DT5 Timber-based materials personal learning checklist

AQA GCSE Design and Technology 8552 · Written examination · Specialist area · Timber-based materials

Use your taught examples and supervised practical evidence. Quick checks support concepts; design and making need demonstration and judgement.

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Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.

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Sources and properties
Explain conversion, air/kiln seasoning and moisture-related movement.
Select hardwoods and softwoods without confusing origin with hardness.
Compare plywood, MDF and chipboard using structure and performance.
Explain grain direction and bonded laminations under loads.
Justify safe timber toy and flat-pack furniture materials and construction.
Stock, tools and joints
Specify timber stock, cutting allowances and suitable standard fittings.
Mark from datums and explain accurate sawing, drilling and chiselling.
Plane and sand appropriately with supervised dust control.
Select and explain butt, rebate, dowel and mortise-and-tenon joints.
Compare routing and turning with suitable production aids and safety.
Production, quality and finishes
Check dimensions, squareness and joint fit against measurable criteria.
Prepare and select paint, varnish, oil or preservative treatment.
Evaluate traceable sourcing, repair and safe end-of-life disposal.

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