Cruncher 2.0

by Gary Carnow

• ISBN13: 9780743930147
• ISBN10: 0743930142
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Partners Pub Group

Summary

Kids learn the basic skills of creating spreadsheets and creative ways to design their own documents.

Table of Contents

Welcome to Software-in-a-Book	p. 4
Installing the Program	p. 8
How to Begin	p. 9
The Main Screen	p. 10
Using the Tutorials	p. 11
Using the Projects on The Cruncher 2.0 Program CD	p. 15
Additional Projects CD	p. 23
Features of a Spreadsheet	p. 31
Entering Information into the Spreadsheet	p. 34
Creating a Formula	p. 35
Editing Your Work	p. 36
Formatting	p. 39
Connecting to the Internet from The Cruncher	p. 43
Let's Create a Link	p. 44
Options for Viewing and Editing	p. 47
Working With Multiple Documents	p. 49
The Notebook	p. 52
Using the Show Feature	p. 54
Charting, Printing and Help	p. 55
Let's Make A Chart	p. 56
Printing	p. 62
Using Online Help	p. 64
Stickers and Functions	p. 68
Stickers	p. 68
Functions	p. 73
Advanced Functions	p. 77
Trigonometric Functions	p. 80
Templates and Organizers	p. 82
Creating Your Own Project Templates	p. 82
Cruncher Study Sheets	p. 83
Problem Solving	p. 89
Graphic Organizers	p. 92
The Lessons	p. 96
Social Studies
Milestones	p. 100
Travel Time	p. 107
Popular Names	p. 115
Our Fifty States	p. 122
Mathematics
Tangrams	p. 129
Count the Ways	p. 136
Counting Our Class	p. 142
Magic Squares	p. 149
Science
Counting Seeds	p. 155
Sunrise-Sunset	p. 163
Heart Beats	p. 170
Space Travel	p. 177
Language Arts
Rating Favorites	p. 185
Diamante Me	p. 192
Word Count	p. 199
Personality Traits	p. 207
Spreadsheet and Data Collection	p. 213
Challenges and Ideas for Classrooms	p. 213
Social Studies Spreadsheet Challenges	p. 213
Mathematics Spreadsheet Challenges	p. 214
Science Spreadsheet Challenges	p. 215
Language Arts Spreadsheet Challenges	p. 216
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 218
Glossary	p. 220
Additional Projects CD File Index	p. 224
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