MEP GCSE (Years 10 and 11) The Mathematics Enhancement Programme has been principally funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, but with contributions from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Esso, the Esmée Fairbairn Charity, Corus and the Garfield Weston Foundation. This page contains the GCSE material developed for the project.
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Course Structure This section explains how the MEP GCSE course is structured, and what resources are available

Introduction The MEP GCSE course consists of 19 core units and an optional 20th unit on Statistics. The books covering these 20 units are available in printed form and online.   The course can be delivered at 4 levels: Standard, Academic, Express and Special. There are detailed schemes of work for each of the four levels as well as an overall scheme of work.   There is teacher support material for each unit, including teaching notes, mental tests, practice book answers, lesson plans, revision tests, overhead slides and additional activities. The teacher support material is only available online.   There is also a GCSE Revision Pack, a Handling Data pack (including coursework guidance), and an optional additional unit on proof. These resources are only available online.   Links to all the resources mentioned can be found on the rest of this web page.

Overview and Schemes of Work General Course Overview Overall Schemes of Work for Units 1 to 19 Detailed Scheme of Work for Standard level Detailed Scheme of Work for Academic level Detailed Scheme of Work for Express level Detailed Scheme of Work for Special level

GCSE Course Material (printed) This section contains the online versions of the printed course material for the MEP GCSE course

Pupil Text Book Units 1-6 Units 1-6 Practice Book Standard/Academic Units 1-6 Practice Book Express/Special Chapters: 1. Indices [140 k] 2. Formulae [200 k] 3. Angle Geometry [340 k] 4. Trigonometry [200 k] 5. Probability [220 k] 6. Number System [240 k] Other sections: Acknowledgements and Contents Answers Chapters: 1. Indices 2. Formulae 3. Angle Geometry 4. Trigonometry 5. Probability 6. Number System Other sections: Contents Facts to Remember Miscellaneous Exercises 1 - 3 Miscellaneous Exercises 4 - 6 Chapters: 1. Indices 2. Formulae 3. Angle Geometry 4. Trigonometry 5. Probability 6. Number System Other sections: Contents Facts to Remember Miscellaneous Exercises 1 - 3 Miscellaneous Exercises 4 - 6   Pupil Text Book Units 7-12 Units 7-12 Practice Book Standard/Academic Units 7-12 Practice Book Express/Special Chapters: 7. Mensuration [320 k] 8. Data Handling [450 k] 9. Data Analysis [220 k] 10. Equations [200 k] 11. Fractions/Percentages [100 k] 12. Number Patterns [150 k] Other sections: Acknowledgements and Contents Answers Chapters: 7. Mensuration 8. Data Handling 9. Data Analysis 10. Equations 11. Fractions & Percentages 12. Number Patterns Other sections: Contents Facts to Remember Miscellaneous Exercises 7 - 9 Miscellaneous Exercises 10 - 12 Chapters: 7. Mensuration 8. Data Handling 9. Data Analysis 10. Equations 11. Fractions & Percentages 12. Number Patterns Other sections: Contents Facts to Remember Miscellaneous Exercises 7 - 9 Miscellaneous Exercises 10 - 12   Pupil Text Book Units 13-19 Units 13-16 Practice Book Standard/Academic Units 13-19 Practice Book Express/Special Chapters: 13. Graphs [400 k] 14. Loci/Transformations [270 k] 15. Variation [120 k] 16. Inequalities [110 k] 17. Using Graphs [110 k] 18. 3-D Geometry [50 k] 19. Vectors [100 k] Other sections: Acknowledgements and Contents Answers Chapters: 13. Graphs 14. Loci &Transformations 15. Variation 16. Inequalities       Other sections: Contents Facts to Remember Miscellaneous Exercises 13 - 16 Chapters: 13. Graphs 14. Loci & Transformations 15. Variation 16. Inequalities 17. Using Graphs 18. 3-D Geometry 19. Vectors Other sections: Contents Facts to Remember Miscellaneous Exercises 13 - 19   Optional Unit 20 Statistics Complete Pupil Text [746k] Answers P

GCSE Teacher Support Material (online) This section contains the teacher support material for the MEP GCSE course (only available online) Any files which are marked with a red letter P require a password. Click here to find out more.

