TOPICS LEARNING
Throughout the two-year course, you will complete a number of formative and summative tasks related to each topic (1-6 for SL and 1-10 for HL) as well as revising from topic-based revision guides.
It is essential that you continue to read and embed the information in these booklets and review additional shared content outside of school, to best prepare yourselves for your final exams.
Clicking on each thumbnail will link you to a dedicated resource page for each topic.
COMMON CORE (SL) TOPICS
Topic 1
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Topic 4
Raw Material to Final Product
Topic 2
Resource Management
Topic 5
Innovation and Design
Topic 3
Modelling & Prototyping
Topic 6
Classic Design
ADDITIONAL (HL ONLY) TOPICS
Topic 7
User-Centred Design (UCD)
Topic 8
Sustainability
Topic 9
Innovation and Markets
Topic 10
Commercial Production
TOPICS-RELATED QUIZZES
Below, you will find links to Google quizzes that are based on multiple choice questions taken from past exam papers. Use these to test knowledge and identify knowledge gaps.
Challenge your whole class to a competitive Kahoot quiz that uses IB multiple choice questions.
PAST EXAM PAPERS
You may download a specimen past paper here to better understand the types of questions that you will be asked.
REVISION TIPS
You may find the information in this video useful for providing tips on different revision methods and techniques - not everyone embeds information in the same way.
READING LIST
Each topic page has a list of useful reading relevant to developing your IA and understanding design related topics that will help with exam preparation.
There is also a useful reading list in the IB DP Design guide on pages 121-123 for your reference.