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GCSE Design and Technology Edexcel (1DT0)

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GCSE Edexcel Design and Technology
Component 1 Section A - Core Content
1.1 The impact of new and emerging technologies (Edit)
1.2 How evaluation of new and emerging technologies informs design decisions
1.3 How energy is generated and stored to make products
1.4 Developments in modern, smart, composite and textile materials
1.5 Functions of mechanical devices used to produce movements
1.6-1.7 How electronic systems and programmable components provide functionality
1.8-1.13 Categorisation of types, properties, structure of different materials
1.14 Investigate environmental, social and economic challenges
1.15 Analysing the work of past and present designers and companies
1.16-1.17 Design strategies and design communication
Component 1 Section B - Material Categories
2.1-2.4 Metals: sources, origins, properties, selection, impact of forces
2.5-2.8 Metals: stock forms, processes, specialist processes, surface treatments
3.1-3.4 Paper/Boards: sources, origins, properties, selection, impact of forces
3.5-3.8 Paper/Boards: Stock forms, processes, specialist processes, treatments
4.1-4.5 Polymers: sources, origins, properties, selection, impact of forces
4.6-4.8 Polymers: stock forms, processes, specialist processes, treatments
5.1-5.4 Systems: sources, origins, properties, selection, impact of forces
5.5-5.8 Systems: stock forms, processes, specialist processes, treatments
6.1-6.4 Textiles: sources, origins, properties, selection, impact of forces
6.5-6.8 Textiles: stock forms, processes, specialist processes, treatments
7.1-7.4 Timbers: sources, origins, properties, selection, impact of forces
7.5-7.8 Timbers: Stock forms, processes, specialist processes, treatments

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