Implementation

With a computer

Duration: 1-2 hours

Age: high school

Reservations

Are your students complaining about “impossible” timetables — too many challenging lessons in one day? Overloaded Fridays?

This activity shows them that creating a good schedule is no easy task. Students tackle a scheduling problem where only one classroom is available, but multiple groups request different time slots. How many of these reservations can be accommodated at most?

Relevance to everyday life

In a world where data play an increasingly important role, it is crucial to be able to explore, visualize, and interpret them effectively. For this, we can use a data mining tool - Orange.

Connection with the curriculum

This activity belongs to computer science. We explore different aspects of data analysis.