Cem Data WS
Modified 03/06/16
Cemetery Data Worksheet Computer Applications
1.
What is the name of the Cemetery?
2.
What is the latitude and longitude?
(use internet http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html )
3.
The total number of records in the overall database?
a) Did you find any entry errors? If "Yes," what were the errors and how did you fix them? Do you have
any suggestion for preventing such error next year?
b)
4.
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7.
Compare your results with others in the class. What is the corrected total?
Perform a sort on the Birth Year (ascending).
a) Which year had the most births?
b)
What is the number of births in that year?
c)
From what you know about the history of your state and community, can you think of a reason for the
birth rate during that year being so large?
d)
Compare the number of males and females that were born during that year?
e)
What is earliest birth date?
Perform a sort on the Death Year (ascending).
a) Which year had the most deaths?
b)
What is the number of deaths in that year?
c)
From what you know about the history of your state and community, can you think of a reason for the
death rate during that year for being so large?
d)
Compare the number of males and females that died during that year?
e)
What is earliest death date?
Perform a query for each Birth month (and ascending sort by year).
a) Which month had the most births?
b)
What is the number of births in that month?
c)
Compare the number of males and females that were born during that year?
d)
By counting backward 9 months, can you determine which month these children were conceived?
e)
Explain why you think that more children were conceived in that month? NRCSU
Perform a query for each Death month (and ascending sort by year).
a) Which month had the most deaths?
b)
What is the number of deaths in that month?
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c)
Compare the number of males and females that died during that month?
d)
Speculate why you think that more people died in that month? (Generalize: was there a holiday,
special event or anniversary that occurred immediately before or after their death?)
Perform an alphabetical sort on Other Information from the tombstone.
a) Determine which people were in the military?
b)
What is the number of deaths of people that were in the military?
c)
Compare the number of males and females that were military?
d)
From what you know of American History and World History, what is the number of deaths that
occurred during the “War years” or “police actions”?
e) Separate the information from step d and label by “war” or “action”.
9. When finished with all queries and sorts, SHOW them to your teacher. At that time you will draw for which
query or sort you will prepare a report.
_________ Queries grade
________________________________ is the report I drew.
Directions:
A) Setup a report with a descriptive heading as well as a student heading. Separate columns in an eyepleasing manner. Print in landscape style.
Make 2 copies of the report printout, one for your student packet and one for the class book.
The class copy should be turned into your team leader, who will then check it for printing errors.
The team leader will either return the report for corrections or put it into the class book.
B) Use the report month or create a query for a specific year, then compare the individual’s death date as
number of days before or after his birth date.
1.
Record the smaller number and create a WP table to show your comparison.
Include the following columns in your table: first name, last name, gender, birth date, death date, #
of days before, # of days after. (Hint: where possible use copy and paste)
2.
Using the table in step a, see if you can determine a pattern and speculate the reason for the
pattern.
Order of student packet.
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Cover sheet – center horizontal & vertical, Title & Student Information.
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Data collection table – photocopy
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Completed Cemetery Data Worksheet
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Report printout
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Table Death Date Compared with Birth Date
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