Coding Workshop

A week- long coding course entails the following:

Introduction to Programming

  • What is Programming?
    • Overview and real-world applications
  • Setting Up Your Environment
    • Choosing a language (e.g., Python, Scratch)
    • Installing necessary software or using an online platform
  • First Program: “Hello, World!”
    • Understanding how to run a program

Interactive Activity: Students write and run their first program

Basic Concepts

  • Variables and Data Types
    • What are variables? Introduction to strings, integers, and booleans.
  • Simple Operations
    • Basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, etc.)

Interactive Activity: Create a simple program that uses variables to store and manipulate data.

Control Structures

  • Conditional Statements
    • Introduction to if, else, and elif statements
  • Loops
    • Basic understanding of for loops

Interactive Activity: Write a program that makes decisions (like a simple quiz).

Functions

  • What are Functions?
    • Defining and calling functions
  • Using Functions
    • Parameters and return values

Interactive Activity: Create a simple function (e.g., a calculator function).

Project Day

  • Mini Project: Build a Simple Game
    • Guide students to create a guessing game or a simple calculator.
  • Presentation and Feedback
    • Students present their projects to the class.

Interactive Activity: Showcase projects and provide peer feedback.

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