Python

Emphasize the importance of documentation when working with spreadsheets or any programming language for future reference.

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Have students design a program in Python that performs various sound-processing tasks to give them a fun way to practice using variables, assignments, if-statements, and functions.

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Have students use Python’s Turtle graphics to draw fractals using a Lindenmayer system, instead of recursion, to give students experience with string manipulation.

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Have students create a Python program that implements an automated authorship detection algorithm, which gives them an opportunity to practice working with strings, lists, and loops.

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Use Droplet, a blocks-based text editor, to help bridge students’ learning gap between blocks and text.

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Have students develop a geographic visualization of Twitter data across America in Python to give them experience using dictionaries, lists, and data abstraction techniques.

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Have students design a simple game using classes in Python so they realize that even beginners are capable of writing interesting programs.

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Use the Online Python Tutor tool to trace through code and help students visualize what the code is doing.

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Emphasize that Scratch is REAL coding; this lets students know that programming in educational languages like Scratch or Python is valuable even though these languages aren’t commonly used in industry.

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Use Python’s map function to introduce students to loops early on, because the map function is an provides an easy transition to loops.

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