Lesson Plan Excel Functions

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

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Identify the different kinds of functions in MS Excel; Be familiar with the steps in usin the different MS Excel functions; and Appreciate the importance of learnin the steps in usin the different MS Excel functions!

II. Subject Matter

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A! /reparatory Acti-ities Acti-ities a! #penin /rayer   b! .reetins c! )heckin of Attendance B! *e-iew of the /ast 2esson a! efine formula!  b! 3hat are the arithmetic arithmetic operators used in formulas4 formulas4 c! 3hat are the common formula error messaes that may appear in MS Excel4 )! Moti-ation Abstract 3ord Boxes "he students will be di-ided into & roups with 5% members each! A -isual aid containin 6 boxes with hidden word related to the present topic will be shown to them! "he roups will be i-en & minutes to fiure out the hidden words! "he roup who will et all the hidden words or answer the most number of correct items wins the ame! ! 2esson /roper  5! iscuss and explain the commonly used MS Excel functions! MS Excel (unctions

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"he teacher will assin a pair of students for e-ery computer unit to work on with a hands ' on acti-ity! "he students will be i-en 5% minutes to finish their acti-ities! 5! )rete a new file and enter the followin data! $! )ompute for the sum and a-erae of the i-en -alues for each computer part! &! .i-e the maximum and minimum -alues of the i-en alues for each computer part! ?! )ount the number of -alues you entered for each computer part! 6! Sa-e your file as A)"I"I(I)A"I#>: 3rite the correct answer on the space pro-ided!

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VI. Generalization

(unctions are built ' in formulas you can use to make your worksheet construction easier! "he most commonly used MS Excel functions are the followin: S8M ' calculates the total of the -alues or rane of cells! A ' i-es the lowest -alue in a rane of cells or -alues! )#8>" Gcounts the number of cells in a rane of cells! In addition, functions are found at the AutoS8M that is located at the Standard "oolbar of the Excel workbook! VII. Assignment / Agreement

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