Monday, October 22, 2012

5th Grade Excel - Pictograph

Pictograph - Lunch Ordered
Students at WPS ordered the following lunch for the week of October 15th 2012.
Monday – 85 students ordered Pork Egg Rolls, there were 60 large portions ordered and 25 small portions.
Tuesday – 280 students ordered chicken nuggets, there were 168 large portions ordered and 112 small portions.
Wednesday – 152 students ordered pesto turkey sandwich, there were 82 large portions ordered and 70 small portions.
Thursday – 300 students ordered pizza, there were 188 large portions ordered and 112 small portions.
Friday – 130 students ordered beef taco, there were 87 large portions ordered and 43 small portions.
On excel make 5 columns with the following column heading –
· Day, Lunch, Orders, Large and small – 10pts
· Put in the data into the appropriate cell – 10pts
· Find the sum of the total orders, the large portion and the small portion – 10pts
· Find the min, max and average for the orders and portions – 30pts
· Select the lunch and order columns and make graph using the column chart. Your chart must have a title – 10pts
· Format data point of each column and insert the appropriate picture of the lunches to make a picture graph -15pts
· Go the internet and find pictures of the lunches for your columns.
· Change your orientation to landscape and type your name in the header before you print – 10pts

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

5th Grade Computer Class

Car Prices        
Remember to save all work in your flash drive
· Go to the inter net and find prices for the following vehicle
o Hummer
o Avalanche
o Acura MDX
o Honda Element
o Nissan
o Infinity QX4
o Lexus GX 470
o Porsche Cayenne
o Mercedes-Benz ML555
o BMW X5
o Cadillac Escalade
o Land Rover
o Toyota Sequoia
o Toyota Camry
oCar of your Choice
oCar of your Choice

 
· Open Excel and put in the names of the cars and prices in column A and B
· Find the minimum price, maximum, average and sum of all the cars
·Make a bar graph to compare the car prices. Do not include the min,max and average.
·Change page orientation to Landscape
·Change page layout and put your name, date and title in the header.
·Due on Thursday Oct 11 for 5A and Monday Oct 15 for 5B
 
http://www.carmax.com Zip Code - 77380

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

6th Grade - Computer Systems

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

Due on Wednesday Oct 17. One extra day for students absent during the week.


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