Computer Technology Skills — Grade 6

Planets' relative gravity spreadsheet

The students use online resources to find information about the nine planets in our solar system. Then, using the relative gravity of each planet, they will create a spreadsheet to calculate what the weight of an average man and woman (possibly their own weight or the weight of other objects) would be on each of the planets.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Computer Technology Skills and Science)

By Susan Blevins.

Stocks Report

Students will create graphs illustrating changes in stocks and answer questions using the graphs.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and Mathematics)

By Susan Blackwell.

Winter Olympics: Inquiry into Statistics

Following the excitement of Olympic events, students are involved in an I-search http://www.avon.k12.in.us/hickory/pages/hickoryhome2.htm (click on Media Center then I-Search) activity that helps them develop question and search techniques. Their research provides them with data to enter into spreadsheets and display in graph format.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)

By Carol Horne, Nancy Cowal, and Victoria Lunetta.

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Bouncing Tennis Balls

Students develop their skills in collecting and recording data using the real-world situation of a bouncing tennis ball. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Computer Technology Skills and Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics