Polymers
Unit 3 · MaterialsDistinguish thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers through properties and processing. Thermoforming and thermosetting polymers, where they come from, properties, recycling codes and stock forms, with a 3D load test. Click-by-click builds, answer reveals, and teacher notes and answers on every slide.
What this lesson covers
Thermoforming and thermosetting polymers, where they come from, properties, recycling codes and stock forms, with a 3D load test. Click-by-click builds, answer reveals, and teacher notes and answers on every slide.
60-minute lesson, 20 slides. Part of DT Classroom’s GCSE Design and Technology course, taught through an interactive 3D lab rather than static slides alone.
Practise and extend
Also available for this lesson from the teacher resources: lesson slides, knowledge organiser, worksheet.
Exam board coverage
Where this lesson sits in each GCSE Design and Technology specification, as an indicative mapping by DT Classroom (not endorsed by any board - check the current specification before relying on it).
| Board | Specification reference |
|---|---|
| AQA | 3.1.6 Materials and their working properties |
| Edexcel | 1.10 Thermoforming and thermosetting polymers |
| OCR | 5.1 Main categories of materials 5.2 Factors in selecting materials and system components |
| WJEC Eduqas | TP5 Materials ID-e In-depth: thermoforming and thermosetting polymers |
| Cambridge International | 1.5 Material classification 2.1.1 Polymers 3.1.2 Polymers |
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