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Pre-service teachers (K-12) developed and taught lesson plans
that met the state and national science and technology
standards by integrating Excel and PowerPoint into their
lesson. A sample of 74 pre-service teachers in our science
education program were required to integrate technology
(Excel) as they developed science and math lesson plans with
graphing as a requirement. These students took pre-test and
post-test (n=74) to determine their understanding of Excel in
relation to the need of current technology for todays’ science
classroom. The test results showed that students obtained
content gains in Excel graphing in all the inquiry-based lab
experiments. They also gained experience in developing math
skills, inquiry-based science lesson plans, and communication
and presentation skills.