AS & A Level Design And Technology (9705) — October–November 2023, Paper 12

Fig. 1.1 gives details of a chair which is to be made in a school workshop. Part A consists of Ø80 mm recycled card tubes forming the seat slats. Part B is 18 mm thick plywood…

Fig. 2.1 gives details of a crate for vegetables which is to be made in a school workshop. Part A is a 125 × 375 × 500 mm crate made from one piece of 4 mm thick corriflute sheet,…

Fig. 3.1 gives details of a model of a compound pulley system which is to be made in a school workshop. Part A is the winding mechanism. Part B is a Ø60 mm plastic pulley wheel. A…

Fig. 4.1 shows an incomplete design for a garden shed. The roof is made from mild steel panels. The sides are made from untreated planks of softwood. Feature X is shown on the…

Fig. 5.1 shows an incomplete design of packaging for socks. The packaging is shown in assembled view alongside a development (net) of the packaging. Feature X is a component shown…

Fig. 6.1 shows an incomplete design for a coffee machine. Feature X is shown on the top/rear of the machine. A cup is shown alongside. Explain the function of the design feature…

Fig. 7.1 shows a design for a box to hold precious items, including rings. The box is 200 mm long × 120 mm wide × 80 mm high with a decorative panel on the lid. Use notes and…

Fig. 8.1 shows an incomplete design for a paper carrier bag. The bag is to be used by a shop selling high quality clothes. The bag has string handles and measures 500 mm high ×…

Fig. 9.1 shows a magnifying glass and a circuit board. It can be difficult to hold and see small electronic components when fault finding. The magnifying glass has a Ø80 mm lens…