7th+excel+puzzle

PA Standards
 * 7th grade Using Microsoft excel to create a puzzle **


 * NETS.1.6-8: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * NETS.2.6-8: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * NETS.3.6-8: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
 * NETS.6.6-8: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.

Goals –
 * to learn how to manipulate the height and width of cells.
 * To enter data into a cell
 * To change size, font and color with in a cell
 * Add a border

Your job is to... Create crossword puzzle using words from your science or social studies (not both) class

You must…
 * 1) Change the width and length of the cells to be a square (borders)
 * 2) MAKE SURE TO leave a line in row 1 for the title
 * 3) Block off a 12x12 section (talk to me if you need more)and make the width and length into a SQUARE
 * 4) Choose 10 words that are no more than 10 letter long
 * 5) Capitalize and center letters (formatting palette)You will need to change the size to almost fill the cell
 * 6) One letter per cell
 * 7) Put your words in first – make them go up, down & diagonal – backwards is a change
 * 8) Add the missing letter
 * 9) Make sure you have a title, word bank and a relevant picture
 * 10) IF time permits - highlight the words

WORDs
 * CLOUD || CLOUDY || CUMMULUS (CLOUDS) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">TEMPERATURE || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">CONDENSATION || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">CIRRUS (CLOUDS) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">FREEZE || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">HAIL || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">STRATUS ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">FORECAST || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">PRESSURE ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">SEASON || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">EVAPORATION ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">STORM || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">HUMIDITY ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">TORNADO || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">ATHMOSPHERE ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Cells
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">ribosomes || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">nucleus || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">lyosome ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">mitichondrion || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">cellulose || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">golgi ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">vesicle || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">cell || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">membrane ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">organelle || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">cytoplasm || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">microscope ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">prokaryote || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">eukaryote || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">organism ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Geosciience
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">erosion || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">igneous || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">felsic ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">weathering || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">solidification || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">matic ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">deposition || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">cooling || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">sedimentary ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">compaction || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">melting || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">metamorphic ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">cementation || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">metamorphism || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">strata ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Weather
 * * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">wind
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">westerlies
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">easterlies
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">convection
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">conduction
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">radiation
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">atmosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">troposphere || * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">stratosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">mesosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">thermosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">ionosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">exosphere
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">greenhouse
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">smog ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Scoring Guide for puzzle

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Borders are ONLY around the puzzle – 10 points <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Letter in all Caps – 10 points <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">letters centered - 10 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Letter box size is a square – 10 points <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">random letters filled in - 10 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Picture is relevant – 10 points <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Consistent size of font (all the same size)– 10 points <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">10 words in puzzle – 10 pts <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Title for puzzle – 10 points <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Word bank for puzzle – 10 points

Bonus 10 points – highlight the words in the puzzle (use formatting palette)

Sample