AS & A Level Design And Technology (9705) — May–June 2024, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 20 marks · Product Design - material selection, stainless steel for balancing figure

Fig. 1.1 gives details of a balancing figure which is to be made in a school workshop. The figure itself is made from Ø6 stainless steel bar bent into an abstract human form. It…

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Question 2 · 20 marks · Product Design - material selection, MDF for architectural model base

Fig. 2.1 gives details of an architectural model which is to be made in a school workshop. The model consists of Part A (Styrofoam block 100 × 130 × 130), Part B (Styrofoam block…

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Question 3 · 20 marks · Product Design - material selection, aluminium for wind turbine model parts

Fig. 3.1 gives details of a model of a wind turbine which is to be made in a school workshop. The model has rotor blades and a generator at the top. Part A is a tapered aluminium…

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Question 4 · 20 marks · Product Design - function of a floor flange securing posts to ground (sail shade)

Fig. 4.1 shows details of an incomplete design for a sail to provide shade in a school playground. The sail consists of a canvas sheet (4000 × 4000 mm) supported by four mild…

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Question 5 · 20 marks · Product Design - function of a barcode on a point-of-sale display

Fig. 5.1 shows an incomplete design for a point-of-sale display for protein bars. The display is made from a development (net) printed on an A3 size sheet of card that is then…

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Question 6 · 20 marks · Product Design - function of a pivot in a hydraulic lifting device

Fig. 6.1 shows details of an incomplete design for a hydraulic lifting device. The device has a ram at the top, a reservoir for low pressure water on the left, high pressure water…

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Question 7 · 80 marks · Design process - flat-pack toy storage with fully opening surface (max 1200×800×800 mm)

Fig. 7.1 shows details for toy storage. A selection of toys is shown including soft toys, building blocks, and balls. The maximum dimensions of the space available for toy storage…

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Question 8 · 80 marks · Design process - vacuum formed tray for olive oil bottle and information card

Fig. 8.1 shows details of a bottle of olive oil and an information card that require packaging. The bottle is 40 × 40 × 200 mm tall. The information card is 85 × 55 mm with…

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Question 9 · 80 marks · Design process - device to remove tablets from blister pack, for limited hand movement

Fig. 9.1 shows details of a blister pack with tablets and a container for tablets. The blister pack has a vacuum formed front with foil backing, size 50 × 90 mm, containing…

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