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Running a Business

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Students discuss spreadsheets and how they work. They then imagine they are owners of a store, determine twenty items that they would sell, and create spreadsheets to record amounts of each item sold in a two-week period. After entering information, students add their prices and profit on spreadsheets.

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
STEM
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
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Skills Practice
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Database & Spreadsheet
Year
1999
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