Learn how to use Google Sheets with this video for beginners. It teaches how to create a new Google sheets, basic terminology, how to select and move in a sheet, how to enter simple formulas and make a chart. It also includes the "big data" term and two example terms from website data that are commonly used in data analysis.
Essential Questions:
How do you create a new Google sheet?
What is a spreadsheet?
What is the terminology of spreadsheets including: row, column, cells and formulas?
How do you move in a spreadsheet?
how do you select a cell range and for what reason would you want to do that?
How do you change column sizes and row sizes?
How do you format numerals and text inside cells?
What is the appropriate place to label cells in a table?
How do you enter basic formulas for SUM, AVERAGE, MAXIMUM and MINIMUM?
How do you enter a chart?
How does a chart update when you enter new data into the chart?
What is a common mistake that can cause problems in formulas?
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