Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Thursday, May 4th- 7th Grade- Functions and Formatting

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 05-04-2017


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Spreadsheets- Cell References and Sorting

Standards:
SSB-1 Know the components of Spreadsheets


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can find and use different features of Excel. TEST NEXT TUESDAY
Students use different features of Excel.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Range, Cell Reference, Sorting, Ascending- to go up, Descending
File:Divers ascending at
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
1. Go to Computer- then your LUNCH number- then open Copy of Car Lot

3. Go to Computer- Student Docs- Witkowski folder- Spreadsheet folder-
open 1 Spreadsheet Vocabulary file.
4. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:

Skill 1 ascending order (Home tab)

Skill 16- Hide and Show Columns (Right click)

Skill 21- hide gridlines (Page layout tab)

Independent Exercise:
Open your "car lot" file and complete up to car 10

Open the Spreadsheet Vocabulary file

1. Miss W will review functions

2. Open a new Excel spreadsheet
In F2 type 20
In F3 type 30
In F4 type 40
In F5 type 50
In F6 type 60
We will type out a formula =F2+F3+F4+F5+F6 and then we type out function to see how functions are shortcuts. =Sum(F2:F6)
It is important to understand the parts of a function (equals sign, function name, parentheses, beginning of the range, colon, ending of the range and parentheses).
Open the Understanding Functions Word document


Open up the "3 Function practice independent activity” .
Excel 2010 Tutorial- Functions
1 min to 3 min Functions
3 mins to 4:30 mins Range
4:30 mins to 8:30 mins Practice
Stop at Count function at 8:30 mins

Slides 34 (functions- built in calculations) through 40
Answer questions 20 through 23

If time:
Skill 4- sparklines(insert)
Skill 20- icon sets (under conditional formatting)
Skill 2- color scales (under conditional formatting)
Higher Order Thinking Questions
How do cell references help navigate a spreadsheet?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will use Excel to understand cell references.
Closure Strategy

Exit Activity: Uses of Spreadsheets http://www.quia.com/mc/2494317.html


We have not covered one question yet.
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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