Of course, if every student uses the bingo board with the terms exactly where we've put them, then every student will bingo at the same time! So, you'll have to make additional boards; each one with the same words arranged differently. The sort tool will help you create new boards:

• Highlight cells A1 to E5.
• Click Calculate>Sort.
• Type A1 in the "1st" blank, click the first button (with smallest to biggest bars), click Vertical, and then click OK. The words now should be rearranged.
• Save this file: Click File>Save As and type PlantGrowth2.cwk. (Note that this file name contains the number 2.)
• Repeat the steps above, choosing Horizontal instead of Vertical. Save the file as PlantGrowth3.cwk.
• Keep changing the cell numbers, order (ascending or descending), and direction (horizontal or vertical) to create boards with a variety of arrangements. Save each board file with a different number in its name.

Note: You might have to manually rearrange words if you have more students than you have boards that can be sorted this way, or you can make fewer boards and allow for multiple winners.

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