Introduction

Remember how we talked about calculators in the last lesson and how they make life much easier in math. Then we looked at how easily spreadsheets can use formulas to make quickly perform calculations on the computer. Well let's take that a step further and imagine how convenient it would be to have a formula already established that would calculate a given cell or even a range of cells with just the click of a button. These pre-set formulas are called functions, and you will learn much more about them and how they work in this unit.

 

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Utilize spreadsheet features including formulas

Enduring Understandings

  • Functions make spreadsheet calculations as easy as the click of a button.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Business Technology Applications standards: 6

This lesson incorporates the following Literacy Standards: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R10, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6