Years

Bald Eagle Pairs

 

1.  Create a Scrapbook with 5 scatter Plots & Prediction Equations.

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2500

 

 On page 300 in your textbook you will see the following data.

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3000

 

Type the data into an EXCEL spreadsheet and create a scatter

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3700

 

plot for each set.  Add a trendline which represents the best-fit line.

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4500

 

Also format the best-fit line to include the equation.  You will use

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5000

 

the equation to find the missing value in the table.  Write your

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5800

 

answer in a complete sentence.

 

 

 

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Steps to create Scatter Plot

 

 

 

 

 

1.  Highlight only the data for one scatter plot at a time.

 

Air Temperature

Body Temperature

2.  Click on the chart icon.

 

 

 

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3.  Select the scatter plot icon.

 

 

 

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4.  Click the next button twice.

 

 

 

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28.9

 

5.  A dialog box appears to type in the chart titles, label for x and

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31

 

y-axis.

 

 

 

 

 

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31.5

 

6.  At the top of the dialog box, click on the Gridline tab.  Check

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major guidelines for x and y-axis.

 

 

 

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7.  Click the Legend Tab and remove the check for Show Legend.

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31.7

 

8.  Click on next and Save Chart AS NEW SHEET.

 

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9.  Remove the gray background.  Double click on background

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and under AREA click on none.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  Change Title, x & Y axis to at least 16 points.

 

Carbon Atoms

Boiling Point

 

11.  Change the size and shape of scatter plot dots to 10 points.

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-89

 

12.  Right click on scatter plot dots and add a trend line.

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-42

 

13.  Format Trend line by adding an equation. 

 

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-1

 

14.  Drag equation and place under title. Change size to 16 points.

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69

 

15.  Right click on trend line and format color.

 

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126

 

16.  Return to your spreadsheet to repeat these steps to create

 

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the next scatter plot.  Remember to SAVE AS NEW SHEET

 

 

 

17.  Your spreadsheet document will have 5 charts.  Save your

Year

Spending

 

EXCEL document on your P-Drive as SCATTER PLOT

 

1980

4.5

 

18.  Each Scatter Plot should be printed to be place in your

1985

6.6

 

Scrapbook.

 

 

 

 

1990

11.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1995

12.6

 

 

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

 

 

1996

12.7

 

1. Create a scrapbook with 5 scatterplots & 5 prediction equations

1997

13.1

 

2.  Print out each scatter plot.  Make sure your axis and titles

1998

12.9

 

are labeled correct.

 

 

 

 

1999

12.4

 

3.  Print out your spreadsheet values.  Format the cells to include

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lines by selecting cells, and selecting outside,inside borders.

 

 

 

4.  Complete your prediction equation sheets.  Find the missing

Rainfall

Acres

 

value by using your prediction equation and the computer's trend

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194

 

line equation.  You will compare the two answers.

 

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645

 

5.  Create an inviting cover sheet with the name PROJECT

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250

 

SCATTER PLOT and your name.  Your cover sheet must have

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a picture.

 

 

 

 

 

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83

 

6.  Turn in project by  November 9, 2007

 

 

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80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.5

146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.7

340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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