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Year 9 Project Information
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  GCSE Coursework
AO1: Brief
AO2i: Intended use
AO2ii: Existing products
AO2iii: Specification
AO3: Design Proposals
AO4i: Trialling of materials and production methods
AO4ii: Modelling and modifications
AO4iii: Final product details
AO5: Planning and Making
AO6i: Evaluation against specification
AO6ii: Product testing and design development proposals
   
Design Sheet
   
Rapid Electronics Website
Material Cost Calculator
Final Grade Predictor
   
Information on the GCSE written paper
   
Link to www.dtforum.co.uk
 

Select one of the options from the menu on the left for detailed guidance on your GCSE coursework. For each section you will be able to download a PDF example from a previous project. Please note that this may take a while to download.

Deadlines for each section of coursework are shown below. The Design & Technology department has looked through the calendar for next year and carefully selected the dates shown below.

To see what marks you have achieved so far you can look on www.dtassessment.co.uk and then use the 'Final Grade Predictor' to calculate your possible final grade.

Component

2009-10

Brief AO1

Summer term

Research AO2i

15-9-09

Research AO2ii

22-9-09

Specification AO2iii

29-9-09

Design Proposals AO3

20-10-09

Trialling Materials AO4i & Modelling AO4ii

1-12-09

Final Product Details AO4iii

8-12-09

Planning AO5i

5-1-10

Making

16-3-10

Parents’ Evening

9-12-09

Evaluation against Specification AO6i

30-3-10

Testing/Modifications AO6ii

30-3-10

Whole Project

30-3-10

 
 
 
     
         
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