills with a variety of creative designing and making activities that use a wide range of materials, tools, equipment and processes. · Boost knowledge with clear explanations of important terminology and concepts that students will need to apply when identifying design problems, understanding user needs and developing design solutions in a range of contexts. · Encourage subject interest with 'find out more' - research features that broaden understanding of materials and their working properties, new technologies and the wider influences on designing and making. · Monitor and measure student progress with knowledge check questions provided for every topic.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology Student Book Mark Wellington, Trish Colley, 2017 This Student Book has been developed specifically for the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology.
  gcse design and technology textbook: GCSE Resistant Materials Technology for OCR Douglas Fielding-Smith, 2003-02-19 This text covers the OCR GCSE full and short course and supports the Certificate of Achievement. The student book includes: questions and activities; a section on coursework; and summarized key points of all the ICT requirements.
  gcse design and technology textbook: Gcse Design and Tecnology Richard Parsons, 2003-04 Focusing on the GCSE exam, this workbook has 46 pages of questions. The questions are written to help those taking the exam find out what they really know and what they don't. This work is useful for students taking Resistant Materials.
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The acronym ‘GCSE’ stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. GCSEs are studied over a two-year period of time and are assessed by written exams at the end of two years of …

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Apr 13, 2025 · The GCSE, or General Certificate of Secondary Education, is a crucial exam for students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, taken typically around ages 15-16. This …

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May 3, 2025 · GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It's qualification students typically earn at the end of their secondary school education, around the age of 16, in …

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Jan 10, 2022 · What does GCSE stand for? The initials ‘GCSE’ stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It’s a replacement for old O-Levels (Ordinary Levels) and CSEs …

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The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September …

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Nov 10, 2024 · GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. GCSE qualifications are typically taken by students aged 14–16 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This …

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All the course specific revision resources you need to ace your GCSE exams. Discover revision notes, exam questions, past papers, flashcards and more.

GCSEs: Everything you need to know | PMT Education
GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. GCSEs are the most common academic qualifications taken by students at age 14. They usually take two years to complete …

What are GCSEs? Everything you need to know - Lead Academy
The acronym ‘GCSE’ stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. GCSEs are studied over a two-year period of time and are assessed by written exams at the end of two years of …

Understanding GCSE: What Does It Really Mean?
Apr 13, 2025 · The GCSE, or General Certificate of Secondary Education, is a crucial exam for students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, taken typically around ages 15-16. This …

What Are GCSEs? Your Complete Guide to GCSE Exams
Even if university isn’t the goal, good GCSE grades (especially in core subjects like English and Maths) equip students with essential life skills, boost their confidence and open doors to post …

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6 days ago · The decisions you make in your GCSE options will shape what you'll study in Years 10 and 11 and can influence your future choices. This guide breaks down the compulsory …

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May 3, 2025 · GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It's qualification students typically earn at the end of their secondary school education, around the age of 16, in …

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Jan 10, 2022 · What does GCSE stand for? The initials ‘GCSE’ stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It’s a replacement for old O-Levels (Ordinary Levels) and CSEs …