Spreadsheet!

The project that I looked at was the State Economy Chart that was done by Judy Young. I don't know whether it was for the 5th grade or the 7th grade because it says both! This project was all about the students learning to research using the internet and also learning how to use computer programming tools to help them graph and organize data such as Excel and Chart Wizard.
I thought that this was a good project because it helped introduce the students to programs that they might not have used before. Or if they have, it will help them explore what the program is capable of doing. Since I plan on teaching a higher level than 5th or 7th grade I will be expecting them to have more of a knowledge on how to use the programs and use it in a more advanced way. I will expect them how to create formulas that will add multiple cells within the spreadsheet and what not. I am hoping that this will help the students work in groups and help each other using the programs and learn more than they would having me lecture them on how to use the programs.