Game #2 - Playing Snakes and Ladders - Climbing the Career Ladder (Algorithms)

Game #2 - Playing Snakes and Ladders - Climbing the Career Ladder (Algorithms)

The aim of this pack is to introduce students to one of the topics of O.R. in a fun and engaging way. It uses a specially designed board game to engage students by moving around the board, and exploring the different careers and opportunities available to maths students. Perhaps you become a mathematical comedian and move forwards 4 spaces, or perhaps you buy the wrong plane for B.A. and move back 2 spaces! This then leads onto how a board game is designed, flow charts and the algorithms behind it.

Aimed at: Secondary school
 For Year 7-9 / Low ability groups: Allow 90 minutes
 For Year 10-11 / Average ability groups: Allow 60 - 90 minutes
 For Year 12-13 / High ability groups: Allow 60 minutes

The material uses: Counting, Flow charts, Algorithms

This pack includes:
 Board game
 Career profiles
 Work experience cards
 Cover sheet
 Presentation
 Video Q&A sheet
 Teacher Notes

Not included but provided on a school visit:
 Counters
 Dice

The O.R. technique behind this is Algorithms. This information is also available online to download

**UPDATED 04/07/16 - UPDATED CAREER PROFILES, ADDITIONAL DETAILED CAREER PROFILES FOR 3 ROLES AND UPDATED WORK EXPERIENCE CARDS**