Ever wonder how the color effects the longevity of a lifesaver?  What about finding out the average number of hours students spend in front of the TV?  Did you know that you can use a spreadsheet to investigate the probability of getting heads or tails in a coin toss?  You can...and you can use spreadsheets to do much more......

     There are so many wonderful ways to integrate the use of spreadsheets into the curriculum.  The following sites and examples are listed in an effort to offer ideas and connections for teachers and students to conduct their own investigations, complete performance tasks addressing spreadsheets and data collection, and learn a few new things along the way!  Interesting project possibilities are presented as well as many informational links. 

Let's try some of the following:

School Spreadsheet Safari
Almost Everything You Need For Using Spreadsheets in the Classroom
Spreadsheets in the Math Class
Using Excel in the Classroom:
Ice Cream Data, Temperature Converter and More
Single Use Spreadsheets
Operation Lifesaver
Procedures for 4th grade Lifesaver Project
Temperature Stats
How Tall Are We?
The Cereal Box Problem
Coin Flipping
A page by Ken White that allows students to gather data on virtual coin-flipping experiments. Students may create a spreadsheet using this simulated data.
Graphing M&Ms
Mighty Mouthwatering Math
Volcano Data: Research and extend to find averages or typical data
Creating An Allowance Spreadsheet
Are We There Yet: A springboard for designing your own students' vacation planning project using spreadsheets and PowerPoint
Graphing the Weather: Adapt this site to include spreadsheets complete with averages

...So many wonderful possibilities to explore!

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