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Flashcards for AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552), split into core technical principles, specialist technical principles and designing and making principles, then by topic in the specification's order. The specialist principles and the in-depth designing and making content are split into their six material areas (papers and boards, timber, metals, polymers, textiles, and electronic and mechanical systems); delete or suspend the ones your course does not cover.

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What is inside (38 subdecks)

  • Core technical principles218 cards
    • 3.1.1 New and emerging technologies26 cards
    • 3.1.2 Energy generation and storage18 cards
    • 3.1.3 Developments in new materials16 cards
    • 3.1.4 Systems approach to designing14 cards
    • 3.1.5 Mechanical devices18 cards
    • 3.1.6 Materials and their working properties126 cards
      • Material properties22 cards
      • Metals and alloys20 cards
      • Natural and manufactured timbers21 cards
      • Papers and boards22 cards
      • Polymers24 cards
      • Textiles17 cards
  • Designing and making principles145 cards
    • 3.3.1 Investigation, primary and secondary data12 cards
    • 3.3.2 Environmental, social and economic challenge4 cards
    • 3.3.3 The work of others70 cards
      • Companies16 cards
      • Designers54 cards
    • 3.3.4 Design strategies9 cards
    • 3.3.5 Communication of design ideas15 cards
    • 3.3.6 Prototype development8 cards
    • 3.3.7 Selection of materials and components3 cards
    • 3.3.8 Tolerances6 cards
    • 3.3.9 Material management8 cards
    • 3.3.10 Specialist tools and equipment3 cards
    • 3.3.11 Specialist techniques and processes7 cards
  • Maths and science in design and technology33 cards
    • Maths skills18 cards
    • Science knowledge15 cards
  • Specialist technical principles347 cards
    • Electronic and mechanical systems48 cards
    • General principles38 cards
    • Metal based materials52 cards
    • Papers and boards50 cards
    • Polymers49 cards
    • Textile based materials50 cards
    • Timber based materials60 cards

Some of its cards

  • Ash (timber)
    A hardwood that is tough and flexible, used for tool handles and sports equipment
  • What does a light sensor do in an electronic system?
    Detects the level of light falling on it and produces an electrical signal that varies with it
  • An Italian housewares company known for design-led products made in collaboration with well-known designers
    Alessi (company)
  • What is a photosensitive PCB board used for?
    Manufacturing printed circuit boards: light exposed through a mask transfers the circuit pattern onto the board before it is etched
  • What are the four broad categories of technique used to shape, fabricate and construct a prototype?
    Wastage, addition, deforming and reforming
  • What three factors are considered when selecting materials and components to make a prototype?
    Functional need, cost and availability
  • What does seasoning timber mean?
    Reducing the moisture content of freshly felled wood before it is used, so it does not warp or shrink later
  • A paper treated so ink from pens and markers does not soak through onto the page beneath
    Bleed proof paper
  • What is freehand sketching used for in design?
    Quickly recording and exploring an idea without drawing instruments
  • What are the three main sources of textile fibres?
    Animal, vegetable and chemical (synthetic) sources

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