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6. The design and make NEA

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you generate, develop and model ideas in the NEA, and plan the manufacture of a final prototype?

Generating, developing and modelling ideas in the NEA: producing a range of design ideas, developing the best against the specification, using modelling and prototyping to test ideas, communicating with sketches, drawings and CAD, and planning manufacture.
A focused answer to Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology (C600) on generating, developing and modelling ideas in the NEA: producing a range of ideas, developing against the specification, modelling and prototyping, and planning manufacture.
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How do you investigate a context and user in the NEA, and turn the findings into a brief and specification?

Investigating the context and user in the NEA: primary and secondary research, identifying the user and wider stakeholders, analysing existing products, and writing a design brief and a measurable specification that the project will be judged against.
A focused answer to Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology (C600) on investigating the context and user in the NEA: primary and secondary research, the user and stakeholders, product analysis, and writing a brief and measurable specification.
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How do you make a final prototype safely and accurately, and test and evaluate it against the specification?

Making, testing and evaluating in the NEA: manufacturing a final prototype safely and accurately with suitable processes and finishes, testing against the specification and the user, and writing a final evaluation that judges fitness for purpose and suggests improvements.
A focused answer to Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology (C600) on making, testing and evaluating in the NEA: manufacturing a final prototype safely and accurately, testing against the specification and user, and writing a final evaluation.
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What is the Eduqas design and make task, and how do you respond to a WJEC contextual challenge?

The design and make task (Component 2): the structure and weighting of the NEA, the WJEC contextual challenges released on 1 June, how the task is assessed against the assessment objectives, and how to choose and interpret a challenge.
A focused answer to Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology (C600) on the design and make task (Component 2): the NEA structure and weighting, the WJEC contextual challenges, the assessment objectives, and how to interpret a challenge.
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