Weekly Directions | 2024/2025

Week 17 |  May 12 - May 16

• Practice Coding Final | Semester 1 and Semester 2 Topics (0-15)

• Sub Assign #1 of 1 Practice Set 

• Catch up on Old Assignments

• Quiz: Lists, Loops, Range (6-12)

Week 15 |  April 28 - May 02

• Notes: Loops | For Loops

• Coding | Loops | For Loops | Code Together (6-7)

• Colab | For Loop Intro (6-8)

Week 14 |  April 21 - April 25

• Coding | Loops | Input  | Code Together (6-5)

• Notes: Loops | Searching for Items in a List

• Coding | Guess the Animal | Levels 1 and 2  (6-6)

• Sub Assign | CodeHS | For Loops and Lists

Week 13 |  April 14 - April 18

• Colab | Lists Intro (6-1b)  

• Practice Set | Lists (6-2)

• Coding | Practice Together (6-3)

• Review | Kahoot

• Quiz | LIsts (6-4)

Week 12 |  March 31 - April 04

• Notes: Lists 

• Lists Intro Code Together (6-1a) 

• Colab | Lists Intro (6-1b)

Week 11 |  March 24 - March 28

• Practice Midterm (0-13)

• Midterm (0-14) 

• Catch up Day

Week 10 |  March 17 - March 21

• Modules |Strings (5-14) 

• Notes: Strings and Indexes 

• Modules |Strings and Indexes (5-15) 

• Practice Set | Strings and Length (5-16) 

• Field Trip Question 

• Practice Lab | Input & Decision Making | Colab (5-17) 

Week 09 |  March 10 - March 14

• Practice Set | Decision Making (5-10) 

• Quiz | Decision Making (5-11)

• Coding | Grade Level, Plushies, Olympics (5-12) 

• Coding | Hangman (from last week) (5-8)

• Coding |Strings (5-13)

Week 08 |  March 03 - March 07

• Buggy Code | CodeHS (5-7)

• Coding | Hangman (5-8) 

• Review | Decision Making  | Blooket (5-9) 

Week 07 | ebruary 24 - February 28

• Coding  | Decision Making (5-3) 

• Colab | Input() and If Statements (5-4) 

• TRY THIS CODE |  Colab |  Logic |  If |  If, Else  | If, Elif, Else (5-5)

• Coding | Math Quiz (5-6) 

• Coding | Hangman (5-7)

Week 06 |  February 18 - February 21

• CodeHS |  Decision Making | Conditionals CodeHS  *Sub Activity #1 of 1*   (5-1)

• Notes | Decision Making

• Coding  | Guess a Number (5-2)

• Coding  | Decision Making (5-3)

Week 05 |  February 11 - February 14

• Practice Set | Input  Function (4-13)

• Review | Imports and User Input | Kahoot

• Practice Set | User Input | Round Two (4-14) 

• Make a GIF | Input Function (4-15)

• Quiz | Imports and User Input (4-16) 

Week 04 |  February 03 - February 07

• Notes | Input Function

• Colab  | User Input (4-9)

• Practice  | User Input | (4-10)

• Coding  | User Input | Prompts (4-11)

• Review | Imports and User Input | Blooket (4-12)

Week 03 |  January 27 - January 31

• Practice Set | Modules (4-5)

• Review | Modules Blooket (4-6)

• Coding | User Input Intro (4-7)

• Coding | User Input Practice (4-8)

Week 02 |  January 21 - January 24

• Video and Notes | Variable (2-22)

• Question What is a variable?

• Coding | Imports | Colab  Day Two (4-3)

• Question| What is a module?

• Colab | Imports (4-4)

Week 01 |  January 14 -  January 17

• Review | Blooket | Python Semester 1

• Coding | Printing | Colab (4-1)

• Coding | Imports | Colab (4-2)

Week 17 |  December 16 - December 20 

• Mon, 12/16: Review | Practice Set | Python Intro (0-10)

• Tues, 12/17: eview | Blooket / Kahoot | VEX V5

• Thurs, 12/19: Multiple Choice Exam

Week 16 |  December 09 - December 15 

• Coding | Practice Coding Final | Colab (0-7) 

• Coding | Coding Final | Colab (0-8) 

• Make a Quiz | Python Variables, Print, Random, Turtle Graphics (0-9)

Week 15 |  December 02 - December 06

• Coding | Operators | pythontutor.com (2-18)

• Coding | Variables | Colab (2-19) 

• Coding | Random Numbers (2-20)

• Coding | Turtle Graphics | Colab (2-21)

Week 14 |  November 18 - November 22

• Coding | Operators | Colab (2-16) *Sub Assignment #1 of 1*

• Review | Kahoot  

• Quiz | Data Types (2-17)

Week 13 |  November 12 - November 15

• *Sub Assignment #1 of 1 Coding | CodeHS | Variables and Types (2-13)

• Coding | Variables | pythontutor.com (2-14)

• Practice Set | Review | Data Types (2-15)

Week 12 |  November 04 - November 08

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Four (3-15)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Five (3-16)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task One (3-18)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task Two (3-19)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task Three (3-20)

• Coding | Literals & Data Types | Colab (2-11)

• Coding | Literals & Data Types | pythontutor.com (2-12)

Week 11 |  October 28 - October 31

• Quiz VEX V5 App/Drivetrain/Hardware (3-11)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task One | Forward Five Seconds (3-12)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Two | Forward Three Feet, Backwards to Starting Location (3-13)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Three | Forward Turn 180 degrees Forward to Starting Location (3-14)

• VEX V5 Practice Set | Drivetrain and Hardware (3-17) 

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Four (3-15)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Five (3-16)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task One (3-18)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task Two (3-19)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task Three (3-20)

• Sensors (3-21) [sub day]

Week 10 |  October 21 - October 25

• Quiz VEX V5 App/Drivetrain/Hardware (3-11)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task One | Forward Five Seconds (3-12)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Two | Forward Three Feet, Backwards to Starting Location (3-13)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Three | Forward Turn 180 degrees Forward to Starting Location (3-14)

• VEX V5 Practice Set | Drivetrain and Hardware (3-17) 

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Four (3-15)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Task Five (3-16)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task One (3-18)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task Two (3-19)

• VEX V5 Arm and Claw Task Three (3-20)

Week 9 |  October 14 - October 18

• VEX V5 Drivetrain | Try These Blocks (3-4) 

• VEX V5 Robot Evaluation | Partners (3-6) 

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Example Programs (3-8)

• VEX V5 Deep Dive | Brain, Motors, Bumper Switch (3-10)

• Review | Kahoot

• Sub Assignment: Make a Quiz

Week 8 |  October 07 - October 11

• VEXCode V5 App Update | New Features (3-5)

• Robot Evaluation | Partners (3-6)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Intro (3-4) 

• VEX V5 App (3-7)

Week 7 |  September 30 - October 04

• VEX V5 Robot Day Two (3-2)

• VEX V5 Brain (3-3)

• VEX V5 Drivetrain Intro (3-4)

Week 6 |  September 23 -September 27

• Coding | Turtle Graphics Day Three (2-8) 

• Portfolio Update | Turtle Graphics (0-5) 

• VEX V5 Robot Day One (3-1)

•  Coding | Turtle Graphics | CodeHS (2-9) 

Week 5 |  September 16 -September 20

• Class Slide Show (2-4) 

• Practice Set | Turtle Graphics (2-5) 

• Make a Quiz | