DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - FOOD PRODUCTS GCSE

COURSE DETAILS:
You will be designing and making food and food products for a variety of different situations such as celebrations, healthy diets and special occasions.

You will gain knowledge and understanding of:

• The stages of food product development
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance
• Labelling
• The law as it applies to food
• What food is made of and its properties
• How to work with food
• Effects of heat on food
• Mixing ingredients
• The need for additives (colouring etc)
• Use of a range of techniques, processes and equipment
• Preservation

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO:

Course Components:
Coursework (Major Project) = 60%    Terminal Examination = 40%

Year 10 Course Details
Throughout Year 10 students will complete a range of topics/projects which will teach them subject specific skills and knowledge, in the format of Design & Technology project work. Students will be taught how to design and make quality end products.

Year 11 Course Details
Coursework - Major Project = 60% of final marks

At the end of Year 10 students will be given a choice of major project questions. They will choose one and make a start on the folder work prior to, and during, the summer holidays.

The evidence required for the project consists of practical 3D work and a concise design folder including appropriate ICT, CAD, CAM and evidence of considering Quality Assurance and Quality Control.

The assessment criteria includes:

• Materials, components, processes, techniques and industrial practice.
• Designing and Making skills.
• Evaluation of processes and products.

40% is allocated to practical work.
20% is allocated to research, designing and evaluation.

The Major Project Deadline Date for handing in will be February/March.
Terminal Examination = 40% of final mark

Students will sit one examination, which has two tiers. They will be entered for the same tier for their coursework.

• Higher Tier: A* - D (2 hours)
• Foundation Tier: C - G (2 hours)

All questions on the examinations are compulsory.

Students will be issued with a preparation sheet at the beginning of March prior to their examination. This preparation paper will give advance notice of the design context for some of the questions on the paper. No research information gathered can be taken into the examination.