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Databases and Birthdays

 

Description: Students collect 15 names, date of birth, and ages of their classmates. Data is inputted to MS Excel with the formatting shown in the example. Students use the Autofilter feature in Excel to sort their data chronologically from youngest to oldest. They then copy and paste the data table  to a MS Word file (shown in the example). They need to use standard reporting page set-up with a header, title and indented paragraphs with 1.5-2 line spacing. They must write an introductory paragraph, show the data table, and write a summary paragraph that extrapolates and describes at least 2 pieces of data shown in the table.

 

Birthdays

 

Reflection: In our second project we had to collect data and information on our classmates. We asked them their birthday, age, full name, and their advisor. Once I collected all of the data we put it into a graph, I organized it so the data was easy to read and it was understandable. I think I did good on my second project because I paid attention to the instructions and did it correctly.