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

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Question 1 · 20 marks · Workshop processes – sequencing: drilling before shaping in woodwork

Fig. 1.1 gives details of a desk tidy which is to be made in a school workshop. Part A: body of elephant made from beech, approximately 200 mm long × 120 mm tall × 50 mm wide,…

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Question 2 · 20 marks · Materials – Styrofoam: properties and suitability for product modelling

Fig. 2.1 gives details of a Styrofoam model of a hairdryer which is to be made in a school workshop. The Styrofoam model of the hairdryer has a barrel 250 mm long × approximately…

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Question 3 · 20 marks · Workshop processes – function of knurling on a clamping bar

Fig. 3.1 gives details of a toolmaker's clamp which is to be made in a school workshop. The clamp is 100 mm tall, with two mild steel jaws (12 mm square cross-section). Part A is…

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Question 4 · 20 marks · Product design – function of a rubber sleeve handle on a cricket bat

Fig. 4.1 shows an incomplete design for an outdoor game. The game consists of: wickets (Ø30 × 700 mm) in a base; a bat made from chipboard; a Ø75 vacuum formed polymer ball; and…

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Question 5 · 20 marks · Graphic products – function of a perforated line on a card packaging net

Fig. 5.1 shows a development (net) of an incomplete design for a box of tissues and a protective cover. The protective cover fits over the assembled box. The development (net) of…

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Question 6 · 20 marks · Product design – function of a screw fastening cover on a bench bandsaw

Fig. 6.1 shows an incomplete design for a bench mounted bandsaw. The bandsaw has a C-frame body with an upper wheel housing and lower wheel housing connected by a vertical column.…

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Question 7 · 80 marks · Design process – rotating clothing display unit for a sportswear shop

Fig. 7.1 shows details of the design requirements for a display unit that is to be used in a sportswear shop to sell items of clothing that are on special offer. Items to be…

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Question 8 · 80 marks · Design process – one-piece card net collection box in style of housing, with coin slot and removal

Fig. 8.1 shows details of the design requirements for a collection box for a charity for the homeless called 'Haven'. Examples of types of housing are shown (multi-storey block,…

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Question 9 · 80 marks · Design process – mechanical device to propel a Ø20 ball bearing, fitting in position A

Fig. 9.1 shows an incomplete design for a game. The game tray is 700 mm long × 400 mm wide × 100 mm tall. A Ø20 ball bearing is used. The tray contains: a channel running…

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