Session 7 Family Guide

Data Science for Young Minds — Tips for families facilitating Session 7: Introduction to Spreadsheets

Overview

Take your first steps with digital tools. Enter data, calculate averages, and create graphs using a simple spreadsheet.

Facilitating Each Lesson

Lesson 1: What Is a Spreadsheet?

Tip: Explore the spreadsheet interface: rows, columns, cells, and how to navigate the grid. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about what a spreadsheet is: a grid for organizing numbers and text?"

Lesson 2: Entering and Formatting Data

Tip: Learn to enter your survey data into a spreadsheet and make it look clean and readable. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about typing data into cells: numbers, text, and dates?"

Lesson 3: Basic Formulas

Tip: Learn the 5 most important spreadsheet formulas: SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, and MIN. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about what a formula is: an instruction that calculates automatically?"

Lesson 4: Creating Charts

Tip: Turn your spreadsheet data into beautiful graphs with just a few clicks. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about selecting data for a chart?"

Conversation Starters

"What did you learn about what a spreadsheet is: a grid for organizing numbers and text?"
"What did you learn about typing data into cells: numbers, text, and dates?"
"What did you learn about what a formula is: an instruction that calculates automatically?"
"What did you learn about selecting data for a chart?"