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CIE IGCSE Design & Technology 0445 Paper 1 Product Design Master Revision Guide /Past Paper Analysis

CIE IGCSE Design & Technology 0445 Paper 1 Product Design Master Revision Guide /Past Paper Analysis

Subject: Design, engineering and technology

Age range: 11-14

Resource type: Assessment and revision

Last updated

4 August 2026

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We hope these guide series help you plan your review/revision work. These are concise and precisely aligned with the updated syllabus. Many teachers have collaborated in making of these guides. If they are useful in your teaching, please consider leaving a review. It would truly be helpful for us to improve on the process of making. You can also explore other guides at the store.

Cambridge IGCSE D&T Paper 1 is the Product Design written paper – 50 marks, 1 hour, 25% of IGCSE. All questions compulsory. This guide, updated May 2026, covers all eight Common content areas.

What’s inside (34 pages):

1.1 Influences on Designing – user needs, ergonomics, anthropometrics, aesthetics, safety, inclusivity, sustainability (6Rs), fashion, society, culture, legal requirements

1.2 Designing Principles – 6-stage iterative process, design brief vs specification, measurable justified points

1.3 Communicating Designs – freehand sketching, orthographic projection, isometric, exploded views, nets, flowcharts, Gantt charts, CAD advantages/disadvantages

1.4 Making Principles – measuring/marking out, cutting tools (wood/metal/polymer), shaping/forming (line bending, vacuum forming, injection moulding), joining (permanent vs temporary), finishing

1.5 Material Classification – papers/boards, hardwoods/softwoods/manufactured boards, ferrous/non-ferrous metals, thermoplastics (PET, HDPE, PVC, acrylic, PS, PP, ABS, PLA), thermosets, composites (CFRP, GRP), smart materials (thermochromic, photochromic, SMA, SMP, Polymorph)

1.6 Structures – shell/frame/mass, static/dynamic loads, tension/compression/shear/bending/torsion, triangulation, corrugation

1.7 Mechanisms – lever classes 1/2/3, mechanical advantage calculation, linkages, gears (gear ratio), rack and pinion, pulleys, motion types (rotary/linear/reciprocating/oscillating), motion conversion

1.8 Electronics – circuit symbols (cell, switch, resistor, LDR, thermistor, LED, motor, buzzer, transistor, relay), open vs closed loop systems, programmable ICs/PICs

Worked examples – name and describe, sketch with annotation, evaluate a design, sustainability using 6Rs – with examiner commentary

6-week revision plan – Week 1 (materials + influences), Week 2 (design + communication), Week 3 (structures + mechanisms), Week 4 (making + electronics), Week 5 (practice), Week 6 (full papers)

Quick reference – key formulas (MA, gear ratio), glossary (30+ terms), command words decoded.

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