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Design and Technology 8552
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Free Design and Technology 8552 revision notes for AQA GCSE students. Each chapter covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take straight into the thinka app.
Core technical principles
New and emerging technologies
Energy generation and storage
Developments in new materials
Systems approach to designing
Mechanical devices
Materials and their working properties
Specialist technical principles
Selection of materials or components
Forces and stresses
Ecological and social footprint
Sources and origins
Using and working with materials
Stock forms, types and sizes
Scales of production
Specialist techniques and processes
Surface treatments and finishes
Designing and making principles
Investigation, primary and secondary data
Environmental, social and economic challenge
The work of others
Design strategies
Communication of design ideas
Prototype development
Selection of materials and components
Tolerances
Material management
Specialist tools and equipment
Specialist techniques and processes
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