Sessions

 

Sessions 1: While Conditionals

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will create a while loop with a conditional.
Students will choose appropriate expressions.
Students will increment a while loop condition.
Students will understand what makes a loop run infinitely.

 

Sessions 2: Arrays

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will recognize the array data structure
Students will access an element in an array using an index
Students will determine the length of a list in Python
Students will iterate over an array with a loop

 

Sessions 3: Nested While Loops

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will construct a nested while loop.
Students will read and understand a nested while loop.
Students will properly increment nested while loops.

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Sessions 4: Optimization

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will compare values to each other.
Students will set an initial value to compare to.
Students will use optimization in problem solving.

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Sessions 5: Objects

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will construct an object literal.
Students will use an object literal as an argument.

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Sessions 6: For Loops 

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will construct a for loop.
Students will use a for loop to loop through the elements in an array.
Students will use a for loop to execute an action a certain number of times.

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Sessions 7: Capstone Project - Multiplayer Arena

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will use an iterative process to develop a program that solves a problem.
Students will test and debug a program.

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