Resistant Materials - Year 10 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

GCSE Resistant Materials (Edexcel – 5RM01 5RM02)

GCSE RMT covers a wide range of activities based on designing and making products that are manufactured using materials such as wood, metal and plastics in many forms.

Half Term 1 (June - July)

Practical skills projects to gain and understanding of materials and their properties, workshop processes and tools and equipment
Acrylic egg cup
Mild steel coat hook.
Theory. Plastics and their properties and applications.
Theory. Metals and their properties and applications.

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (September - October)

Theory. Timber and their properties and applications.
Wood joining techniques.
Wood finishing processes
Theory. Manufactured boards and their properties and applications.
Practical skills project. Balancing toy. Batch production.
Finishes and adhesives for resistant materials

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (November - December)

Practical skills project. Balancing toy. Batch production.
Finishes and adhesives for resistant materials
Theory. Plastics types. Processing plastics in industry

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (January - February)

Theory. Composite materials and their properties and applications.
Theory. Smart materials and their properties and applications.
Practical skills project. Plumb bob. Light pull. Tapping and threading.
Wood lathe
Centre lathe
Fixings and standard components

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (March - April)

Practical skills project. Balancing toy. Batch production.
Metal joining techniques.
MIG and spot welding. Soldering and brazing.
Heat treatment of metals

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 6 (April - May)

Graphic and presentation techniques
Casting
Sustainability in design. Wind power.

External Assessment No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Reading list
Edexcel Design and Technology: Resistant materials student book. Barry Lambert.
www.technologystudent.com