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Intro To Spreadsheets For Middle School Math

This document provides instructions on using spreadsheets to perform mathematical calculations and analyze data. It defines key spreadsheet terms like cells, rows, columns, workbooks and explains common math operations and formulas for calculating mean, median, mode, minimum, maximum and range of data sets. It also includes a link to sample presidential age data and instructions to enter it into a spreadsheet to find specific statistics about US presidents' ages.

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Intro To Spreadsheets For Middle School Math

This document provides instructions on using spreadsheets to perform mathematical calculations and analyze data. It defines key spreadsheet terms like cells, rows, columns, workbooks and explains common math operations and formulas for calculating mean, median, mode, minimum, maximum and range of data sets. It also includes a link to sample presidential age data and instructions to enter it into a spreadsheet to find specific statistics about US presidents' ages.

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Using A Spreadsheet

Math with Computers


Watch this video First!!!!!!!!!!!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-mmTlykTY4K15a91Yw4QDk2ryamjl
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What is a spreadsheet?
An arrangement of cells in columns and rows used to
organize, analyze, calculate, and report information,
usually in numerical or graphical form.
What is a workbook?
A file which contains one or more spreadsheets
Parts of a Spreadsheet
Row
Horizontal lines of
data in a
spreadsheet. This is row 4

Identified with
numbers
Column
Vertical lines of
data in a
spreadsheet. This is Column B

Identified by
letters
Cell
The individual
intersections
between rows and This is cell C3

columns labeled
by the Column
Letters and Row
Numbers
Math Basics and Formulas
Math Operations
Operation Symbol Example

Add + =B1+C1

Subtract - =C1-B1

Multiply * =C3*D3

Divide / =D3/C3

Power ^ =C1^5
Or =POWER(first,second) =POWER(C2,D2)

Mixed Note: Order of operations =3*C2/D2+5-A2


apply

NOTE:Cell names are not case sensitive. C2 is the same as c2.


Statistics Formula
Operation Formula Example

MEAN =AVERAGE(1st number:last number) =AVERAGE(B2:B99)

MEDIAN =MEDIAN(1st number:last number) =MEDIAN(B2:B99)

MODE =MODE1(1st number:last number) =MODE(B2:B99)

Maximum Number =MAX(1st number:last number) =MAX(B2:B99)

Minimum Number =MIN(1st number:last number) =MIN(B2:B99)

Range =MAX(B2:B99)-MIN(B2:B99)

NOTE: Formula names are case sensitive. The must be capital letters
Resources for Assignments
Lesson 3 Assignment
● Open the file containing the data on the Presidents of the United States.
The list contains the name of all 45 US Presidents and their age when they
became President.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DvorHV-9AJ9o2I0NsLiG2isP3HGXtsg1-nwZVxF9u0w

● Enter the data into a spreadsheet.


● Find:
○ The mean, median, & mode age of the Presidents
○ The range of President’s ages
○ The youngest President
○ The oldest President
● Report your answers to me through the exercise on Google Classroom:
Exercise 3.

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