Worksheet 5: Critical Path Analysis: Save Earth

Worksheet 5 - Save Earth (Critical Path Analysis)

A critical path analysis based around scheduling a rocket launch to prevent a meteor strike. Ideal for use as an introductory task/homework, this worksheet is a fun example of critical path analysis.

Curriculum areas covered:
• A Level
o Interpret and communicate solutions in the context of the original problem.
o Understand, interpret and extract information from diagrams and construct mathematical diagrams to solve problems, including in mechanics.

• A Level: Decision/Discrete maths
o Completion of the precedence table for a given activity network.
o Construct, represent and interpret a precedence (activity) network.
o Use critical path analysis and be able to interpret outcomes, including implications for criticality.
o Determine earliest and latest start and finish times for an activity network.
o Identify critical activities, critical paths and the float of non-critical activities.
o Refine models and understand the implications of possible changes in the context of critical path analysis.

This pack includes:
 Cover Sheet
 Student worksheet
 Answer Sheet

Critical path analysis is a technique frequently used in Operational Research (OR). For more information visit our website: theorsociety .com