Excel Graphing Summer Fun with Digital Student Directions

The last marking period of the school year can be a challenging time to keep students engaged…

they’re thinking about summer…

you’re thinking about summer…

#embraceit

This Summer Fun Excel project can be a perfect way to:

* integrate technology

* extend and enrich a math topic of study

* introduce students to creating sheets and charts using Excel

Project file includes:

* teacher notes/ classroom management suggestions

* digital survey, using a Google Form, to collect summer activities data

* digital student directions in checklist form, using Google Slides

* rubric, using self-grading Google Form, to grade finished graphs

* I’ve used this as a back to school project as well as an end of year activity

* my students were able to complete this project with two or three 15-minute small group center sessions

* My 5th graders completed this project as a performance task- small groups of students working independently on Chromebooks or desktop computers in rotating 15-minute turns during my 90-minute Math block, working at their own pace through the project checklist directions

* I’ve used this project with younger students, or students needing adaptations, in small groups as well- reading the project checklist directions aloud to those small groups for a 10 or 15-minute rotating center turn

Classroom-tested student samples may be viewed on my classroom web site:

http://www.mrsdingman.com/ExcelGraphing.html#anchor_91