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Python Good Programming Habits

Python Good Programming Habits

Subject: Computing

Age range: 11-14

Resource type: Lesson (complete)

Last updated

18 February 2024

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A great lesson to consolidate basic programming skills whilst helping your pupils learn good programming habits.

The totally FREE lesson teaches your students about following good programming habits.

This this lesson involves students consolidating their previous programming skills using fun and interactive programming task cards, which are ideal for pupils who struggle with the basics or the syntax of the three basic programming constructs (sequence, selection and iteration). This high-energy activity asks pupils to create several programs in which they will be utilising the good programming habits they have been taught at the start of the lesson.

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Please note: students should be familiar with basic input and print statements, using simple mathematical operators, if statements and iteration, although there is plenty of practice opportunities in this lesson.

This ready to use lesson is suitable for KS3 and GCSE computer science pupils.

It includes an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation that includes differentiated lesson objectives, a video and lots of practical programming practice. It also includes a comprehensive 2-page teacher’s lesson plan.

This ready-to-use lesson is perfect for non-specialist teachers, newly qualified teachers and teachers who are teaching Python for the first time.

Duration: 1 lesson

In this lesson your students will learn about:

  • Why comments are used by programmers
  • How to add a comment to a single line of code
  • How to block out larger sections of Python code using comments
  • How empty lines can be used both in the code and in the output
  • Re-enforces the importance of good variable names.
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Take a giant step towards regaining control over your workload and teach Python programming with confidence. These ready to use Python lessons will save you hours of planning by providing you with comprehensive, engaging content you can use in your classes with next to no preparation. This bundle provides attractive dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint presentations, videos to teach key skills and plenty of opportunities for students to practise their Python programming skills. You will also get easy to follow teacher’s guides including ALL THE ANSWERS! These 20 lessons are suitable for teaching pupils about the joys of Python programming, from the very basics to confidently writing and using subprograms and writing to and reading from external files. It even includes a fun interactive computational thinking escape room game to introduce them to the problem-solving skills involved in Python programming. It uses a proven scaffolding technique that empowers pupils to make progress and gain confidence in their programming skills. Lessons: * Getting Started with Input and Output statements * If Statements * More Advanced If Statements * For and While Loops * Strings and Numbers * Random Values * Drawing with the Turtle * Creating Robust Programs * Good Programming Habits * Writing and Using Lists * Writing and Using 2D Lists * Using Subprograms * Recapping Programming Constructs * Recapping Subprograms * Recapping Lists and 2D lists * Recapping Good Programming Practice * Using External Text Files * Creating SQL Databases using DB Browser * Interrogating SQL database using Python * Using Structure Diagrams to Plan Larger Programs The lessons are suitable for newly qualified teachers, non-specialist teachers and experienced computer science teachers who are looking to add a sprinkle of zesty brilliance to their lessons.

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ayomah

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Fab, Fab, Fab... Very colourful and engaging. By any chance, have you got the answers to the tasks?

daisy-doo

3 years ago
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Hi, I love your resources - particularly the task cards. For this resource though, I can't find the video that goes along with slide 6. Please could you advise?

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