Systems and Control
Sam Richardson's Electro-Pneumatic can crusher. Sam won the Systems and Control KS4 Award for 2008
George Andrews' Mechanical can crusher
KEY STAGE 3
Students in Year 9 study all five aspects of Design Technology. Two lessons per week are used to deliver Design Technology over a period of seven weeks on rotation.
KEY STAGE 4
Systems and Control GCSE
This course has been selected for the opportunitites it gives to study a range of different control systems. The subject content covers knowledge about a range of different materials: electronics, mechanisms, structures, pneumatics, hydraulics, energy production, computer control and health and safety issues. The course is made up of two sections; internally marked coursework and a final exam.
The coursework is worth 60% of the overall mark and will represent 40 hours of work during lessons. The students will design and make a product that responds to a specific need using either electronics or mechanisms.
The exam is worth 40% of the overall qualification and is either 2 hours long for Foundation Tier students, grades C-G, or 2½ hours for Higher Tier students, grades A*-E.
Work produced by students studying this course has been selected to appear in a new textbook for the course.