EXCEL SPREADSHEETS

Microsoft Excel is an application commonly used to create spreadsheets to enter, analyze and perform calculations on numerical data. Castlebay students from 2nd through 5th grade learn to use this powerful and popular business application.

Students are introduced to basic terminology such as worksheets, columns, rows, cells, labels, values and formulas.

In the following example, students learn what an income statement is, what it is used for and how to create it. They also learn that they can use these spreadsheets to do "what if" calculations. What if I lower my cost of lemons, or increase my revenue? This demonstrates the power of formulas and shows the value of using EXCEL instead of simply creating tables and static text in Microsoft Word.



Students learn to create various types of charts using the data input into their spreadsheets. In this example students identify and select the expenses to be displayed in a pie and bar graph. They then see how helpful this visual aid can be used to analyze the costs.

My Expenses

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