Making and production for GCSE Design and Technology
GCSE Design and Technology, Making. Usually met in years 9 to 11.
Learn the ways products are made, from one-off to mass production, and the processes used for each material.
What you practise
Scales of production
CAD, CAM, laser cutting and 3D printing
Moulding, casting, jigs and tolerances
Starts with scales of production and builds to moulding processes and tolerances. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.
Sample questions
Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.
Sample question, level 2 of 5
What does ‘mass production’ mean?
The amount a measurement is allowed to vary from the size on the drawing
Making very large numbers of identical products, often on a production line
A machine controlled by a computer that cuts shapes from sheet materials with a spinning cutter
Pouring molten metal into a mould made of packed sand
Blowing air into a heated polymer tube inside a mould to make a hollow shape such as a bottle
Show the answer and method
Answer: B, Making very large numbers of identical products, often on a production line
The method: Mass production means making very large numbers of identical products, often on a production line.
Why the other options are wrong:
A, The amount a measurement is allowed to vary from the size on the drawing: That describes tolerance.
C, A machine controlled by a computer that cuts shapes from sheet materials with a spinning cutter: That describes CNC router.
D, Pouring molten metal into a mould made of packed sand: That describes sand casting.
E, Blowing air into a heated polymer tube inside a mould to make a hollow shape such as a bottle: That describes blow moulding.
Sample question, level 4 of 5
What does ‘template’ mean?
A shape that is drawn round to mark out the same outline many times
Making very large numbers of identical products, often on a production line
The amount a measurement is allowed to vary from the size on the drawing
A machine controlled by a computer that cuts shapes from sheet materials with a spinning cutter
Designing on a computer with drawing and modelling software
Show the answer and method
Answer: A, A shape that is drawn round to mark out the same outline many times
The method: Template means a shape that is drawn round to mark out the same outline many times.
Why the other options are wrong:
B, Making very large numbers of identical products, often on a production line: That describes mass production.
C, The amount a measurement is allowed to vary from the size on the drawing: That describes tolerance.
D, A machine controlled by a computer that cuts shapes from sheet materials with a spinning cutter: That describes CNC router.
E, Designing on a computer with drawing and modelling software: That describes CAD.
