Spend a Million Dollars Using Excel
Practice using spreadsheet formulas to calculate expenses. In this Microsoft Excel® activity, students use a spreadsheet to help them decide which ten items they would purchase if they had a million dollars to spend. This lesson plan requires the Excel software application.Grade Levels: 4 - 8
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Joan Marie Brown
Spreadsheet Activities for Microsoft Excel features step-by-step instructions for writing formulas, using functions, creating charts, and determining budgets. Your students will learn about the many different ways they can use spreadsheets as they track grades, graph data, and solve math problems. Many of these interesting lessons are easy to modify and align to your specific curriculum.
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