Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheets: M5: L2:loans and Investments: Calculate With Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 5 Lesson 2 of this course on spreadsheets, students will learn how to use the advanced Financial, Logical and Date & Time functions to analyze spreadsheet data. Includes slideshow tutorials.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M6: L1: Designing Spaces: Using Templates

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 6 Lesson 1 of this course on spreadsheets, students learn how to use the templates in Excel to save time when making new spreadsheets. Includes slideshow tutorials.
Unit Plan
REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 13. Dig the Data

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial contains ten quests. You will learn to create spreadsheets and charts, use formulas, and make decisions based on data. The first five quests has students plan a party and in the last five, they collect and analyze data for...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software Applications: M6: L2: Clean Up: Using Data Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 6 Lesson 2 of this course on spreadsheets, students learn how to use data validation tools in Excel to minimize errors in manual data entry. Includes slideshow tutorials.
Lesson Plan
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...
Lesson Plan
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.
Lesson Plan
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.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M1: L2: Ethical and Efficient Use of Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 1 Lesson 2 of this course, students are introduced to issues related to copyright, public domain, and licensing agreements. They will also learn about industry certification for this course on spreadsheet applications.
Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: Sea Surface Temperature Trends of the Gulf Stream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate changes in the surface temperatures of the Gulf Stream over the course of the seasons using data collected by NASA's satellites. The data is inputted into a spreadsheet and graphed.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
Lesson Plan
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...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Take a Deep Breath on the Appalachian Trail

For Teachers 10th - 12th
A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. They will examine spreadsheet data on air quality in Great Smoky National Parks, and solve problems using ratio and proportion. The exercises will help them to...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Simple vs. Compound Interest Spreadsheeting the Difference

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. The goal of the instructional activity is to learn the difference between simple and compound interest and to use the functions in Excel to perform the calculations...
Lesson Plan
NC State University

North Carolina State University: Spreadsheets in Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Intriguing lesson from North Carolina State University using a spreadsheet to solve real world science problems. Contains downloadable files for student activities.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Cosmic Chemistry: An Elemental Question

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the periodic table like never before! This downloadable program module for students comes absolutely complete with teacher modules, student assessments, PowerPoints, Excel spreadsheets, historical text readings and more. Students...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M3: L5: Show Me Your Skills: Practice Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 3 Lesson 5 of this course on spreadsheets, students review what they have learned in the previous four lessons about adding shapes and graphics to spreadsheets, using drawing tools to format them, using the autosum function,...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M3: L1: Layout Options: Formatting a Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 3 Lesson 1 of this course on spreadsheets, students will learn how to use the formatting tools in spreadsheets to enhance their appearance. Includes slideshow tutorials.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M5: L1: Layout and Lay Up: Managing Workbooks

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 5 Lesson 1 of this course on spreadsheets, students learn how to work with large spreadsheets that extend beyond the screen. They will change the view, use split windows, freeze rows and columns, remove gridlines, etc. Includes...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M5: L5: Show Me Your Skills: Practice Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 5 Lesson 5 of this course on spreadsheets, students review what they have learned in the previous four lessons about working with large spreadsheets, using advanced functions to analyze data, working on more than one workbook...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M2: L2: Shortcuts Anyone? Calculate With Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 2 Lesson 2 of this course on spreadsheets, students learn how to use the built-in functions in Excel so that they don't have to retype a formula each time they use it. Includes slideshow tutorials.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M6: L4: Show Me Your Skills: Practice Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 6 Lesson 4 of this course on spreadsheets, which is the final lesson of the course, students review what they have learned in the previous three lessons about using templates, using data validation tools, and importing data...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M4: L3: What's That Layout? Enhancing Charts

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 4 Lesson 3 of this course on spreadsheets, students learn how to use advanced features of Excel to simplify analysis of their data, for example, to make predictions about future trends or to take mini-snapshots of data trends...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: M1: L4: Starting Here, Starting Now! Beginning a Spreadsheet

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 1 Lesson 4 of this course on spreadsheets, students create their first spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel. Includes slideshow tutorials.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M2:l3: Working Smarter: Copy Formulas and Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 2 Lesson 3 of this course on spreadsheets, students learn how to save time when setting up a spreadsheet by copying functions and formulas. Includes slideshow tutorials.