Unit 1 (Indices) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 2 (Formulae) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 3 (Angle Geometry) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P     Answers to Miscellaneous Exercises 1 to 3 Standard / Academic P Express / Special P   Unit 4 (Trigonometry) Teaching Notes Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 5 (Probability) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 6 (Number System) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P     Answers to Miscellaneous Exercises 4 to 6 Standard / Academic P Express / Special P   Unit 7 (Mensuration) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 8 (Data Handling) Teaching Notes   Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 9 (Data Analysis) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P     Answers to Miscellaneous Exercises 7 to 9 Standard / Academic P Express / Special P Y10 End of year tests Units 1 - 7 Standard Paper 1 P Units 1 - 7 Standard Paper 2 P Units 1 - 7 Academic Paper 1 P Units 1 - 7 Academic Paper 2 P Units 1 - 9 Express Paper 1 P Units 1 - 9 Express Paper 2 P   Unit 10 (Equations) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 11 (Fractions & Percentages) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 12 (Number Patterns) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P     Answers to Miscellaneous Exercises 10 to 12 Standard / Academic P Express / Special P   Additional Pupil Text Material for Unit 10 (added January 2004) Additional exercises: For section 10.7 (Expanding Brackets) New section 10.12A: Algebraic solution of linear/quadratic simultaneous equations New section 10.12B: Finding the intersection of circle and straight line algebraically   Unit 13 (Graphs) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 14 (Loci & Transformations) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 15 (Variation) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 16 (Inequalities) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P   Answers to Miscellaneous Exercises 13 to 16 Standard / Academic P     Additional Pupil Text Material for Units 13 and 14 (added January 2004) New section 13.2B: Three-dimensional coordinates New section: 13.2C Mid-points of line segments New section: 13.2D Lengths of line segments New section: 13.5A Gradients of parallel line segments New section: 13.5B Gradients of perpendicular lines New section: 13.8A Equations of parallel lines New section: 13.8B Equations of perpendicular lines New section: 13.11A Graphical solution of linear/quadratic simultaneous equations New section: 13.11B Circles and their equations New section: 13.11C Finding the intersection of circle and straight line graphically New section 14.5A: Straight edge and compasses constructions   Unit 17 (Using Graphs) Teaching Notes Mental Tests Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 18 (3-D Geometry) Teaching Notes   Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P Unit 19 (Vectors) Teaching Notes   Practice Book Answers P Lesson Plans Activities 1 Revision Tests P Overhead Slides Activities 2 P     Answers to Miscellaneous Exercises 13 to 19 Express / Special P Sample GCSE Examination Papers Foundation Paper 1 P Foundation Paper 2 = Intermediate Paper 1 P Higher Paper 1 = Intermediate Paper 2 P Higher Paper 2 P   Additional Unit 20 (Statistics) Support Material Teacher Support Notes OHP Transparency Masters Tests up to Grade C Revision Test 20.1 Revision Test 20.2 Revision Test 20.3 Tests up to Grade A* Revision Test 20.4 Revision Test 20.5 Revision Test 20.6 Mark Schemes Mark Scheme 20.1 Mark Scheme 20.2 Mark Scheme 20.3 Mark Scheme 20.4 Mark Scheme 20.5 Mark Scheme 20.6

Other GCSE Material This section contains other GCSE material produced by CIMT

Handling Data Pack This resource provides additional material for teaching GCSE Handling Data. It includes information relating to the new Handling Data coursework tasks. You can view the contents here.

GCSE Revision Pack This pack provides some guidance on revision for GCSE exams. It includes advice for schools, teachers and students, as well as example papers. You can view the contents page here.

Additional Unit on Proof This is a GCSE unit of work on proof. You can view the unit here and the answers here.