Year 5 Computing Day

Year 5 took part in a fun Computing workshop all about data and spreadsheets. First, we learned what data is and why it’s useful in real jobs like science and engineering. We collected our own data by rolling dice with a partner.

Next, we used Google Sheets on the laptops. We learned important words like cell, row, column and how to find a cell reference. We also explored how to use formulas with symbols like +, –, * and /.

We then used a menu to collect item prices and put them into a spreadsheet. We added formulas to work out the cost of a class order and even used conditional formatting.

Our final challenge was to plan a trip. We chose what we needed, used prices that were given to us, and added formulas to total the cost for one day and for a whole week.

It was a great day of learning how to use spreadsheets and handle data!