Lesson Objective : Understand the a spreadsheet is made up of cells
Each cell has a cell reference
Learning Outcome : Download and open a spreadsheet file. Enter cell references
The Big Picture
What have we done? This is out first spreadsheet lesson
What are we doing? We are going to use a spreadsheet and enter cell references
What are we going? We will use spreadsheets to make lots of calculations
A spreadsheet program is made up of a large table, called a sheet.
Each cell has a cell reference. The cell reference is the column letter followed by the row number. The cell reference for the green cell below is B3.
How to find MS Excel on your computer. Select the windows button on the bottom left of the screen and search for Excel. Select the correct version.
Task: The Wizard’s Challenge
Note : You may need to select Enable Editing
Enter the correct cell references into the appropriate cells in the table.
You can simply click on any cell to start typing into it.
You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move from cell to cell.
Press the ENTER key once finished.
If the cell reference is correct, the cell will turn green.
Success Criteria
Success : I can enter over 15 cell references
Super Success : I can fill most of the table
Extra Success : I can complete the table and move on the next week’s task
Next week’s task
Note : You may need to select Enable Editing
Instructions
Work out the answers to various calculations and if they are right, the cells will automatically turn gold.
You can enter formulae into cells to help work out the answers.
All formulae must begin with an = (equals) sign
See example in D7;
=B7+C7 will add the numbers of the 2 cells together
If you finish, you can go to level 2
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