PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

A resource for the PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS sections of the new Design Technology exam. Content covers PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS - HOW TO PUT THEM INTO CONTEXT - AND HIGHER LEVEL DESIGN TASKS. Along with examination styles questions for both 1 & 2 marks as well as 5 - 8 marks (deeper thinking questions).

THIS SECTION OF WORK GOES DEEPER INTO MATERIALS/ PRODUCTS AND MORE INTO THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHY A MATERIAL HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR A GIVEN PRODUCT, RATHER THAN PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS SUCH AS METAL - WOOD & PLASTIC WHICH IS A PRECURSOR LEVEL OF STUDY.