AQA GCSE Design and Technology Paper 1 June 2024 question paper 8552/1

Which one of the following metals is an alloy?

Which one of the following has to be considered when organising the workplace?

Which one of the following is the definition of a dense material?

Figure 1 shows a lever to be used as part of a mechanism.

The distance from point A to the fixed pivot is 80 mm.

The distance from point B to the fixed pivot is 20 mm.

Figure 1

If point A of the lever moves 40 mm clockwise, how far does point B move clockwise?

Which one of the following is a composite material?

A shape has the dimensions:

Length 120 mm

Width 150 mm

Depth 170 mm

What is the volume of the shape in mm³?

Which one of the following is the definition of a thermoforming polymer?

What order (class) of lever are the scissors shown in Figure 2 ?

Which one of the following fibres is sourced from a living creature?

Electricity is produced from which form of energy by the device in Figure 3 ?

Give two properties of natural timbers.

Outline two reasons why foil lined cardboard is used in the packaging of the takeaway food container shown in Figure 4.

Figure 5 shows a system block diagram for a laptop computer.

Complete the diagram by adding one component that could be used in each box.

A homeowner is building a garden patio with an area 28 m²

The patio uses paving stones measuring 0.6 m × 0.6 m.

Calculate how many paving stones are needed in total.

Show your working and give your answer to the nearest whole paving stone.

Table 1 shows a range of specific materials.

Choose one material from the table above.

My chosen material is

Name one property of your chosen material.

Give one product that uses your chosen material.

Describe why your chosen material is used in the product given in Question 15.2.

All materials are available in stock forms.

Name one specific material stock form.

Outline the benefits of using stock forms for designers and manufacturers.

A manufacturer needs to purchase 1000 electric motors at a cost of £6.95 per 10 motors.

The manufacturer is then offered a discount of 15%.

What is the total price the manufacturer will have to pay for the 1000 motors?

Give your answer to the nearest pence.

Show your working.

Choose one of the surface treatments or finishes from Table 2.

Using notes and/or sketches, describe how your chosen surface treatment or applied finish is produced.

My chosen surface treatment or finish is:

Analyse and evaluate the ecological issues that have to be considered in the sourcing and extraction of raw materials to make products.

Give examples to support your answer.

Study the different bus stops shown in Figure 6.

Analyse and evaluate the bus stops in terms of user needs and wants.

Analyse and evaluate the bus stops in terms of innovative features that could be added to improve user experience.

Analyse and evaluate how the designer of a bus stop may have considered anthropometrics and ergonomics.

Explain the term ‘nesting/tessellating’ when cutting materials.

A series of identical parts are to be cut out from a sheet material using a laser cutter to ensure that no waste is created by the cuts.

The position of the first part is shown in Figure 7.

Draw on Figure 7 to show where all the other parts need to be placed to use the material efficiently.

Give five safety precautions a user needs to consider when using tools and equipment that use heat.

Safety precaution 1

Safety precaution 2

Safety precaution 3

Safety precaution 4

Safety precaution 5

Below is a drawing of a toy car.

Complete a third angle orthographic projection by adding a plan view in the box provided.

Two pieces of fabric are to be joined together by stitching.

The length of the join is 960 mm.

A sewing machine will stitch at a rate of 1050 stitches per minute and each stitch will be 3 mm long.

Calculate how many seconds it will take to join the two pieces of material.

Give your answer to the nearest whole second.

Show your working.

Calculate how many minutes it will take to complete 30 joins.

Show your working.

Explain what is meant by avoiding design fixation.

Give examples to support your answer.

Explain what is meant by the term ‘tolerance’ when measuring a component.

Describe how tolerances are used as part of Quality Control.

Give examples in your answer.

Describe how researching the work of other designers and companies can help with design work.

Explain the purpose of using a focus group when developing a product.