Session 4: Excel Work with a partner and record your pulse. One person counts while the other keeps track of the time. We want the number of beats per minute. Time for 15 seconds – multiply count by 4 Write it down for later use.

Go to http://bcpsodlpd.pbworks.com In Session 4: Excel Download these resources and save them to the H: drive. Skills Assessment for Excel 2013 Excel Practice.xlsx

It’s All About Excel What You Know What You Want to Learn What You Learned

Analyze Data Excel can be used to organize and analyze data. Changes over time, comparisons between countries, or tracking expenses are easy to do and to see using Excel. Excel has tools that make it easy.

Crunch the Numbers Formulas Functions We can create our own formulas or we can use the built-in functions to “crunch the numbers.” Functions

Greater than or equal to 10 and less than or equal to 14 Sort by Grams of Fat Sort and Filter Filter by: Greater than or equal to 10 and less than or equal to 14 Columns in the data tables can be sorted or filtered to assist with analyzing the data. Sort by Location

Charts can be easily created from the data tables to provide a picture view of the data. Visualize

Parts of the Excel Window Have participants open the Excel application. Identify these parts to establish a common vocabulary.