Thursday, March 8, 2018

Friday, March 9th- 7th Grade- Formatting a chart

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 03-09-2018



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Spreadsheets- Formatting a Table

Standards:
SSB-1 Know the components of Spreadsheets



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can format spreadsheet data.
TEST ON TUESDAY
Students use different features of Excel.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Descending Order- the people on the right are going down. They are descending.
Ascending Order- the people on the left are going up. They are ascending.
File:Ascending - descending
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Open 1 Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint

2. Open your Copy of 1x Car Lot Exercise

3. Complete Exit Activity 10 on your own 



Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:

@ Students will complete the PAYROLL exercise

On your car lot spreadsheet complete the following formatting:
Open car lot file and add the following items to your file:
1. choose a "format as table" style,
Skill 7- format table any color, (Home tab- format as table arrow)

2. change the color of the 3 tabs,
Skill 23- change color of tabs,
       (Right click on tab, click on change color, choose color)

3. create a "thick box" border (any color) around your favorite car,

Skill 31 formatting cells- (highlight car, choose border button)
4. fill in that cell with any color (choose paint bucket)
5. and change the data format in the price column to currency.

Skill 31 formatting cells- change price column to currency             
       (highlight prices, then click on number format arrow)
6. create data bars of any color in your price field

Skill 13- data bars on price column any color,     
   (Home tab- Conditional Formatting button)

7. hide the row of the car you like the least
Right click on number of car you do not like and choose hide.

Sorting
Make sure you have chosen a "Format as Table" style.
Click on the sort arrow by the price.
We are going to sort the most expensive car.
We are going to sort for the least expensive car.
Click on the sort arrow by the miles.
We are going to sort the car with the most miles.
We are going to sort the car with the least miles.

Chart creation and formatting
  • hide the "miles" column
  • highlight your car lot data- model and price
  • Insert a column chart
  • click on the chart and the Chart Tools Tab will appear
  • We are going to look at the Design Tab.
  • Choose a chart style color.
  • We are going to  look at the Layout tab.
  • insert the chart title "My Car Lot". It will explain the chart's purpose.

  • change chart wall, go to more options and pick a fill color
  • change chart floor, go to more options and pick a different color
  • make sure you have gridlines they will make the plot area easier to read.
Open the Spreadsheet Vocabulary file
Slides 31 through 34 (formatting and formulas)


Higher Order Thinking Questions
How do I format a spreadsheet?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will use Excel to format a spreadsheet.
Closure Strategy



Built in calculations are called functions.
Horizontal is like laying down flat on the ground.
Vertical is up and down
You may use the Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint.
Play until you have won a million dollars

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