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Excel Reaction Time Graph

Today you will take your Everyday Math data from the Grab-It Gauge Reaction Time experiment and put the results into an Excel worksheet. You will learn how to format the cells in the spreadsheet changing size, number type, and borders. Next create a bar graph from the data, formatting the titles, and legend. Remove the plot area of the graph and change the color of the bars.

Reactiontime

Grade 4 Food Drive Results

Today we will learn how to use Excel to graph the results of the grade 4 food drive. First we’ll learn how to set up the spreadsheet, format the cells, and then create a bar graph of the results.

Gr4food

After School Snack Graph

We will learn how to use Excel to create a spreadsheet and a bar and circle graph of the survey on after-school snacks. We will also learn how to use the Sum Function and how to format the spreadsheet and graphs.

Favorite Season Graph

We will use The Graph Club to create a table, bar graph, and circle graph of your survey results for the class’ favorite seasons. Include at least two interpretations of the graph in the notes area.

Visit these sites to learn about the four seasons.

Digger and the Gang

Earth’s Seasons

The Seasons

Weather Around The World

Today you will use Google Earth to travel the globe in search of weather information for the five different cities below, plus one additional city of your choice. Record the information while you are retrieving it on the Excel spreadsheet template. Use the F3 key to toggle between windows. After all the information is collected, you will learn how to create a bar graph of the temperatures of the cities.

Favorite Fruit Survey Graph

Today we will use The Graph Club to create a bar and circle graph of the class survey about favorite fruits. Add at least two interpretations of the graph in the notes section.