Spreadsheets

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Solving Simple Problems SPREADSHEETS Suggested Ages 10-11

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Page 1: Spreadsheets

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Page 2: Spreadsheets

CO

NT

EN

TS

Co

nte

nts

In

tro

du

ctio

n

He

lpfu

l In

form

ati

on

Yo

ur

Sk

ills

W

ha

t Yo

u’v

e L

ea

rnt

We

Te

st Y

ou

Im

ag

e 2

Page 3: Spreadsheets

INT

RO

DU

CT

ION

I w

ou

ld l

ike

to

we

lco

me

yo

u t

o t

his

ne

w a

nd

exc

itin

g t

ext

bo

ok t

ha

t w

ill

gu

ide

yo

u t

hro

ug

h a

n i

ntr

od

uct

ion

to

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

ts.

It i

s a

lwa

ys

wo

rth

un

de

rsta

nd

ing

so

me

of

the

id

ea

s b

eh

ind

a s

ub

ject

be

fore

yo

u g

et

sta

rte

d s

o r

ea

d t

he

He

lpfu

l

Info

rma

tio

n s

ect

ion

fir

st.

On

ce t

he

He

lpfu

l In

form

ati

on

se

ctio

n i

s o

ve

r I

will

take

yo

u

on

a s

tep

by s

tep

jo

urn

ey t

hro

ug

h

ess

en

tia

l sk

ills

an

d a

nu

mb

er

of

dif

fere

nt

act

ivit

ies.

Th

ese

wil

l h

elp

yo

u g

et

to g

rip

s w

ith

Sim

ple

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

ts.

An

Exc

el

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

t

Re

me

mb

er!

Ch

eck

th

e g

loss

ary

in

He

lpfu

l In

form

ati

on

if y

ou

do

n’t

un

de

rsta

nd

an

y o

f th

e w

ord

s.

Fin

all

y,

ma

ke

su

re y

ou

re

ad

th

e W

e T

est

Yo

u s

ect

ion

as

it i

s a

qu

iz t

o c

he

ck h

ow

mu

ch y

ou

ha

ve

le

arn

t!

Page 4: Spreadsheets

HE

LPF

UL

Use

ful

Info

rma

tio

n f

or

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

ts

A S

pre

ad

she

et

is a

do

cum

en

t w

hic

h i

s sp

lit

into

Ro

ws

an

d C

olu

mn

s. T

he

y c

alc

ula

te t

ota

ls,

ave

rag

es

an

d p

erc

en

tag

es

thro

ug

h f

orm

ula

s.

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

ts a

re m

ad

e u

p o

f:

~ C

olu

mn

s -

Th

e C

olu

mn

is

the

up

an

d d

ow

n s

pa

ce.

Lett

ers

are

use

d t

o s

ho

w e

ach

Co

lum

n.

~ R

ow

- T

he

Ro

w i

s th

e le

ft t

o r

igh

t sp

ace

th

at

is g

oin

g a

cro

ss.

Nu

mb

ers

are

use

d t

o s

ho

w e

ach

Ro

w.

~ C

ell

- T

he

Ce

ll i

s th

e s

pa

ce w

he

re a

Ro

w a

nd

Co

lum

n c

ross

. E

ach

Ce

ll i

s n

am

ed

be

cau

se o

f it

s C

olu

mn

Le

tte

r a

nd

Ro

w N

um

be

r.

Re

me

mb

er!

Wh

en

na

min

g a

Ce

ll y

ou

sh

ou

ld p

ut

the

Co

lum

n L

ett

er

firs

t a

nd

th

e R

ow

Nu

mb

er

seco

nd

.

Page 5: Spreadsheets

INFO

RM

AT

ION

W

ord

M

ea

nin

g

Form

ula

Is

a c

alc

ula

tio

n o

f n

um

be

rs i

n C

ell

s. F

orm

ula

s m

ust

be

gin

wit

h a

n ‘

=’

sig

n.

Lab

els

T

ext

wh

ich

id

en

tifi

es

on

in

a S

pre

ad

she

et

wh

at

yo

u a

re

talk

ing

ab

ou

t.

