EXCEL Graphing Assmt. In Computer Lab
DO NOT PRINT ANY DOCUMENTS IN THE COMPLETION OF THIS ASSMT.
1. Make a table using the data below in Microsoft Excel Program.
The following are speeds of a race car at 10 different positions in a drag race.
½ sec. from the start 5 mph
1 sec. from the start 7 mph
1.5 sec. from the start 12 mph
2 sec. from the start 22 mph
2.5sec. from the start 35 mph
3 sec. from the start 55 mph
4 sec. from the start 75 mph
5 sec. from the start 105 mph
6 sec. from the start 155 mph
7.5 sec. from the start 220 mph
2. Make an “x y scatter plot” of the data above.
(Be sure that your graph has all the essential components of a good graph and a line of best fit.)
You will need to add labels with units and titles.
3. Type answers to the following questions at the bottom of your assignment in EXCEL.
a. What is the independent variable in the line graph?
b. What is the dependent variable in the line graph?
c. As time passed, what happened to the speed of the car?
4. When you are finished…
a. you should have a table at the top and a scatter plot graph with a line of best fit.
b. you should have typed out answers to the questions below the graph
c. save the EXCEL document to your sever space and show your screen to Mr. Foster for a
grade. If you do not finish, you will need to e-mail to Mr. Foster when done or put it in
the _classDragNDrop folder.
fosterm@psdschools.org