8.4 – Band ManagerSpreadsheets

Mr Farmer

Lesson 1 - Starter

• Create a folder called 8.4 Band Manager in your ICT folder (Year 8 > ICT)

• Go to the wiki – www.st-james-ict.wikispaces.com• Year 8• BAND MANAGER - SPREADSHEETS• Lesson 1• Save Lesson1_Starter.doc to your 8.4 Band

Manager folder• Open it and complete it

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Introduction

• You are the manager of a new band called ‘The Shakes’

• They are not very good with money and have brought you in to help them sort out the business side of the band.

• You are going to create a business model for the band, to keep track of what they are spending and how much hey are making.

Unit Objectives

• Develop models by adding or changing variables and rules

• Create charts based on data in the model• Develop interrogation skills including the

use of Goal Seek• Explore a model and draw conclusions• Prepare a presentation showing and

explaining information to a given audience.

Lesson Objectives

• Understand what a model is and why it is used.

• Change variables on a spreadsheet to find output values.

• Use Goal Seek to find input variables.

Shake ‘em Up Spreadsheet

• The band have produced their 1st single.

• They want to find out if it is making a profit or a loss.

• What does profit mean?• What does loss mean?

Shake ‘em Up Spreadsheet

Save Shake_em_up_Spreadsheet.xls from the wikiOpen it and complete Activity 1

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Goal Seek

• Goal Seek is a tool that allows you to tell the spread sheet what you want an output to be (Profit) and what cell (Unit sales) you want to alter to reach this figure.

• Data > What-If Analysis > Goal Seek• Complete Activity 2

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Plenary

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• http://quizlet.com/_6q2lx• Read > Scatter > Test