Coverage of the programme of study

1: Developing planning and communicating ideas

Covered in Units
Pupils should be taught to: Partial Full
a) identify relevant sources of information, using a range of resources including ICT 6/7, 7A, 7B, 7E, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 9A, 9F 7C, 7D, 8A, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E
b) respond to design briefs and produce their own design specifications for products 7C, 7D, 8F, 9D, 9F 7A, 7B, 7E, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E
c) develop criteria for their designs to guide their thinking and to form basis for evaluation 7C, 7D, 8F, 9D, 9F 7A, 7B, 7E, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E
d) generate design proposals that match the criteria 7C, 7D, 8F, 9D,9F 7A, 7B, 7E, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E
e) consider aesthetics and other issues that influence their planning 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 8A, 8D, 8E, 9B, 9D, 9E, 9F 7E, 8B, 8C, 8F, 9A, 9C,
f) suggest outline plans for designing and making, and change them if necessary 7B, 8B, 8C, 8E, 8F, 9A, 9B, 9F 7C, 7D, 7E, 8A, 8D, 9C, 9D, 9E
g) prioritise actions and reconcile decisions as a project develops, taking into account the use of time and costs when selecting materials, components, tools, equipment and production methods 6/7, 7C, 7D, 7E, 8E, 9D, 9E, 9F 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D,8F, 9A, 9B, 9C
h)

use graphic techniques and ICT, including computer-aided design (CAD), to explore, develop, model and communicate design proposals

 6/7, 7A, 7B, 7E, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9A, 9C, 9F 7C, 7D, 8A, 8B, 9B, 9D, 9E,
2: Working with tools, equipment, materials and components to produce quality products
Covered in Units
Pupils should be taught: Partial Full
a) to select and use tools, equipment, and processes, including CAD/ CAM, to shape and form materials safely and accurately and finish them appropriately 7A, 7D, 7E, 8C, 8E, 8F, 9F 7C, 7B, 8A, 8B, 8D, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E
b) to take account of the working characteristics and properties of materials and components when deciding how and when to use them 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 8C, 8E, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9F 7A, 8A, 8B, 8D, 9A, 9E
c) to join and combine materials and ready-made components accurately to achieve functional results 6/7, 7A, 7E, 8E, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9F 7B, 7C, 7D, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 9A
d) to make single products and products in quantity, using a range of techniques, including CAD/CAM to ensure consistency and accuracy 7C, 7D, 7E,8C, 8E, 9A, 9F 7B, 8A, 8B, 8D, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E
e) about the working characteristics and applications of a range of modern materials, including smart materials

7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F

 9A
3: Evaluating processes and products
Covered in Units
Pupils should be taught to: Partial Full
a) evaluate their design ideas as these develop, and modify their proposals to ensure that their product meets the design specification 6/7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8F, 9B, 9E 7E, 8A, 8E, 9A, 9C, 9D, 9F
b) test how well their products work, then evaluate them 7B, 7C, 7D, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9E 7A, 7E, 8A, 8E, 9A, 9D, 9F
c)

identify and use criteria to judge the quality of other people's products, including the extent to which they meet a clear need, their fitness for purpose, whether resources have been used appropriately, and their impact beyond the purpose for which they were designed

 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 8B, 8D, 8E, 9B, 9C 8A, 8C, 8F, 9A, 9D, 9E, 9F
4: Knowledge and understanding of materials and components
Covered in Units
Pupils should be taught: Partial Full
a) to consider the physical and chemical properties and working characteristics of a range of common and modern materials 6/7, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 8A, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F 7A, 8B, 9A
b) that materials and components can be classified according to their properties and working characteristics 6/7, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 8A, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F 7A, 8B, 9A
c) that materials and components can be combined, processed and finished to create more useful properties and particular aesthetic effects 6/7, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 8A, 8C, 8E, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F 7A, 8B, 8D, 8F, 9A
d)

how multiple copies can be made of the same product

 6/7, 7A, 7E, 8E, 9A, 9E, 9F 7B, 7C, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8F, 9B, 9C, 9D
5: Knowledge and understanding of systems and control
Covered in Units
Pupils should be taught: Partial Full
a) to recognise inputs, processes and outputs in their own and existing products 7E, 8C, 8D, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9F 7D, 8A, 8E, 9E
b) that complex systems can be broken down into sub-systems to make it easier to analyse them, and that each sub-system also has inputs, processes and outputs 7E, 8C, 8D, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9F 7D, 8A, 8E, 9E
c) the importance of feedback in control systems 7D, 7E, 8C, 8D, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9F 8A, 8E, 9E
d) about mechanical, electrical, electronic and pneumatic control systems, including the use of switches in electrical systems, sensors in electronic switching circuits, and how mechanical systems can be joined together to create different kinds of movement 7D, 8D, 8E, 9F 9D, 9E
e) how different types of systems and sub-systems can be interconnected to achieve a particular function 7D, 8D, 9F 8E, 9D, 9E
f) how to use electronics, microprocessors and computers to control systems, including the use of feedback 8D, 9F 8E, 9D, 9E
g)

how to use ICT to design sub-systems and systems.

 7D, 8D, 9F 8E, 9E
6: Knowledge and understanding of structures
Covered in Units
Pupils should be taught: Partial Full
a) to recognise and use structures and how to support and reinforce them 9F 7D, 8B, 9A
b) simple tests and appropriate calculations to work out the effect of loads 9F 7D, 8B, 9A
c) that forces of compression, tension, torsion and shear produce different effects. 9F 7D, 8B, 9A