Lesson Title – Spreadsheet Production, Basketball Stats Course – Computer Applications
Grade Level – 9-12 Author – Diane Park School – Grandview HS Length of Lesson – 2 blocks
CTE Academic Integration Lesson Planner
What do I want students to learn?
Standards and Benchmarks
NBEA Standards…or MarkEd Standards…
or … ITEA Standards
Standards and Benchmarks
ACT College Readiness Standards
V. Application Software
Achievement Standard: Identify, evaluate, select,
Install, use, upgrade, and customize application
software; diagnose and solve problems resulting from
an application software's installation and use.
Probability, Statistics, & Data Analysis
 Organize, display, and analyze data in a
variety of ways. (Math 1-12)
 Perform a simple computation using
information from a table or chart. (Prob &
Stats 13-15)
 Calculate the average of a list of numbers.
(Math 16-19)
 Read tables and graphs. (Math 16-19)
 Translate from one representation of data to
another. (Math 20-23)
 Determine the probability of a simple event.
(Math 20-23)
Students will:
Students will:
•Know: (Content and Vocabulary)
•Do: (Skills, Strategies, Processes and Literacy)
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Know and understand basic spreadsheet
software
Become familiar with Labels and Values and
understand Alignment
Understand formulas (absolute and relative)
and the use of functions
Know how to format data (percentage,
currency, bold, etc.)
Know and understand how to print
worksheets, and create and print charts
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of spreadsheet
software.
 Create and format an Excel Basketball
Statistics Worksheet
 Calculate points for shots and free throws
made, shots and free throws attempted,
offensive and defensive rebounds, and
shooting percentage by creating & copying
formulas
 Calculate totals by creating functions (SUM,
etc.)
 Create an embedded chart using non-adjacent
ranges.
 Print worksheet showing values and again
showing formulas
Enduring Understandings (Big Ideas)
For example… principles, themes, generalizations or macro-concepts
Students will understand the concept of statistics based on attempts and successes.
Students will problem solve and create spreadsheet applications by inputting data, creating formulas, and
obtaining accurate results.
Essential Questions
Guiding, driving questions which lead to enduring understandings
How might sports statistics be utilized?
How might an athlete’s stats affect his/her career?
How am I going to assess student learning?
Assessments: Formative assessments and/or Summative assessments
Spreadsheet application.
Related practice problems.
Quizzes and tests.
Lesson Title – Spreadsheet Production, Basketball Stats Course – Computer Applications
Grade Level – 9-12 Author – Diane Park School – Grandview HS Length of Lesson – 2 blocks
Instructional Plan
Prerequisite Skills: Preparation
What prior knowledge, skills and understanding do the students need? How will you assess their background
knowledge and readiness?
Knowledge and use of Excel.
Basic understanding of content and vocabulary.
Basic understanding of the game of basketball.
Group discussion.
Instruction and Activities:
What procedure (sequence), teaching strategies, and student activities are used in this lesson? State the student
roles, teacher roles, and grouping for this lesson.
Teacher will model Excel demonstrating use of labels, values, alignments, formulas, functions, formats, charts, and printouts
via computer/LCD.
Teacher will review spreadsheet terminology, statistical data, and the rules of basketball.
Students will work individually on computers completing an Excel practice worksheet.
Teacher will rotate and provide feedback.
Students will complete final Excel product and hand in for assessment.
Academic Integration
What core academic topics are integrated? What terminology is common? What terminology is different?
Include specific examples to be used to introduce, teach, or review the topics.
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Find the average of the following numbers: 75, 36, 92, 100, 25, 72 = total/6
If a shooting percentage is 75%, how many shots should be made with 20 attempts? .75*20 = 15
What is the probability of pulling a green ball out of a bag that has 2 red and 5 green balls?
5 green/7 total
What is a baseball player’s batting average if they have gotten hits 11 out of 25 at bats?
Hits/at bats or 11/25 = .44
Specific ACT Readiness Examples:
Kay’s Appliance Repair shop charges for labor according to the chart below. What is the charge for each
additional 14 minutes of labor beyond the initial 30 minutes?
Minutes of labor
1-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Charge
$39.90
$49.35
$58.80
$68.25
$77.70
A. $4.73
B. $6.30
C. $7.09
D. $7.56
E. $9.45*
Resources
What materials and resources are needed for this lesson? Describe the learning environment where this lesson
will take place.
Teacher created/directed worksheets, assignment printout, document camera, LCD projector, computers,
Excel software.