Wednesday, November 30, 2011

5th Grade - Excel: Using %, sum and differences

We are working on payroll -

Gross Pay = Regular Earnings + overtime
Social security = Gross Pay*6.2%
Medicare = Gross Pay*1.45%
Total Deduction = Federal WT + State WT + Social security + Medicare
Net Pay = Gross - Total Deduction

Find the required answers in the order listed above.
Then find total, average, min and max for each column.

Use cell style and format your spreadsheet.
Use wrap text for row 3 and adjust your column size
Change page layout to landscape.
Fit spreadsheet to one page
Type your name and date in header
Save in your flash drive and then print.






PAYROLL REGISTER





For the Bi-Weekly Payroll Ended

7/18/2010

Date of Payment:

7/23/2010


Employee Number
Status
Name
Regular Earnings
Overtime
Gross Pay
Federal W.T.
State W.T.
Social Security 6.2%
Medicare 1.45%
Total Deductions
Net Pay
A100
M2
Tyler, James
1000
200
          65.10
     58.00
A103
S2
Tong, Mary
825
          54.87
     31.00
A104
S0
Gomez, Barbara
850
          97.85
     47.00
A106
S1
Pratt, Samantha
700
100
          70.73
     36.00
Totals
Average
Highest
Lowest

Monday, November 7, 2011

6th Grade Computer Research and Presentation –

Presentation will be on http://www.FlixTIme.com
All files have to be in .JPG or .PNG format.
Use paint or http://www.sumopaint.com
1.  The Computer System
a.  How a computer system works
b.  System Software
c.   Application Software
2.  Types of Computer
3.  Computer Memory
a.  Random Access Memory (RAM)
b.  Read Only Memory (ROM)
4.  Parts of a Computer  System
a.  Hardware
               i.      Input Devices
               ii.      Output Devices
b.  Software
                i.      Operating System Software
                ii.      Application Software

Useful Websites -
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774696.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/5862/

http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/faculty/wolfe/book/Readings/Reading04.htm

Video Sample - This video has 6 pages and runs for 28 sec.