Year 7 – Spreadsheets Learner activity sheet

Lesson 1 – Getting to know a spreadsheet

Starter activity – Olympic medals

Note: the total for each country has been added below in parentheses. This information
is not provided on the activity sheet; learners have to work out the totals for themselves.

Medals Won at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Germany: 17 Gold, 10 Silver, 15 Bronze (42)
Great Britain: 27 Gold, 23 Silver, 17 Bronze (67)
China: 26 Gold, 18 Silver, 26 Bronze (70)
Russia: 19 Gold, 17 Silver, 20 Bronze (56)
United States: 46 Gold, 37 Silver, 38 Bronze (121)
Japan: 12 Gold, 8 Silver, 21 Bronze (41)
France: 10 Gold, 18 Silver, 14 Bronze (42)

How many medals did Great Britain win in total?

67

Who won the most Gold medals?

USA (46)

Who won the most Silver medals?

USA (18)

Who won the most Bronze medals?

USA (38)

Apart from the United States, who won the most medals?
China (70)

Who won the fewest medals?

Japan (41)

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