June 2024 - AQA GCSE Design & Technology Exam Paper Walkthrough

A walkthrough of AQA's Design and Technology paper from June 2024. Topic references link to the AQA specification. Textbooks may use a different numbering system, the topic titles should be the same. Chapter breakdown: SECTION A – CORE TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES 3.1 @1:14 Q1. 3.1.6 Materials and their working properties – Metals Q2. 3.1.1 New and emerging technologies – Industry @2:14 Q3. 3.1.6.2 Material properties Q4. 3.1.5 Mechanical Devices @3:12 Q5. 3.1.3 Developments in new materials Q6. 1c Arithmetic and numerical computation - Calculate surface area and volume. Q7. 3.1.6 Materials and their working properties @3:58 Q8. 3.1.5 Mechanical devices Q9. 3.1.6 Materials and their working properties - Textiles @4:13 Q10. 3.1.2 Energy generation and storage @4:34 Q11. 3.1.6 Materials and their working properties - Timbers @6:48 Q12. 3.1.6 Materials and their working properties – Papers & Boards @8:53 Q13. 3.1.4 Systems approach to designing SECTION B – SPECIALIST TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES 3.2 @10:56 Q14. 4c - Calculate areas of triangles and rectangles, surface areas and volumes of cubes. @12:21 Q15. 3.2.1 Selection of materials or components @13:36 Q16. 3.2.1 Selection of materials or components @16:11 Q17. 1b. Arithmetic and numerical computation Use ratios, fractions and percentages. @17:13 Q18. 3.2.9 Surface treatments and finishes @19:09 Q19. 3.2.3 Ecological and social footprint SECTION C – DESIGNING AND MAKING PRINCIPLES 3.3 @22:08 Q20. 3.3.1 Investigation, primary and secondary data @29:00 Q21. 3.3.9 Material management @31:43 Q22. 3.3.10 Specialist tools and equipment @34:17 Q23. 3.3.5 Communication of design ideas @36:05 Q24. MATHS @37:44 Q25. 3.3.4 Design strategies @39:28 Q26. 3.3.8 Tolerances @40:15 Q26. 3.3.11 Specialist techniques and processes @42:21 Q27. 3.3.3 The work of others @43:09 Q28. 3.3.1 Investigation, primary and secondary data