Covers the theory content for the GCSE course, from health and safety laws to CADCAM to marketing. This guide outlines the key areas students need to understand for their exams from the design process to tools, processes and materials, and from industrial applications to legislation and moral issues.

Developed with schools, this book provides students with a revision guide that covers content and skills they need to pass their exam. It features the content within various topics that is broken down into 'chunks' of information and regular quick tests, practice questions and key word summaries help to reinforce learning and test understanding.

What really makes the things around us tick? Did you know that the principle behind the zip fastener also governed the building of the pyramids? Or that the dentist's drill is a direct descendant of the first windmill? The inner workings of hundreds of machines and devices are explained in this fun, colourful and unique look at.

Including topics broken down into mini-sections, this book contains easy recall questions to test progress; exam-style questions on each mini-topic; a full practice exam compiled from real exam questions; detailed worked answers with hints; and an easy-to-follow mark scheme.

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Written to meet the needs of 11 to 14 year olds with lower level literacy skills, Specials! give students a feeling of success in their work, whilst ensuring full access to the curriculum. The CD-ROM contains editable activity, resource and assessment sheets, which enables you to customise them to suit your needs and the abilities of your students.

Developed with schools, this book provides students with a revision guide that covers content and skills they need to pass their exam. It features the content within various topics that is broken down into 'chunks' of information and regular quick tests, practice questions and key word summaries help to reinforce learning and test understanding.

An exciting collection of step-by-projects that readers can do at home on their own or in the classroom.

Bring industry into the classroom with specially commissioned video footage.

Textbook for the new OCR GCSE Design and Technology: Electronics and Control Systems strand.

Bring industry into the classroom with specially commissioned video footage.

Covers the key GCSE topics from the design process to tools, processes and materials, and industrial application to legislation and moral issues. This work features project advice as well.

Suitable for those taking GCSE D&T Graphic Products, this guide contains study notes and explanations of the key theory topics, plus worked examples and practice questions.

Useful for those studying GCSE Textiles, this revision guide covers the key theory topics for the AQA and OCR specifications, and gives practical advice on how to do well at project work.

Based on the essential knowledge in the QCA Scheme of Work, covering the important bits for the three years of KS3. This guide includes sections on Resistant Materials, Food and Textiles, meant as a revision guide for Year 9 pupils, or as a reference book for the course.

Focusing on the GCSE exam, this workbook has 46 pages of questions. The questions are written to help those taking the exam find out what they really know and what they don't. This work is useful for students taking Resistant Materials.

Matched to the AQA specification, this work covers the key theory content for GCSE. It also features advice on project work.

Provides practice for the key topics for KS3 Design and Technology. This book matches the Study Guide , with sections on Resistant Materials, and Food and Textiles.