GCSE Edexcel Design and Technology D&T 1DT0 Course textbook by PG Online KS4 DT Exam Pass Complete Officially Endorsed Guide Pearson Examination Board (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology) - Softcover

MJ Ross; E Arnold; E Berry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910523135 ISBN 13: 9781910523131

Publisher: PG Online Limited, 2019

Synopsis

Subject level: GCSE Design and Technology

Exam board: Pearson Edexcel

Concise, clear layout for every part of the Edexcel Design and Technology 1DT0 specification

This approachable GCSE textbook has become a firm favourite with teachers and schools delivering the GCSE Edexcel specification. It covers everything in the complete Design and Technology GCSE including each of the six optional specialist material areas, of which one must be studied.

Clarity is crucial. This book is laid out in a single column format with clear illustrations to keep you focussed on exactly what you need to know without missing anything. No page clutter here! The specification has been closely followed in bite-sized chapters with exam style questions on each topic to test your understanding every step of the way.

Past exam questions are essential to good preparation, improving understanding and confidence. This book has hundreds of marks worth of exam style questions. All the essential ingredients for getting a grade you can be really proud of.

Questions on all topics assessing knowledge, application and analysis are all specifically and carefully devised throughout this book.Note: The questions and exercises in the book are frequently set by teachers for homework. For this reason, answers to all of the questions in the book are available free to teachers only via the PG Online website. Students who require the answers are able to contact their teachers.

PG Online are multi-award-winning specialists in Design and Technology with decades of teaching, examining and design experience.

Features:

• Approved by Pearson Edexcel examinations
• Follows the specification, point by point
• Optional material areas are clearly marked
• Clear layout with beautifully illustrated examples
• Comprehensive index containing all of the key specification points

About this title

About the Author

Mike has 16 years of experience teaching Design and Technology in secondary schools in both state and private sectors. He has been Head of Technology for 13 years and has taught and overseen all Design and Technology disciplines at GCSE as well as A Level Product Design for both resistant materials and graphics specialisms. He has also taught Electronics at GCSE and A level. Mike has a BEd degree in Secondary Design and Technology Teaching. Emma Arnold has 15 years of experience teaching years 7-13 in the state and private sectors and was Head of Design and Technology for seven years. During her time in schools, she was fortunate to be involved with The Smallpiece Trust and work with a Kenyan based charity. For eight years, she has been a freelance tutor and visiting lecturer for the department of education at Buckingham University, travelling around Britain and Europe training and assessing trainee teachers. Emma Berry brings eight years' teaching experience, from inner city schools to some of the highest achieving schools in the country, spanning state, grammar and private sectors. A Subject Leader for Design and Technology, her industry experience includes sustainable design, designing, and curating exhibitions across the UK and in China, for the London Design Festival and the British Council among others. Emma brings rich cultural insights enhanced by international experience and dressmaking. Emma is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Edition details

• Publisher: PG Online Limited
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910523135
• ISBN 13: 9781910523131
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338