Curriculum Map

Course Title: Computer Applications Grade: 9th

Unit (Name/Number): Microsoft Excel Pacing: 15 class periods

Essential Question(s): Unit: How are spreadsheets used effectively in business as well as your personal life? Lesson: How can I enter data into Excel and
use the Excel ribbon to create a useful, efficient spreadsheet? Lesson: What are representations of different formulas? Lesson: What are effective ways to
apply formatting to cells and data? Lesson: How is Microsoft Excel used in business and personal life?

Evidence of Learning
Content/Key Concepts Standards Key Vocabulary Learning Activities/Resources (Assessments; Performance Tasks)

 Spreadsheet
 Cell/active cell
 Columns/column headings Student laptops
Computer Apps. Workbooks
 Rows
Practice sheets
 Formula bar
Parts of the Excel Screen Vocabulary note guides
15.4.8.D.  Name box Check student laptop screens
and Navigating in Excel
 Sheet tabs
Project Excel screen; students
 Cell reference locate on laptops
 Cell range
 Merged cell
 Formula tab
Student laptops
Computer Apps. Workbooks

 Functions Students produce basic

 Formulas Student created
spreadsheets using very basic sum spreadsheets
Excel Formulas 15.4.8.D.  Autosum formulas
 Average function
 Min/max functions Students produce spreadsheets
using the correct function keys and
formulas for spreadsheets that
increase in difficulty
 Numbers group Student laptops Student created
 Currency Computer Apps. Workbooks spreadsheets with required
Basic Formatting 15.4.8.D.
 Decimals formatting features
 Shading, borders, alignment Introduce formatting features
 Student laptops
 Personal budget
Computer Apps. Workbooks
 Business: Charts for
Purposes for Excel 15.1.8.Z. scheduling, product sales, Discussion
Students open budget templates
customer data, etc.
and google images/examples of
excel spreadsheets