GCSE Design and Technology Edexcel (1DT0)
GCSE Edexcel Design and Technology
Component 1 Section A - Core Content
1.1 The impact of new and emerging technologies (Edit)
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
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
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