Spreadsheet - continued

Skills and Terms - Spreadsheet Table Skills and Terms - Charts or Graphs

Grade Level Requirements

Examples and Exercises HELP Spreadsheet Fun

 

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Web Links:

 School SpreadSheet Safari
A student-created site that has definitions, a crossword puzzle, a scavenger hunt, a quiz - try them all!
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110054/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0807

You might find the crossword puzzle a bit awkward to use at first - be patient and think it through.

Be sure to check out the history of spreadsheets.

Word Search - this site was not working 9-1-2004
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/techknowpark/
SkyTower/MiniPoster.html
Two pages – you can’t do this online though.

SpreadSheet Vocabulary Matching - this site was not working 9-1-2004 http://www.haywood.k12.nc.us/Links/
Computer_Skills/spreadfmatch.htm

This is simple - just “drop down” and select.
SpreadSheet Crossword Puzzle - Complete the crossword, then click on 'Check' to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on 'Hint' to get a free letter.
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/
computerskills/quizzes/spreadsheetcc.htm

Be sure you have read all of the “terms” carefully already - this crossword uses synonyms for spreadsheet words we frequently use.

Try to do this without any “hints” - points are removed each time you click “Hint”.

The Locker Problem http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/student.locker.html An interesting problem with different methods for solving - we don’t have “locker boards” for you to use, and we’re studying spreadsheets so create a spreadsheet to solve the problem.   There are links to more “locker” problems.
Fast Food Fun with Spreadsheets: Taking Spreadsheets to MacDonald’s and Burger King...
http://www.wmburgweb.com/Resources/Lesson/index.htm
Find calories and fat in a fast food meal.
SpreadSheet Problems - Use a spreadsheet to solve some real world math problems.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/
concepts/technology/activity1.shtm
PBS Mathline  presents a car wash and a phone company that need your help!
Spreadsheet Fun Part I - this site was not working 9-1-2004  (Microsoft Word Document) 
Organize stats about any topic that interests you.

www.durhamlit.org/curriculae/middleschool/ spreadsheet_assignment_I.doc
An assignment from a teacher that gave students choices.
Spreadsheet Fun Part II - this site was not working 9-1-2004  (Microsoft Word Document) 
“I started my own shoe company and I’ve got these people working for me, and ...
www.durhamlit.org/curriculae/middleschool/ spreadsheet_assignment_II.doc
Another step by step assignment from a teacher.
Spreadsheets
"How Have Absences Made My Grade?"
www.web.pdx.edu/~sbailey/Spread.htm
A real life example from a teacher that shows the effects of being absent from class.
A Shopping Spree with Spreadsheets, Toys-R-Us, and Wal-mart:  A Dream Come True!
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/techknowpark/
     FreeFall/ShoppingSpree.html
Please don’t print in class without permission – these worksheets may have been copied and are available in the lab.
Battleship If you didn’t go to this site yet, it tells you all about the game Battleship, including its history.
Skills and Terms - Spreadsheet Table Skills and Terms - Charts or Graphs

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Examples and Exercises HELP Spreadsheet Fun

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Last updated June 23, 2011 ~ Mrs. K. Bradley
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