Cambridge IGCSE Design and Technology 0445 — 2015 Oct/Nov Paper 1 · Variant 2

This document consists of 4 printed A4 pages and 2 A3 Inserts. DC (AC/JG) 101530/3 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 8 8 5 6 4 3 6 7 7 4 * DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 0445/12 Paper 1 Product Design October/November 2015 1 hour 15 minutes Candidates answer on the pre-printed A3 Answer Sheets. Additional Materials: Standard drawing equipment and coloured pencils. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces on both printed Answer Sheets. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer one question. Write/draw your answers in the spaces provided on the Answer Sheets. You may use a calculator. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total of the marks for this paper is 50.

2 0445/12/O/N/15 © UCLES 2015 Answer one question only on the pre-printed A3 Answer Sheets provided. 1 Some people find it difficult to kneel when gardening. Design a kneeling aid which will allow people to tend their plants. (a) List four additional points about the function of such a kneeling aid that you consider to be important. [4] (b) Use sketches and notes to show two additional features that the kneeling aid could include. [4] (c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the kneeling aid. [12] (d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8] (e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction details and major dimensions. [12] (f) Suggest two suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4] (g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution. [6]

3 0445/12/O/N/15 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over 2 A garden centre wishes to promote six different types of vegetable seed. 120 mm 2 mm 75 mm Design a point of sale stand which will display and allow access to ten packets of each type of seed. (a) List four additional points about the function of such a display stand that you consider important. [4] (b) Use sketches and notes to show two different methods that could be used to make a point of sale display stand waterproof. [4] (c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the display stand. [12] (d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8] (e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction details and major dimensions. [12] (f) Suggest two suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4] (g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution. [6]

4 0445/12/O/N/15 © UCLES 2015 3 Hosepipes can be untidy. Design a hose pipe storage system that will allow a hose pipe to be used and stored whilst connected to a tap. (a) List four additional points about the function of such a hosepipe storage system that you consider important. [4] (b) Use sketches and notes to show two methods that would allow two pieces of hosepipe to be joined and separated quickly and easily. [4] (c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the hosepipe storage system. [12] (d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8] (e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction details and major dimensions. [12] (f) Suggest two suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4] (g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution. [6] Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2015 series 0445 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 0445/12 Paper 1 (Product Design), maximum raw mark 50 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2015 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – October/November 2015 0445 12 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 1 (a) Accept any four additional suitable points – easy to carry/move, water resistant, help return to standing, won’t damage plants, easy to store, comfortable for knees, include hand grip, etc. 1 × 4 [4] (b) Accept drawings of any two additional features – trowel/implement holder, seed packet holder, drinks holder, etc. 2 × 2 [4] 2 (a) Accept any four additional suitable points – attractive colour/shape/layout, simple wording, stable in use, flat pack for distribution, pictures of flowers, etc. 1 × 4 [4] (b) Accept drawings of any two waterproofing methods – any form of roof/shelter, examples of waterproof materials, waterproof constructions, whole stand or individual packets, etc. 2 × 2 [4] 3 (a) Accept any four additional suitable points – water resistant, does not damage hose, can be adjusted for different pipe lengths, freestanding/fixed to wall, method of winding/pulling in, etc. 1 × 4 [4] (b) Accept drawings of any two joining methods – quick release and holding method, snail cam, spring lever, screw thread based, over centre cam, etc. 2 × 2 [4] Questions 1, 2 and 3 (c) Any suitable ideas. At least three different ideas for maximum marks. Pro rata if fewer. Communication Simple drawings displaying a low standard or limited range of techniques 0–2 Clear drawings displaying a good standard and a range of techniques – shading /colour/annotation, etc. 3–4 High quality drawings using a wide range of techniques with clear annotation and detail 5–6 Suitability Simplistic designs showing outlines only 0–2 Rather more detail, sensible solutions that could work 3–4 Accurate solutions, good fitness for purpose, construction detail 5–6 [12] (d) Evaluation of each of the ideas. At least 3 evaluations up to 2 marks each 0–6 Selection and justification (1 + 1) 2 [8]

Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – October/November 2015 0445 12 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 (e) Quality of drawing Poor line quality, proportions, little detail 1 Good line work, use of colour, proportions, some detail 2–3 High standard throughout with a range of techniques that show clearly all detail 4 Dimensions 2 or 3 overall dimensions only (1) Additional detail dimensions (1) 2 Construction details A simplistic approach showing little or no detail of construction to be used 0–2 Most constructional detail may be obvious from overall views or with some annotation 3–4 All constructional detail will be clear with good annotation and additional detail drawings as necessary 5–6 [12] (f) Suitable specific materials stated. (1 + 1) 2 Appropriate reasons for choice (1 + 1) 2 [4] (g) Suitable method described 1 Good detailed description of: processes 0–3 tools 0–2 [6] [50]