KS3 Spreadsheets: Excel Lessons and Worksheets (6 Lessons)

Spreadsheet Superpowers: a 6 lesson unit that makes data skills click
Transform your spreadsheet lessons with this practical 6 lesson unit for Key Stage 3 Computing and digital literacy. Spreadsheet Superpowers is designed to build real confidence with Excel and spreadsheets using relatable scenarios and step by step modelling so every learner can succeed.

Every lesson is fully planned and ready to teach, so non-specialists and busy teachers can deliver with confidence. Students do not just type numbers into boxes. They learn how to organise real world information, use formulas and functions to answer questions and present findings clearly with charts.

This unit takes pupils from the basics of clean data tables and cell references through to functions, data validation and conditional formatting. It finishes with a realistic client brief where students apply everything they have learned to build a spreadsheet solution that answers genuine questions.

Designed for Microsoft Excel. It can be adapted for Google Sheets, although some images and step by step instructions may need to be adjusted.

WHAT’S INSIDE?
6 fully planned spreadsheet lessons for KS3

• Lesson 1: How is data used? Spreadsheets in real life, data tables, formulas and cell addresses
• Lesson 2: Money matters: build a realistic personal budget using AutoSum and balance formulas
• Lesson 3: Comparing phone contracts: total cost, cost per unit, AutoFill and functions (AVERAGE, MIN, MAX)
• Lesson 4: Project planner: create a task tracker using data validation and conditional formatting
• Lesson 5: Data at a glance: choose the right chart type, format charts and spot misleading graphs
• Lesson 6: Solving a real-world brief: design a spreadsheet that answers a client’s questions using formulas, functions and charts
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  Includes fully editable: PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, worksheets and Excel files.

WHO IS THIS FOR?
Ideal for Key Stage 3 Computing and digital literacy classes. Perfect for computer science teachers and non-specialists who want flexible, high quality lesson plans and lesson resources with minimal prep.

WHY TEACHERS CHOOSE SPREADSHEET SUPERPOWERS

• Fully editable PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, worksheets and Excel files
• Ready to teach structure saves you hours each week
• Real world contexts that make Excel and spreadsheets feel useful not abstract
• Strong focus on clean data, correct data types and accurate calculations
• Builds confidence with formulas and spreadsheet functions without overwhelming students
• Teaches honest data presentation through chart choice and misleading graph examples
• Ends with an applied project that brings everything together and gives you assessable outcomes
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Buy Spreadsheet Superpowers and walk into your next lesson knowing you have a complete unit that builds practical data skills students will use across computing and beyond.