Va

lue

s A

re n

um

be

rs,

wh

en

en

teri

ng

a V

alu

e y

ou

are

en

teri

ng

a

pa

rtic

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r n

um

be

r.

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lls

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e b

ox’

s w

ith

in t

he

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rea

dsh

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t w

he

re t

he

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be

ls o

r

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lue

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re e

nte

red

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ph

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art

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wa

y t

o d

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lay n

um

be

rs a

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pic

ture

.

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hli

gh

t T

o s

ele

ct T

ex

t o

r g

rap

hic

by c

lick

ing

it,

or

dra

gg

ing

th

e

mo

use

acr

oss

it.

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t B

ox

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blo

ck o

r sq

ua

re y

ou

ca

n f

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ith

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xt

an

d m

ove

aro

un

d

wit

h t

he

mo

use

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ssa

ry O

f

Term

s

Page 6: Spreadsheets

YO

UR

F

irst

ly t

o g

et

yo

u u

sed

to

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

ts a

nd

ho

w t

he

y w

ork

, im

ag

ine

yo

u a

re g

oin

g o

n a

ho

t h

oli

-

da

y a

nd

th

ink o

f th

e ite

ms

yo

u w

ill n

ee

d h

ow

ma

ny y

ou

ne

ed

an

d t

he

n e

stim

ate

th

e p

rice

th

ey

wil

l b

e.

Oka

y n

ow

yo

u h

ave

do

ne

th

at

op

en

up

a M

icro

soft

Ex

cel

spre

ad

she

et.

1.

No

w y

ou

ca

n e

nte

r th

at

info

rma

tio

n

yo

u t

ho

ug

ht

ab

ou

t in

to a

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

t

like

th

is o

ne

dis

pla

ye

d h

ere

.

2.

Yo

u n

ow

wa

nt

to t

urn

th

e P

rice

into

an

act

ua

l C

urr

en

cy C

ate

go

ry.

So

se

lect

th

e c

ell B

2:B

7.

Th

is i

s b

y

clic

kin

g o

n c

ell

B2

an

d d

rag

gin

g t

he

mo

use

do

wn

to

B7

.

3.

Rig

ht

clic

k o

n t

he

sh

ad

ed

are

a a

nd

cli

ck o

n F

orm

at

Ce

lls.

In C

ate

go

ry i

t w

ill

be

Ge

ne

ral,

Cli

ck o

n C

urr

en

cy t

o f

orm

it

into

a p

rice

nu

mb

er

wh

ich

wil

l

ad

d a

£.

4.

Yo

ur

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

t

wil

l n

ow

lo

ok l

ike

this

.

Page 7: Spreadsheets

SK

ILLS

N

ow

we

wil

l u

se y

ou

r S

pre

ad

she

et

to e

nte

r F

orm

ula

s a

nd

ca

lcu

late

th

e P

rice

of

ea

ch o

f th

e I

tem

s

to B

uy

tim

ed

by t

he

Qu

an

tity

ne

ed

ed

to

ha

ve

co

st.

So

en

ter

the

tit

le C

ost

into

D1

.

No

w y

ou

ha

ve

en

tere

d t

he

tit

le

of

the

ne

w C

olu

mn

. Y

ou

ne

ed

to

sta

rt t

o c

alc

ula

te t

he

Co

st.

Se

lect

cell

D2

an

d p

ut

a ‘

=’

this

wil

l

ma

ke

th

e b

ox

rea

dy f

or

a

Fo

rmu

la,

no

w y

ou

ca

n e

ith

er

typ

e in

B2

or

clic

k o

n t

he

ce

ll.

To

tim

es

the

am

ou

nt

the

n c

en

tre

a

‘*’

an

d e

nte

r C

2 o

r cl

ick o

n c

ell

. It

wil

l lo

ok l

ike

th

is,

pre

ss e

nte

r a

nd

the

ce

ll w

ill

calc

ula

te t

he

Co

st.

