Other Appropriate Problems for 4th Grade

 

Students in a 4th grade classroom can use a spreadsheet to solve many problems including teacher or student-created story problems or real world problems involving their classroom, school, community, or state.  Here are some examples of problems that 4th graders could solve using a spreadsheet.
  • What are the natural resources and major industries of our state?  How do our resources and major industries compare with those of states in other regions of the country?  Is there a correlation between resources and industry?
     

  • What genre of books do students in our class like to read?  How does this compare with other classes of fourth graders?  With junior high students?
     

  • How does our weather (temperature, wind, barometric pressure) compare with ____________? (assign groups different cities)

    Can you think of an appropriate problem that a fourth grader could answer using a spreadsheet?

 
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