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Charts

Learning Intentions

  • Using numerical data in a spreadsheet create some charts to be able to analyse the data visually.

Success Criteria

  • Listening carefully to others views and ideas.

  • Supporting each other to complete the task

  • Create a range of charts:

    • Bar Chart

    • Pie Chart

    • Correctly label a chart

Starter task - describe each word

Sales Revenue

Expenses

Profit

Spreadsheet

Formula

Chart

1

3

5

2

4

6

Activity 1 - setup your spreadsheet

  • Open Microsoft Excel on your computer.
  • You are now going to begin listing some items from a shop website such as Amazon.
  • Total up the cost of all of these items added together.

Charts

  • A chart is a visual representation of data. Spreadsheets are often used simply for the charting functionalities built in to them.

  • There are several types of charts available in Microsoft Excel. 

  • What type of chart is displayed on the right?

Demo

Activity 2 - add your chart

  • We will now look at how to create different charts using Microsoft Excel using the Sales and Expenses figures from the previous task.
  • Remember:
    • Label your chart (heading, axis, legend)
    • Move to a new worksheet
    • Select non-adjacent cells
    • Use data labels

Activity 3 - Top Tips

With a partner come up with 3 Top Tips on how to create a chart or what should be included.

Activity 4 - a shopping list

The following table is for a shopping list. It does not have completed information. The maximum budget is £25. Using a website such as tesco.com, add and complete the information in a spreadsheet:

Item Quantity Individual price Total price
Oranges 2
Cooking Apples 4
Sausages 1
Multipack crisps 2
Milk (2 pints) 1
Burgers 4

Once you have done that, create a pie chart to show how the budget is distributed.

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