Spreadsheets make calculations easily and quickly, but they do not think. The learners must look for unreasonable results and use their judgment. Show the Graph sheet from the sample spreadsheet and discuss the results. Save the graph to a separate sheet and then title appropriately. Review the graph and whether it is meaningful.
Learners can explore formatting the graph.
Help struggling groups while the class finishes any data input and formatting. Discuss team graphs as a class. Emphasize the graph's meaning and what it reveals about the nature of velocity and acceleration. Discuss the role of the spreadsheet is making sense from the original data. Distribute the rubric for the PowerPoint report that will finish this lesson.