Spreadsheet Budget Project

Eighth graders research careers on the computer to determine which career they are interested in. They create a spreadsheet using the Excel program and calculate the budget for their desired lifestyle and determine if this income is...

This is a great outline for creating a spreadsheet based on using information found online. Learners can search the web and find current information about the costs for food, rent, childcare, medical expenses, car payments, utilities,...

Students explore money matters by role playing as an adult in the real world.  In this economics lesson, students simulate a budget for a person 10-20 years older living in the real world with a spouse, job, mortgage and children....

Students compare computer hardware and software by engaging in a PowerPoint presentation and looking at newspaper advertisements. They enter their data into handheld computers and share it with classmate by beaming it to their handhelds....

Students examine different aspects of Victorian Life in London through a variety of research projects requiring hands-on computer activities. They read Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Students use the Internet and research facts about the Oval Office. They create a budget to redecorate it using a spreadsheet to show the expenses. They create design boards and present findings in a slideshow presentation.

Use the Tool Factory Workshop to have your class create a list of people to invite to their Thanksgiving Feast.They will take pictures related to the fall season and create invitations using Tool Factory Database. Students make a grocery...

Students research influential women in history using the Internet. They individually choose a women worthy of having a holiday named in her honor. Finally, each student creates a slideshow presentation that explains the choice.