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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Creating Spreadsheets Using Ms Excel

For Students 9th - 10th
This Georgia State University site gives in outline form the basic principles of using spreadsheet software. At the end of the outlines, specific uses for spreadsheets in recordkeeping are suggested.
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Other

Nearpod: Spreadsheets: Using Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson on spreadsheets, students explore the different parts of a spreadsheet and use equations within spreadsheets to learn about their applications.
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Spreadsheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Spreadsheets are used to store information and data. Once we have our information in a spreadsheet we can run powerful calculations, make graphs and charts and analyse patterns.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Spreadsheets Anyone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is meant to give students a quick review on how to navigate their cursors in Activity Center.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Salmon Use of Geomorphically Restored Streams at Point Reyes Nat. Seashore

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan with an accompanying PowerPoint learning module for learners where they learn about coho salmon and a repair done to a culvert in Point Reyes National Seashore. The repair was intended to help the salmon make their journey...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Yellowstone! A National Park on a Hot Spot

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan with an accompanying PowerPoint learning module for students where they learn about the volcanic features of Yellowstone National Park. They use spreadsheets to make various calculations, such as the volume of material...
Website
Teachnology

Teachnology: Spreadsheet Guide for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Spreadsheet is a wonderful tool with applications well beyond simple calculations. This site provides a collection of lesson plans, tutorials and worksheets that help bring spreadsheets into the classroom.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The "Perfect" Date: Ranking and Rating Decisions With a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. The purpose of the lesson is to use spreadsheets to explore a rating and ranking method for choosing someone to date. They look at the problems that arise when...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: A Collection of Secondary Math Units

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teachers of grades 9-12 can explore these seven math units for their classes. Data collection and analysis, problem solving with spreadsheets, and linear transformation are just a few of the topics covered here.
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Microsoft

Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Candy Is Dandy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore color distribution of M&M candies using this detailed lesson plan. An engaging integrated lesson plan that requires understanding of spreadsheets and formulas, and logical reasoning. Links to related websites.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Creating a Household Budget

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum PowerPoint module, students create a household budget by tracking their expenditures over a month-long period. Students use Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet to track their own...
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Other

Anguilla Library: Lessons for Achieving Computer Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site presents lessons on software usage by members of a computer club. Lessons include Basic Dos Systems, Windows, Spreadsheets, Basic Programming, and more.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Perspectives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students utilize data tables culled from the US DOE Energy Information Agency to create graphs that illustrate what types of energy we use and how we use it. An MS Excel workbook with several spreadsheets of data is provided. Students...
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Google

Google for Education: Working With Large Tables of Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work with large tables of GPS data and sort, manipulate, and visualize the data so it can be easily understood.
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Other

The University of Arizona: Study Finance: Getting Started With Excel

For Students 9th - 10th
A great tutorial that takes you through all the steps you need for mastering the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application.
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Google

Google for Education: Data Aggregation and Decomposition (Python)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn how to use and analyze data to draw conclusions about information collected from classmates. Then they use computational thinking by collecting and aggregating data onto a spreadsheet, identifying patterns in their data,...
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Google

Google for Education: Sorting the World's Cities (Python)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The second of two similar lessons where students learn how a Python program can organize and sort data. When taught in conjunction with Sorting the World's Cities with Excel, students make the connection between writing a program and...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Mathematics: Data Sense

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site has some interesting ways to collect and evaluate data. There are some activities about note taking, spreadsheets, surveys, and a cool bridge construction project. Teachers may want to use this site as a resource for some...
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University of Oregon

Magnet Lab: University of Oregon Virtual Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
The collection of interactive physics applets offered by the University of Oregon is an excellent resource for students. The applets are grouped in broad subject areas including astrophysics, energy and environment, mechanics and...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Social Security Issues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will look at the relationship between the age at which you start drawing social security and the amount drawn. Both graphs and spreadsheets will be used.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Microsoft Excel to Explore Gravity Forces and Accelerations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn about the force of gravity and the factors that affect it, and use and analyze the universal gravitation equation using Excel spreadsheets.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Average Rates of Change and Trend Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum activity, students calculate the average rate of change and graph a scatter plot of status high school dropout rate for 1975-2002. The module combines interpretation of rate of change in the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Mole in Chemistry: Determining the Number of Atoms in Everyday Items

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the concept of the mole as a measure of quantity. They build spreadsheets that allow them to convert between moles, grams, and atomic mass units for given quantities of everyday items, elements, and simple chemical...
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Data Tool Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this online data analysis tool to build graphs and display results from scientific investigations. Data can be entered directly with the keyboard or imported from, and exported to spreadsheets.

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