One of the most popular applications of math is through spreadsheets (like Excel) that make those numbers relevant to everyday life. We’re going to provide a series of lessons on spreadsheet basics you can use in your K-8 classroom. Here are some of the topics we’ll cover (if the link doesn’t work, it’s because the lesson plan is not yet published here):
- #74: Mastering Excel (for Beginners)
- #71: Beginning Graphs in MS Excel
- #70: Create a Timecard in Excel for Grade Two and Up
- #73: How to Graph in Excel
- #12: Create Simple Shapes in Excel
- #75: Tessellations in Excel
- #72: How to Check Your Math in Excel
- How to Use Excel to Teach Math Arrays
- #79: Excel Turns Data Into Information
–from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom.
–5 bundled Excel lesson plans (for a fee)
If the lesson plans are blurry, click on them for a full size alternative.
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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
