CHEMISTRY: Today you are going to begin reviewing how to make your own hand drawn graphs AND learn how to make graphs on Excel by watching the video below at your own pace.

Here are the instructions for Tuesday. (You are going to be dreaming about graphs before it’s all over!)

IMPORTANT: You can do this assignment at school or at home with your own computer. If you use any device other than a PC or any graphing tool other than Excel, you may need to modify the instructions to fit your device.

1. Under the worksheet tab, open these three graphing handouts:
   • How To Construct a Line Graph On Paper
   • How to Make a Best Fit (Scatter Plot) Line Graph in Excel – 2010 UPDATED
   • Graphing Exercise 1 & 2 – CHEMISTRY UPDATED
2. Watch the vodcast below for further instructions on the assignment AND for a tutorial on how to make graphs in Excel.
   • When you get to the part of the video where I tell you that you can stop watching the tutorial, if you want to stop and work on your own, be sure and FIRST scroll to the end of the vodcast (at about minute 28:40) for hints on competing Exercise 2.
   • My advice is to use a split screen view on the laptop with the video on one side and Excel open on the other side of your laptop screen. Watch the video and at the same time pause it as you follow along with the steps in Excel. Holler if you need me to show you how to do a split screen view. Or Google it! 🙂
3. When you begin working on the Graphing Exercise 2 assignment, pay very close attention to the instructions. (Watching the video will help.) Also, pay close attention to the sheet on How to Construct a Line Graph, and How to Make a Best Fit (Scatter Plot) Line Graph in Excel 2010 – UPDATED.
4. Now go forth and conquer graphs!!

CHEMISTRY 9-16-14 Making Excel Graphs & Graphing Exercises 1 – 2 from Tammy Skinner on Vimeo.

Quick – list 20 things you remember from the 8th grade about interpreting and reading graphs! Not to worry – today you’re going to begin reviewing those important concepts and techniques. Here is your assignment for Monday:

IMPORTANT: Today’s assignment is one that you will have to complete at school. The program is on the school laptops in our room and on the computers in the computer lab.

1. Find the “Fundamental Science Skills” program on your computer.
2. In the Graphing Skills section, click on “Graphing Data Points.” Read through and practice in each section VERY CAREFULLY!
3. After you have completed each review section, go to the exam and complete it.
   • You must enter your name in the exact format you do when you title a lab – including the title of the activity.
   • IMPORTANT: Your answers and the format of it all must match exactly with the correct answer to receive credit. (Sometimes being exactly correct is extremely important!)
   • Click on “Check Your Answers.” When you have 100% accuracy, bring your lap top to me to check your Check Answers Results Sheet. If you are doing the assignment outside of our class period, print off your exam results sheet and bring it to me to check.
4. The Graphing Data Points assignment is due Tuesday, by 3:30 P.M.
5. Next, if you have time, go to the Worksheet Tab and read Graphing Exercises 1 & 2. We’ll start that tomorrow!

Holler if you have any questions!