Lesson Plan : Excel - Sparklines

Teacher Name:
 Mathew Lee
Grade:
 College/University
Subject:
 Science

Topic:
 Sparklines in Excel 2010
Content:
 Defining sparklines creating sparklines applying sparklines to real life situations
Goals:
 Students will go from an being unclear and uncertain of what a sparkline is, to being able to understand what a sparkline is, be able to create one given a set of data, and be able to apply it to everyday life situations.
Objectives:
 -Student will become familiar with what a sparkline is -Students will be able to apply sparklines to appropriate sets of data -Develop a set of data with sparklines attached, be able to present it and compare the sets of data.
Materials:
 Computer with Microsfot Excel 2010
Introduction:
 -Explain what a sparkline is.
Development:
 -Compare sparklines to one giant graph -Explain how to add spark lines to given set of data -Show appropriate times to use in real life situation -Explain different types of sparklines
Practice:
 Set by set explaination of how to ass sparklines to a given set of data
Accommodations:
 
Checking For Understanding:
 -Ask when it would be appropriate to use sparklines -Why would having a sparkline be more beneficial then using one graph?
Closure:
 This was my presentation of sparklines. I hope you enjoyed and now understand how to use sparklines.
Evaluation:
 Can student identify a sparkline? Can student apply sparklines when appropiate?
Teacher Reflections:
 

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