6th Grade Science – Session 6 of 8

Google Docs and Spreadsheets in Action

Focusing Questions

• What are Google Docs and Spreadsheets?

• How can I use Google Docs and Spreadsheets in a Weather Unit?

Instruction

Framing The Session

Participants will watch a lesson where collected data is used in Google Spreadsheet in an open forum.

Participants will use the data collected and stored in their notebook to practice using the program.

Teaching

• Today we will learn how to take sample information on a weather topic to create an interactive spreadsheet for the class to use to produce a Google Spreadsheet.

Opening Docs and Spreadsheets

• Sign into your Google Account

• Click on My Account

• Once your services load, click on Docs and Spreadsheets to open this service

Create New Document

• Click on New Spreadsheet to create a Weather Patterns Spreadsheet.

• To add a word document, pick New Document.

• Or click on Upload and select the document you want stored in your online folder.

Setting Up the Spreadsheet

• Create a Spreadsheet that fits your Lab Requirements

Invite Participants to Spreadsheet

• Use email addresses to invite groups to add information to the spreadsheet you created

The Data Notebook

• Open your Google Notebook and find your science notebook that holds the information you collected for the Science Lab

Transferring Data

• Open the data you collected and decide what information you should transfer to the spreadsheet

Sample Entry

• After you place your data in the spreadsheet, click save and close to upload your data to share.

Guided Practice

Guided Practice

• I will create a document that we will be using in this session.

• You will come up one by one and type in your email address in the invitation area so you can be a contributor on this document.

• After all the emails have been entered, I will send the invitation and we are ready to get started!

Work Time

Work Time

• Step 1 – Collect weather alert information into your Google Science Notebook.

• Step 2 – Accept your invitation, open the spreadsheet and enter your information.

• Step 3 –Save your information by clicking Save or Save & Close.

Work Time Continued

• Step 4 – Click on the discussion tab and type in a discussion topic.

• Step 5 – Discuss the results and share your thoughts about this powerful tool and how you might use it in your classroom.

• Step 6 - If time permits, create your own Spreadsheet or Document to use in your classroom.

Share

• Today we learned how to use student collected data in Google Notebook and invite students to share their data in a active, shared Google Spreadsheet.

• Now we will look at the sample we created and discuss it.

Share

• What did you like about this active spreadsheet?

• How would you use this in your science classroom?

• Do you see any potential problems?

Share

How does this work address the questions that began the session?

• Answers