Week
13: Introduction to Spreadsheets
Homework
for the Teacher
- As
you know, measurement is an area that tends to give fifth graders
some trouble on the End of Grade Test. For that reason, you
will have the opportunity to spend the next five weeks working
with students on the use of spreadsheets for understanding,
using, and converting standard units of metric and customary
measurement. The emphasis is not on learning spreadsheet software;
it is on using spreadsheet software as a tool to collect and
analyze data, explore "what if" statements, learn
content and much more. In the process, students will learn
basic spreadsheet terminology while using the tool to perform
calculations, observe results, and display data graphically.
- Are
you uncomfortable teaching spreadsheets? Let NCWin put
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- Here's
a a rich list of online
resources that will get your creative spreadsheet
juices flowing for the next 6 weeks! Bookmark your favorites.
- Here
is a list of sites related to metrics
and measurement. Don’t forget to bookmark
your favorites!
Reading
Strategy Spotlight
Question! Have
students ask questions of themselves, questions of the authors,
and questions regarding the validity of text. Questioning is
fundamental to being alive. Questions help children formulate
beliefs. What questions do they have before they start to read?
What questions rise to the surface while they are reading? What
questions would they like to ask the author? What questions will
go unanswered?
Student
Activity Sheet
Printable pages designed to complement the current week's
Reading Strategy Spotlight and to help students organize their
thoughts, reflect upon reading material, and look for organizational
patterns in online text.
BBs: Weekly
Nuggets of "Best Practices" and "Brain Research"
How
do boring classrooms cause a student's cortex to thin? Link to
Teachley's!
TechKnow
Disaster Preparedness Page
Printable Computer Skills Mini-Posters & activity sheets
for those times when the network crashes or equipment is unavailable.
You can print a different page each week.
Fifth
Grade Computer Skills Test Item Bank
Please retain the security of this test to maintain its
validity. Contact your local Media and/or Technology Director
for the user name and password to access the item bank.
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