We will introduce numbers/math, strings, and types of variables in python.

We will further our understanding of data structures by learning about lists, tuples, dictionaries, and how all the data structures are used together.

Students will learn the basic operators (and, or, not) as well as basic if, else, and elif statements

Students will learn about why loops are used in programs, and how to properly set up and use for loops.

Students will experiment with the basics of while loops while creating their very own interactive guessing game!

Students will learn about functions, which make it easy for us to repeat segments of code that we don’t want to type out multiple times.

In the last real lecture, we will review all of the material presented in the previous 6 lectures. Some students that are more advanced will be given guidance on how to continue to develop their programming skills, and learn a powerful tool that will stick with them through high school and beyond.

Students will choose one of many guided projects, and work individually or in groups. Each group will be assigned an experienced coder as a mentor to assist them in their project.

Students will continue to work on their projects, and then present their projects to the class for the final lecture.