The document provides guidance for answering design questions in a GCSE technology exam. It discusses the format and requirements of design questions, including completing two different designs with clear diagrams and annotations explaining materials. Students are asked to rate their confidence in meeting criteria like including annotated diagrams for two unique designs. The document also provides an example of a candidate response and instructions for students to review a peer's work.

1. Design question
Yr7

2. Year 7 – Design question
Starter
What do you think the GCSE technology exam paper is going to
include? Think beyond just questions, what type of questions might
they have in them?

3. Year 7 – Design question
Learning objective
How to answer a GCSE style design question.
Learning outcome
To be able to understand the requirements of the design question
in a GCSE exam paper.

4. Year 7 – Design question
Level 3 rendering is inconsistent with a few white gaps and clear
indications of where rendering has taken place. There is some change
in the tone of rendering showing a light direction. Describe how you
created this rendering sample.
Level 4 rendering is consistent to an adequate standard with only a few
indications of the direction of rendering. There is a clear direction of
light on the three dimensional object being rendered. Explain how this
technique was created.
Level 5 rendering is to a high standard showing no indication of the
direction of rendering. A clear light source is visible on the three
dimensional object and rendering is consistently good on all three
sides. Investigated why this technique might be used.
Level 3 Have completed only one design with a simple diagram explaining
your idea and limited annotation.
Level 4 Have completed two different design with simple diagrams
explaining your ideas fairly well with some annotation points giving details
about the design.
Level 5 Have completed two different designs with a clear diagram
explaining your idea well with use of annotation to explain the materials
you have used along with other details such as size.

5. Year 7 – Design question
Show from 1-5 on how confident you are on each success criteria.
1 is not at all confident, 5 is super confident
Learning Outcome Start Middle End
Level 3 - Have completed only one design with a simple
diagram explaining your idea and limited annotation
Level 4 - Have completed two different design with
simple diagrams explaining your ideas fairly well with
some annotation points giving details about the design..
Level 5 Have completed two different designs with a
clear diagram explaining your idea well with use of
annotation to explain the materials you have used along
with other details such as size.
Keywords:
Name:

6. Year 7 – Design question
Design question format / requirements
What’s the first thing you do?
Why are some points bullet pointed?
What do you have to do?
Discuss

7. Year 7 – Design question
Design question

8. Year 7 – Design question
The design question

9. Year 7 – Design question
The design question

10. Year 7 – Design question
Show from 1-5 on how confident you are on each success criteria.
1 is not at all confident, 5 is super confident
Learning Outcome Start Middle End
Level 3 - Have completed only one design with a simple
diagram explaining your idea and limited annotation
Level 4 - Have completed two different design with
simple diagrams explaining your ideas fairly well with
some annotation points giving details about the design..
Level 5 Have completed two different designs with a
clear diagram explaining your idea well with use of
annotation to explain the materials you have used along
with other details such as size.
Keywords:

11. Year 7 – Design question
The design question

12. Year 7 – Design question
Plenary
Swap with your neighbour, marking each others question:
Has your neighbour completed two designs?
Is the drawing is easy to understand and interpret?
Have they annotated with materials
Described how it can be created?
Give a mark for each bullet point they have met.
Give your neighbour a comment about what they have done well and
what they need to do well.

13. Year 7 – Design question
The design question 2

14. Year 7 – Design question
The design question

15. Year 7 – Design question
Show from 1-5 on how confident you are on each success criteria.
1 is not at all confident, 5 is super confident
Learning Outcome Start Middle End
Level 3 - Have completed only one design with a simple
diagram explaining your idea and limited annotation
Level 4 - Have completed two different design with
simple diagrams explaining your ideas fairly well with
some annotation points giving details about the design..
Level 5 Have completed two different designs with a
clear diagram explaining your idea well with use of
annotation to explain the materials you have used along
with other details such as size.
Keywords:

16. Year 7 – Design question
The design question 2
Example of candidate response:
Design idea 2
Marks for design idea 2 can only be awarded where
specification points are resolved differently than in design idea
1.
Example of candidate response:
Design idea 2
Marks for design idea 2 can only be awarded where
specification points are resolved differently than in design idea
1.
Example of candidate response:

17. Year 7 – Design question
Plenary 2
Swap with your neighbour, marking each others question:
Has your neighbour completed two designs?
Is the drawing is easy to understand and interpret?
Have they annotated with materials
Described how it can be created?
Give a mark for each bullet point they have met.
Give your neighbour a comment about what they have done well and
what they need to do well.