Coursework Guidance for GCSE Resistant Materials

Subject: Design & Technology
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 14 - 16
Order Number: 4030

Coursework Guidance Resources for GCSE in Resistant Materials

It is sometimes hard to design a product. This guidebook is written to help GCSE students in Resistant Materials overcome this problem. The contents include: getting started on the coursework, coursework ideas, designing process, coursework templates pages, samples of pages from a completed folder and a student checklist. The guidebook is presented in folder form to give the students a clear idea on how to produce a good coursework folder. The instructions are short and simple making them easy to understand.

Different students design different products. They should find it easy to adapt their project to this guidebook. However, there are also some examples of possible projects on offer:

• Spice Rack
• Jewellery box
• Candle holder
• Bedside cabinet
• Automata frame
• Children's stool
• Egg timer
• Bread box

Finally, you can save time developing new projects by using the ideas and materials in this guidebook for your KS4 students. Even if you do not wish to run a complete project you can still use the sketches and illustrations from the resource pages.