Miss Polan's Gradebook

Students Drill Sheet (50) Short Cycle 1 (30) Cell Diagram (50)Dialysis Tubing Lab (50)
Chris 45 24 48 37
Chelsea 50 21 46 36
Daniel 48 26 44 48
John 40 25 43 31
Lisa 45 23 44 24
Maggie 48 27 45 33
Nancy 37 14 45 32
AVERAGE 44.7 22.9 45.0 34.4
Unit Review Packet (50) Benchmark 2 (75) Total Points PercentileLetter Grade
48 68 270 89% B+
46 75 274 90% A+
44 73 283 93% A
44 65 248 81% B-
45 70 251 82% B-
47 72 272 89% B+
42 50 220 72% C
45.1 67.6 260 85% B
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Drill Sheet Short Cell Dia- Dialysis Unit Re- Bench
(50) Cycle 1 gram (50) Tubing Lab view mark 2
(30) (50) Packet (75)

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Spreadsheet technology could be used in the science classroom to analyze data
that was collected from a laboratory activity. Data collection is an aspect of core
learning goal 1.3 which states, “The student will carry out scientific
investigations effectively and employ the instruments, systems of
measurement, and materials of science appropriately.” Data collection must
also be used in order to achieve core learning goal 1.4 which states, “The
student will demonstrate that data analysis is a vital aspect of the process of
scientific inquiry and communication.” In the Biochemistry unit students
participate in a lab where they sample different substances in order to test the
pH of the substance. They are then asked to arrange the substances in a chart
based on their respective pH values. Using spreadsheet technology students
would be better able to analyze the data because they can formulate their
graphs more efficiently. The collected data can be organized into a spreadsheet
and then the students can create a bar graph comparing the various pH values.
Using the computer to create a spreadsheet will better enable students to
communicate their data. They will be able to electronically send their data and
graphs. They can also easily incorporate this data into a class presentation such
as a powerpoint presentation. When students analyze data by using a computer
spreadsheet program instead of the traditional method of plotting on graph
paper, they are engaging the utilizing stage of Thomas and Boysen’s taxonomy.
The spreadsheet is used as a tool for graphing, which is a task that the students
have already learned.