| Description | Using the BBC website to find tide tables for different locations around the UK coast. Entering data into an Excel spreadsheet and producing graphs to compare the height of tides at different locations. Using formulae to create a tide height plotter to investigate the effect of different values for high and low tide. |
| Potential Year Groups | 5 & 6 |
| Approx time | 2 x 1 hour |
| Software |
Microsoft Excel |
| Difficulty level | 5 |
| Skills | Key Stage 2 Introduction to spreadsheets enter a formula to add the contents of two cells. enter data into spreadsheet cells. use a spreadsheet to explore what happens when values are changed. Spreadsheet modelling enter formulae, change data and predict the results. Using the Internet type in a URL to locate a web page |
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