• Key points and concise 'need to know' sections aid effective revision.
• Activities consolidate what students have learned.
• Practice exam questions with sample answers help students understand what is expected of them.
• Integrated information about industrial applications really helps to clarify this aspect of the assessment.
• Advice and guidance on what examiners are looking for so students achieve the best results possible.

This book is part of a book series called Gcse Design And Technology For Edexcel-Graphic Products .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Pearson Education Limited .

This book has the following chapters: Do you want to know how to improve your grade?
Section 1 Revision strategy and explanation
Section 2 Assessment Objective 1
Graphic media
The properties and characteristics of materials and components
Materials: paper and boards
Plastics
Wood
Metals
Glass
Choice and fitness for purpose
Health and safety
Modelling
Modelling: joining materials
Modelling: adding detail and finishes
Preparation for manufacture
Industrial processes: printing and finishing
Industrial processes: plastic manufacturing
Quality
Single-item, batch and volume manufacture
The use of CAD/CAM and ICT in single-item manufacture
Use of ICT in batch and volume manufacture

Section 3 Assessment Objective 3
How technology affects society and our own lives
Impact of values and issues on design and manufacture

Section 4 Advice on design and product analysis questions