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Year 11 Design and technology Study Guides
Every lesson below links to a pupil-friendly study guide with key notes, vocabulary, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Core principles
- Cams and pulleys Study Guide
- Electronic systems Study Guide
- Energy and the impact on designs Study Guide
- Energy generation and storage Study Guide
- Gears Study Guide
- Levers and linkages Study Guide
- Material categories Study Guide
- Modern materials Study Guide
- New and emerging technologies Study Guide
- New and emerging technologies informing design decisions Study Guide
- Programmable systems Study Guide
- Smart materials Study Guide
Designing and Making Principles
- Costing Study Guide
- Design brief Study Guide
- Design specification Study Guide
- Efficient manufacturing systems Study Guide
- Feedback and evaluation Study Guide
- Health and Safety Study Guide
- Manufacturing considerations and selection Study Guide
- Material considerations and selection Study Guide
- Modifications and improvements Study Guide
- Product analysis Study Guide
- Quality Study Guide
- Research Study Guide
Iterative Design Principles
- Communicate ideas Study Guide
- Define a design brief Study Guide
- Define a specification Study Guide
- Design opportunities Study Guide
- Evaluation and modifications Study Guide
- Innovation Study Guide
- Iteration Study Guide
- Manufacture Study Guide
- Manufacturing specification Study Guide
- Planning manufacture Study Guide
- Research techniques Study Guide
- Testing Study Guide
- User needs and wants considerations Study Guide
Metals
- Deforming manufacturing processes for metals Study Guide
- Enhancing the properties of metals Study Guide
- Environmental impact of materials Study Guide
- Finishing processes for metals Study Guide
- Joining processes for metals Study Guide
- Physical and working properties of materials Study Guide
- Production aids Study Guide
- Quality Control methods Study Guide
- Reforming manufacturing processes for metals Study Guide
- Scales of production in manufacturing Study Guide
- Sources and stock forms of metals Study Guide
- Wasting manufacturing processes for metals Study Guide
Papers and boards
- Deforming manufacturing processes for papers and board Study Guide
- Enhancing the properties of papers and boards Study Guide
- Environmental impact of materials Study Guide
- Finishing processes for papers and boards Study Guide
- Joining processes for papers and boards Study Guide
- Physical and working properties of materials Study Guide
- Production aids Study Guide
- Quality Control methods Study Guide
- Reforming manufacturing processes for papers and boards Study Guide
- Scales of production in manufacturing Study Guide
- Sources and stock forms of papers and boards Study Guide
- Wasting manufacturing processes for papers and boards Study Guide
Polymers
- Deforming manufacturing processes for polymers Study Guide
- Enhancing the properties of polymers Study Guide
- Environmental impact of materials Study Guide
- Finishing processes for polymers Study Guide
- Joining processes for polymers Study Guide
- Physical and working properties of materials Study Guide
- Production aids Study Guide
- Quality Control methods Study Guide
- Reforming manufacturing processes for polymers Study Guide
- Scales of production in manufacturing Study Guide
- Sources and stock forms of polymers Study Guide
- Wasting manufacturing processes for polymers Study Guide
Textiles
- Deforming manufacturing processes for textiles Study Guide
- Enhancing the properties of textiles Study Guide
- Environmental impact of materials Study Guide
- Finishing processes for textiles Study Guide
- Joining processes for textiles Study Guide
- Physical and working properties of materials Study Guide
- Production aids Study Guide
- Quality Control methods Study Guide
- Reforming manufacturing processes for textiles Study Guide
- Scales of production in manufacturing Study Guide
- Sources and stock forms of textiles Study Guide
- Wasting manufacturing processes for textiles Study Guide
Timbers
- Deforming manufacturing processes for timbers Study Guide
- Enhancing the properties of timbers Study Guide
- Environmental impact of materials Study Guide
- Finishing processes for timbers Study Guide
- Joining processes for timbers Study Guide
- Physical and working properties of materials Study Guide
- Production aids Study Guide
- Quality Control methods Study Guide
- Reforming manufacturing processes for timbers Study Guide
- Scales of production in manufacturing Study Guide
- Sources and stock forms of timbers Study Guide
- Wasting manufacturing processes for timbers Study Guide