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Using Existing Data
The
Natural History Museum Dinosaur Data Files
Math
Forum's Exploring Data
National
Library of Virtual Manipulative's for Interactive
Mathematics
Math
Forum's Data Sets
Kathy
Adkins' Data Library
Interactive
(May require a plug-in or applet)
Data
Picking
Interactive data collection from BBC that provide
students a game to test their knowledge of what is
collected and make comparisons. A MUST use site!
A
Shopping Spree Activity
A great interactive spreadsheet that takes you shopping
to Walmart and Toys R Us. Can you spend
$1,000.00?
Climate
Data Workbook
An interactive charting workbook that lets you compare
the climate of two U.S. cities.
Illuminations
Spreadsheet and Graphing
Tool and
Spreadsheet
Tool
MathsNet
Interactive Spreadsheets
Create
a Graph
What
is the Average Height of Your Class?
Basketball
Math Interactive
An interactive math game that highlights a bar graph as
one of the items.
Global
Grocery List Project
An opportunity for students to gather data and submit
online to a collaborative project.
Harcourt Publishers
Interactive Graphing:
Spreadsheet
Examples by Elementary and Middle School
Teachers
To
Excel in the Classroom
by Kathy Adkins
A site with multiple resources and ideas for
teachers
The
ABCs to Excel
by Kathy Adkins
The
ABCs of Things to Graph
by Kathy Adkins
Graphing
Garbage (PDF
document)
Graphs
and Stories
EveryBODY
Counts Check
out the spreadsheet activities as well as ALL the other
activities!
Graphing
'Round Our School
Graphing
Through the Year
with Mrs. Opyr's Class
Pocket
Money and Savings Survey
Probability
from Shamrock Lane
Water
Usage Check out
the introductory chart and worksheets. The class examples
are NOT active links, however.
TeachersNet.com
Graphing Fun A
long list of graphing ideas!
Using
Spreadsheets as a Problem-Solving
Tool
Spreadsheets are a very powerful tool that allows
students to understand complicated word problems. They
allow students to "spread" out data for manipulation,
analysis, and reflection. Included are many examples that
you can use to teach students how to use a spreadsheet as
a tool to think at a higher level in order to solve real
life word problems.
Vocabulary
Enrichment Using Excel
Students learn and/or review vocabulary words by labeling
a picture in Excel
Population
Hunt
Using
a Spreadsheet to Plan a Party
Graphing
Your Favorite Pizza Toppings
Wisconsin
Kindergarten's Use of Graphs
Two
Kindergarten Graphing Ideas
Data
Types and Matching
Graphs Middle
School or above.
Elementary
Excel Template Examples
ThinkQuestSchool
Spreadsheet Safari
At this website you'll learn about the history of
spreadsheets, how to use them, and vocabulary. You will
find out how spreadsheets can be used in a variety of
school subjects and how they can help you organize
information and practice skills. There are also some cool
quizzes and puzzles.
Faubion
Middle School's Noon Shadow Observation
Project Be sure
to click on the results
section.
East
Ramapo Instructional Technology Spreadsheet
Activities
The focus of this page is on the importance of
using spreadsheets in your curriculum and the educational
value of spreadsheet activities to improve student
achievement.
Carol
Hurst's Data Gathering and
Analyzing
Lots of resources linking literature to data gathering
and analysis.
Online
Lessons Utilizing Spreadsheets
Creating
Pictographs in Excel:
Lesson Plan
Objective - Students will complete a survey in Excel and
create a spreadsheet using their data.
MiddleSchool.net
Lessons
Collaborative
Graphing Project
Creating
and Using Bar Graphs
Fruit
Loop Graphs
Traveling
Buddy School Survey
The
PROBABILITY of Pintails
Downloadable
Excel Files
Site
1 (3
files)
Site
2 (4
files)
Spreadsheet
Basics and Glossaries
How
To Spreadsheet Activities
MathsNet:
What is a Spreadsheet
Teach-Nology:
Spreadsheets
Creating
Excel Templates for use with Elementary
Students
Spreadsheet
Activities Good
ideas including Timelines, Interview Forms, Simple
Graphing, Civil War & More Simple Graphing, Not So
Simple Graphing, Probability Experiment - though difficult
to read!
The
A to Z of Spreadsheets
Online
Resources
Fibonacci
Numbers and Nature
Fibonacci numbers can be generated on a spreadsheet. This
site looks in detail at where, how and why they occur in the
natural world. There are many colorful, clear diagrams, and
animations of growing plants.
Sabine
Parish School District Excel Resources and
Ideas
Spreadsheets
in the Classroom
by San Diego City Schools' Educational Technology
Department
LT
Technologies Spreadsheet Resources
MathsNet:
Spreadsheet Animations
Maths
Through Spreadsheets
by Bryan Dye
Here are three collections of problems, puzzles and
activities to help you use spreadsheets as a medium for
investigating mathematics.
Graphing
and Computers in Grades 3-5
by Fred Ventura, Ph.D.
Articles
on Using Excel in the Classroom
EXCEL-lent
Middle School Math Lessons!
Web
Images
Google
Images
All
the Web Images
Arizona
Standards
Academic
K-12 Standards
Early
Childhood Education
Standards
Materials
and Resources
Standards-based
Teaching and Learning
Search
Engines and Other Search Tools
KidsClick!
Yahooligans
Ask
Jeeves for Kids
EduHound
Awesome
Library
Dr.
Christie's Search Engine Page
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