Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Westward Ho! How Far Is Yonder Mountain
In this activity quantitative skills in geologic context are reinforced. Students create a spreadsheet to calculate the distance of a peak using vertical angles sighted from a wagon train heading directly for the peak. The spreadsheet...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Up to Speed
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson builds upon the familiar d=rt formula for distance to include elements of acceleration as well. The lesson is framed in the context of traffic flow theory, but makes some very...
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Tonya Skinner Business Ed Lesson Plans: Grocery Shopping
This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners to plan a class party while organizing the budget details in a spreadsheet program. Learners will demonstrate computer skills in inputting data, formatting data, and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measuring G
Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit, students construct experiments to measure the time it takes a free falling body to travel a specified distance. Students use the touch sensor, rotational sensor, and the NXT brick to measure the time of...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Grandparents and Special Friends Day
This lesson was designed for our Grandparents and Special Friends day. It can be used for any visitation day, or an open house. The lesson is designed to review percent of a whole and the sector of the circle representing the percentage....
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Statistical Analysis of Lincoln
For this activity, students first work in groups to collect information about a set of pennies. They measure and record the mass for each one in a table using a spreadsheet program if possible. They also record its year and, for 1982...
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Personal: Let's Go Shopping
This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners to practice spreadsheet skills in inputting data and creating function formulas. The activity is based on the collection and comparison of shopping receipts using max,...
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Excel Formulas: Functions
A function is a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a particular order. All spreadsheet programs include common functions that can be used for quickly finding the sum, average, count, maximum value, and...
Computer Hope
Computer Hope: Tips Relating to Microsoft Excel
A listing of various tips that can be used with Microsoft Excel. Find out ways to work better and more efficiently with this spreadsheet program.
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Gcf Global: Excel Formulas: Simple Formulas
One of the most powerful features in Excel is the ability to calculate numerical information using formulas. Just like a calculator, Excel can add, subtract, multiply, and divide. In this lesson, we'll show you how to use cell references...
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Think Free Office
ThinkFree allows you to create, view, publish, edit, and share word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, all online. Sign up and have access to all of your documents from anywhere that you have web access. The website...
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Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Excel Lesson Plan
In this online instructional activity, students will survey students in their school to determine their favorite type of hand-held ice cream. Before performing the survey, students will make predictions about which ice creams they think...
Apple
Apple Learning Interchange: Classroom Ideas
Do you use Appleworks in your classroom? Would you like some ideas that others have used? This site presents some exemplary lessons from other teachers.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Education: Weigh Your Options
Getting and keeping a job often requires special education or training. While an employer may provide or pay for some additional education or training, workers often have to obtain it on their own. In this lesson, students use a weighted...