Cli

ck o

n D

2 a

nd

in

th

e b

ott

om

Rig

ht

corn

er

the

re w

ill

be

a s

ma

ll ‘

+’.

Cli

ck a

nd

dra

g t

his

do

wn

to

D7

. T

his

wil

l

the

n d

o a

ll t

he

fo

rmu

las

for

yo

u a

lon

g t

his

Ro

w a

nd

wil

l

use

th

e a

lte

rna

te P

rice

an

d Q

ua

nti

ty.

Page 8: Spreadsheets

WH

AT

YO

U’V

E L

EA

RN

T

Yo

u h

ave

le

arn

t so

me

a s

imp

le p

rob

lem

s w

ith

in S

pre

ad

she

ets

, th

e f

act

yo

u c

an

no

w c

ha

ng

e a

nu

mb

er

Ca

teg

ory

into

a P

rice

me

an

s th

at

wh

en

a F

orm

ula

is

cre

ate

d i

t w

ill

kn

ow

th

at

yo

u a

re

wa

nti

ng

to

ca

lcu

late

pri

ce.

Als

o b

y u

sin

g t

his

sim

ple

‘*

’ F

orm

ula

yo

u c

an

no

w c

alc

ula

te C

ost

s

wh

en

Qu

an

tity

is

invo

lve

d.

Th

is i

s yo

ur

com

ple

te S

pre

ad

she

et

an

d n

ow

ha

s F

orm

ula

s a

nd

dif

fere

nt

Ca

teg

ori

es

wit

hin

ce

rta

in

cell

s.

Th

e P

rice

Co

lum

n (

B)

is n

ow

form

att

ed

to

be

a C

urr

en

cy w

hic

h

me

an

s it

wil

l a

dd

a ‘

£’

into

th

e

cell

s.

Th

e C

ost

Co

lum

n (

D)

no

w s

ho

ws

a F

orm

ula

. D

2 (

=B

2*

C2

) is

th

e

com

mo

n f

orm

ula

an

d t

he

n t

he

cell

s ch

an

ge

acc

ord

ing

to

its

po

siti

on

.

Page 9: Spreadsheets

WE

TE

ST

YO

U

Op

en

up

a n

ew

Mic

roso

ft E

xce

l S

pre

ad

she

et.

We

are

go

ing

to

te

st y

ou

on

th

e t

oo

ls y

ou

ha

ve

lea

rnt.

Th

is i

nvo

lve

s ch

an

gin

g t

he

Ca

teg

ory

of

a c

ell

an

d a

dd

ing

Fo

rmu

las.

En

ter

the

se h

ea

din

gs

in R

ow

On

e.

Fo

od

, C

alo

rie

s, N

um

be

r o

f H

elp

ing

s a

nd

Ca

lori

e T

ota

l.

~ L

ist

Fiv

e f

oo

ds

yo

u w

ou

ld l

ike

to

ea

t in

Co

lum

n A

un

de

r th

e F

oo

d h

ea

de

r.

~ L

ist

the

in

div

idu

al

foo

d c

alo

rie

s in

Co

lum

n B

un

de

r th

e C

alo

rie

s h

ea

de

r th

en

se

lect

B2

:B6

an

d F

orm

at

the

ce

lls

as

pre

vio

usl

y s

ho

wn

to

a s

uit

ab

le C

ate

go

ry (

such

as

Nu

mb

er)

.

~ L

ist

the

am

ou

nt

of

he

lpin

gs

yo

u w

ou

ld l

ike

in

Nu

mb

er

of

He

lpin

gs

he

ad

er.

~ In

Ca

lori

e T

ota

l h

ea

de

r in

th

e f

irst

ce

ll e

nte

r a

Fo

rmu

la (

=B

2*

C2

) to

ca

lcu

late

th

e t

ota

l

calo

rie

s in

take

an

d t

he

n d

rag

do

wn

th

e l

ist

for

the

oth

er

Ro

ws.

Th

is i

s a

Sp

rea

dsh

ee

t th

at

yo

urs

sh

ou

ld

loo

k s

imil

ar

to y

ou

rs.

We

ll D

on

e!!

!

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