Spreadsheet Assignment – Crossword and Terms
Summary
Students will define key spreadsheet terms. Students will use the terms they have defined
and create a crossword puzzle in a Spreadsheet application
Related Standards/Objectives
0401 Create, retrieve, modify, format, save, and print a spreadsheet.
0402 Copy, move, insert, and delete data.
0403 Insert and delete columns and rows.
Materials
Internet access, Excel or spreadsheet application
Background for teachers
Prior spreadsheet creation knowledge
Review of tutorial for crossword creation
Student prior knowledge
Prior use of spreadsheet program and basic familiarity with the environment
Instructional procedures
Instructor will demonstrate information on how to create a crossword puzzle using the
online tutorial or printed demonstrations. Students will then use the student guide
following the included instructions. Students will define terms in Excel or spreadsheet
application. Using the terms and definitions they will create a crossword puzzle.
Attachments/Resources
Included student guide
Internet access for crossword creation description or printed crossword instructions
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/excel_puzzle.htm
Author
Wayne Jones
EXCEL ASSIGNMENT
This assignment has two parts. In the first part you will discover terms from with in the
excel environment and define them with definitions you find from the Internet, in the
second part you will create a crossword puzzle with the terms you have defined. We will
go over a tutorial to demonstrate how to create a crossword puzzle in Excel. Then you
will use that knowledge to create your own crossword.
Part 1
Look through Excel and find 15 terms that you are unfamiliar with and through research
from Excel itself or from the Internet define the terms using a complete definition that
you and others like you will be able to understand.
For example, one of your terms might be cell. On the internet the following definition
was found:
A cell is the area in an Excel sheet where the column and the row intersect. This area
can hold information or data of many different types including text, numbers and
formulas.
So the clue for cell might read:
an area in a spreadsheet when columns and rows intersect
Part 2
Use the terms and the definitions that you have listed to make a crossword puzzle. We
will go over the techniques for creating a crossword in Excel. Try to sketch out your
crossword on paper first to get the words to line up in some fashion and then create it in
Excel. The more words you get into the crossword the more points you will receive. If
the crossword has at least 10 words and is a working crossword you will get full credit.
Anything under that will have points deducted. Anything over 10 will receive 2 extra
credit points per word with a max of 10 extra credit points or 15 words. Each word
should have a clue for the across and down words where necessary. You can cut your
clues down a little from your definitions to make it more challenging. Print your Puzzle
and turn it in.