You Found My X-Cell
In this part, students form pair groups to learn about Microsoft Excel, by engaging in a game of strategy called You Found My X-Cell. After a brief introduction to spreadsheet terminology, students construct a player sheet that contains five targets built using the letter X. Each person takes a turn guessing the location of the targets by calling out a cell reference. The first student to find all the targets is the winner.
Assignment 1: Explore Spreadsheet Basics
Assignment 2: Set Up Game Worksheets
Assignment 3: Play "You Found My X-Cell"
Learning Objectives
Below is a list of the learning objectives. Students should be able to independently complete each task.
Content knowledge:
- understand the basic parts of a spreadsheet program; cell, row, column, row heading, column heading, name box, cell reference, formula bar
- develop a strategy to place hidden targets and a strategy to find an opponent's targets
Technical Skills:
Operating Environment
- open and close a program
Spreadsheets
- select columns using the column heading
- select rows using the row heading
- select a specific cell using the cell reference
- enter text into a cell by either typing it directly into the box or into the formula bar
- select a cell using the mouse pointer. ENTER key, TAB key, and name box
- fill a cell with color using Fill Color
- select multiple cells and remove the fill color
- format the alignment of cells to the left, center, and right
- format the font, font size, and font style or text in a cell
- rename a worksheet
- delete a worksheet
- view worksheet in a workbook
Applied Technology
- locate hidden targets on a worksheet in the game You Found My X-Cell
