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Prepare effectively for GCSE Design Technology with this comprehensive study guide covering core concepts, materials, systems, and the design process. Designed to support exam success, this resource includes clear explanations of key principles along with practice questions with solution to reinforce understanding, improve problem-solving skills, and help you succeed in Design Technology GCSE exams 2025/ 2026.

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Rotary Motion Going around and around; think wheels, cogs, tape decks etc.


Oscillating Motion Swinging backwards and forwards; think about the pendulum in a clock.


Linear Motion Movement in a straight line; think abiut a guillotine.


Reciprocating Motion Movement backwards and forwards; think about a sewing machine
needle.


State the relationship between: Moment = Force x Distance moved
- Moment
- Force
- Distance moved


State the relationship between: ACM balances CM => ACM = CM
- Anticlockwise moments (ACM)
- Clockwise moments (CM)




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Class 1 lever - Load and effort on opposite sides of the fulcrum.
- Example: Crowbars.


Class 2 lever - Load and effort on the same side of the fulcrum, with the load closer to
the fulcrum.


- Example: Wheelbarrows.


Class 3 lever - Load and effort on the same side of the fulcrum, with the effort closer
to the fulcrum.


- Example: Tweezers


Mechanical Advantage The ratio of the output force to the input force of a mechanism.


Velocity Ratio in levers The ratio of the distance travelled by the effort to the distance travelled
by the load.




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