Social Mobility Game: The Social Ladder.

The goal of the game is to show students all the factors that influence social mobility.

The resource contains 13 pages pdf document.

THE CONTENT

GAME BOARD: THE SOCIAL LADDER.
3 MAIN RESOURCES CARDS: PRESTIGE, WEALTH, POWER.
6 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CARDS: TALENT, STRENGTH, INTELLIGENCE, KNOWLEDGE, TIME, HEALTH.
5 STARTING POINTS CARDS
5 BONUS CARDS
9 SOCIAL ELEVATOR CARDS
5 COURSE OF EVENTS CARDS
SET UP

GAME OVERVIEW

The class is divided into 4-5 teams. The goal of each team is to be the first to reach the top of the social ladder. The team’s progress depends on the distribution of basic and additional resources at the beginning of the game (depends on the STARTING POINTS and BONUS cards) and on the resources they gain or lose during the game (COURSE OF EVENTS and SOCIAL ELEVATOR cards).