Task on Entry

Collect and stick the following on the next clean page in your book;

Asking ‘What if’Mr Blaize

By the end of the lesson you will…

⦿ Objective› Understand why there is a need to ask ‘What

If’

Recognise the need for a spreadsheet

Identify key elements of a spreadsheet

Define the key terms for describing a spreadsheet

Quick Task

⦿Give a definition of what is a spreadsheet.

Your Definitions

Definition

An electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns

of a grid and can be manipulated and used in

calculations

Task

1.Stick the spreadsheet into your books2.Draw around a;

a. Rowb. Columnc. Cell

Task

1.Stick the spreadsheet into your books2.Draw around a;

a. Rowb. Columnc. Cell

Task

1.Give a definition of a a. Rowb. Columnc. Cell

Your Definitions

1.Give a definition of a a. Rowb. Columnc. Cell

Task

1.Give a definition of a a. Row -

i. Each Row is described using a number and goes across the spreadsheet

b. Column - i. Each column is described using a letter

and goes down the spreadsheetc. Cell -

i. Each individual box is called a Cell

Cell Reference

⦿What cell is highlighted?

Cell Reference

⦿What cell is highlighted?

Cell Reference

⦿What cell is highlighted?

Computer Task

⦿Log in to Frog⦿Access the ‘Spreadsheet’ Site⦿Access ‘Lesson 1’⦿Download and attempt the

‘Wizards Challenge’

Progression

What Why How 

1. What have I learnt?2. What do I know now that

I didn't before?3. What new skills have I

gained?4. What would I like to

learn? 

 1. Why have I learnt it?2. What is the point?3. What are the real world

applications?4. How will this help me in

future life/lessons? 

 1. How have I learnt this?2. What made it easier to

learn?3. What will I do to

remember this learning?4. What did I do to

overcome any difficulties?

 

Choose a question to answer from each column. You cannot answer the same numbered question across different columns.