📊 Excel Fun & Challenge Worksheet –
Answer Sheet / Teacher’s Guide
Student Name: _____________________
Date: ____________
🔹 Part 1: Getting Started
Activity 1 – Create a Simple Table
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Column A: Type 5 foods (example: Pizza, Burger, Chips, Ice Cream, Salad).
2. Column B: Assign prices (example: 120, 80, 40, 60, 50).
3. Column C: Assign ratings out of 10 (example: 9, 7, 8, 10, 6).
4. Format:
o Highlight table → Add borders.
o Header row → Fill color (light blue or yellow).
Check: Table should have 5 rows of data, headers bold, borders visible, and colored header
row.
🔹 Part 2: Playing with Numbers
Activity 2 – Pocket Money Tracker
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Column A: Days (Monday → Sunday).
2. Column B: Money received (example: 50, 70, 60, 40, 100, 90, 80).
3. Column C: Money spent (example: 30, 50, 40, 20, 60, 70, 50).
4. Column D: Formula → =B2-C2 and drag down for all rows.
5. Total received: =SUM(B2:B8) → 490 (example).
6. Total spent: =SUM(C2:C8) → 320 (example).
7. Total left: =SUM(D2:D8) → 170 (example).
8. Highlight max in Column D → use Conditional Formatting → Green fill.
Check: Money Left column correct, totals match, max savings highlighted.
🔹 Part 3: Fun with Formulas
Activity 3 – Quick Math Quiz
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Column A: Numbers 1–10.
2. Column B: Multiply by 5 → formula =A2*5 → drag down.
o Results: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50.
3. Column C: Square numbers → formula =A2^2 → drag down.
o Results: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100.
4. Average of Column B → =AVERAGE(B2:B11) → 27.5
Check: Formulas used, results match above.
🔹 Part 4: Charts & Visualization
Activity 4 – Favorite Sports Chart
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Column A: Friend names.
2. Column B: Favorite sport (example: Football, Tennis, Basketball, Football,
Swimming).
3. Count each sport → make frequency table.
o Football: 2, Tennis: 1, Basketball: 1, Swimming: 1
4. Insert → Chart → Bar or Pie chart.
Check: Chart shows correct count, each sport represented.
🔹 Part 5: The Secret Challenge
Activity 5 – Mystery Message
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Column A: Letters of student’s name.
2. Column B: =CODE(A2) → converts letters to ASCII numbers.
3. Column C: =CHAR(B2) → converts back to letters.
Check: Column C matches Column A exactly. Demonstrates CODE & CHAR.
🔹 Part 6: Creative Project
Activity 6 – My Dream Shop
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Example table:
Product Price Quantity Total Value
Cake 50 10 =B2*C2 → 500
Juice 20 15 300
Pizza 120 5 600
Burger 80 8 640
Chips 40 20 800
2. MAX: =MAX(D2:D6) → 800 → Most valuable: Chips
3. MIN: =MIN(D2:D6) → 300 → Least valuable: Juice
4. Chart → Column chart showing Total Value per product.
Check: Formulas correct, chart visible, bold headers formatted.
🔹 Part 7: Sorting & Filtering
Activity 7 – Movie Marathon
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Example table:
Name Year Rating Genre
Movie A 2018 8 Action
Movie B 2020 7 Comedy
Movie C 2014 9 Drama
Movie D 2016 6 Action
… … … …
2. Sort → Rating highest → lowest.
3. Filter → Year > 2015 → shows only 2016–2022 movies.
4. Highlight most common Genre.
Check: Sorting and filtering applied correctly.
🔹 Part 8: Conditional Formatting
Activity 8 – Test Scores
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Example:
Student Score
John 85
Mary 70
Peter 45
… …
2. Apply Conditional Formatting:
o ≥80 → Green
o 50–79 → Yellow
o <50 → Red
3. Count passing students: =COUNTIF(B2:B11,">=50") → example 7
Check: Colors correct, formula count correct.
🔹 Part 9: Date Magic
Activity 9 – Birthday Countdown
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Birthday: e.g., 01/12/2010
2. Days until next birthday: =DATEDIF(TODAY(),DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),12,1),"d") →
returns number of days.
3. Age: =DATEDIF(DOB,TODAY(),"Y") → returns age in years.
Check: Formulas correct, numbers reasonable.
🔹 Part 10: Word Puzzle
Activity 10 – Hidden Words
Step-by-step guidance:
Any 20 random letters, hide a word (e.g., CAT in cells A3:A5).
Use Ctrl+F → Find CAT.
Check: Hidden word located correctly.
🔹 Part 11: If Statements
Activity 11 – Game Scoreboard
Step-by-step guidance:
Player Score Status Formula
=IF(B2>=200,"Champion",IF(B2>=100,"Winner","Try Again")) →
Alex 210
Champion 🏆
Ben 150 Winner
Cara 90 Try Again
… … …
Check: Status column shows correct output.
🔹 Part 12: Excel Art
Activity 12 – Pixel Art
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Adjust column width = row height (square).
2. Fill cells with colors to make a small image.
Check: Cells properly colored and recognizable pattern.
🔹 Part 13: Treasure Hunt
Activity 13 – Randomizer Fun
Step-by-step guidance:
1. Column A: Numbers 1–10.
2. Column B: Treasures (Pizza, Diamond, Nothing…).
3. =INDEX(B2:B11,RANDBETWEEN(1,10)) → selects a random prize.
4. Repeat 5 times.
Check: RANDBETWEEN formula works, prize changes each time.
🔹 Part 14: Mini Data Project
Activity 14 – My Favorite Songs Playlist
Step-by-step guidance:
Song Artist Year Length
Song A Artist A 2010 4
Song B Artist B 2018 5
Song C Artist C 2015 3
… … … …
1. Average length: =AVERAGE(D2:D9) → example 4 minutes
2. Oldest song: =MIN(C2:C9) → 2010
3. Newest song: =MAX(C2:C9) → 2018
4. Insert chart comparing Length column.
Check: Formulas correct, chart visible.
✅ Teacher Tip: Most activities allow some creative freedom (food names, movies,
treasures). The key is formulas, sorting, formatting, and charts. Focus your check on:
Correct formulas
Correct totals/outputs
Conditional formatting applied
Charts correctly display data
