Mathematics teaching materials

Extended Tasks for GCSE Mathematics
A Series of Modules to Support School-Based Assessment at Age 16

Written by Steve Maddern and Rita Crust with the Shell Centre Team. Midland Examining Group & Shell Centre, 1989.

Please note some books may be supplied as photocopies.

Pack A of Extended Tasks
Six books including Teacher's Guide, IMPACT - a departmental development programme, two books for pure investigations (Looking Deeper, Making the Most Of It), two books for statistics and probability (Take a Chance, Finding Out).
Price in UK pounds: £48.

Pack B of Extended Tasks
Four books including, two for practical geometry (Pack It In, Construct It Right) and two for everyday applications (Plan It, Where There's Life There's Maths).
Price in UK pounds: £29.

These materials offer practical support to mathematics teachers in implementing Course Work in GCSE and in responding to other changes brought about by the National Curriculum. The Midland Examining Group has been involved in a joint project with the Shell Centre for Mathematical Education to produce a series of books containing ideas for Course Work assignments and guidance for carrying them out. Although the structure of the series is based on the Course Work Scheme for MEG Mathematics, the material is suitable for any Course Work scheme that involves extended tasks.

The set of materials is sold in two packs and comprises -

• The Teacher's Guide,
• 8 Topic Books,
• A departmental development programme.

Each of the eight topic books contains a lead task, discussed in detail with teacher's notes and examples of student work, as well as a number of secondary tasks, providing ideas for other assignments. The Teacher's Guide and IMPACT (Improving Mathematical Practice and Classroom Teaching) provide additional support of a more general nature for those involved in GCSE Mathematics Course Work.