Research,+Graphs,+Charts,+and+Sorting

GOAL: This project will allow you to research the casualties from the various wars in United States history and chart and sort this information. You are expected to list the sources you used for your data at the end of the project, and also write a brief bibliographical essay, explaining the sources you chose and describing why you believe these sources to be excellent sources for this project.
 * Spreadsheet Project – Research, Graphs, Charts, and Sorting **

STEPS: 1. Use the Internet to research the various wars in U.S. History, as well as the death totals and total casualty totals (be sure you understand the difference between deaths and casualties). Make sure that you are recording the sources you have used and that you use your Internet literacy skills to validate the information you have found.

2. Create a spreadsheet that lists the wars in U.S. history and the years in which they were fought, as well as the death and casualty rates.

3. Sort this information so that you are able to copy and paste three different spreadsheet grids to a word processing document. Sort alphabetically by the name of the war, by the total number of deaths, and in chronological order. Use the **Sort** feature of the **Data** tab in Microsoft Excel to organize this data.

4. Create one graph or chart to demonstrate the results of the wars and the casualty and death rates. Be sure to use a chart type that is appropriate for this type of information.

5. Copy and paste the graph and the three sorted spreadsheet grids to a word processing document.

6. Write your bibliographic essay about the sources you chose for your data (see description of this essay above). Be sure to include the exact links for your information as sources.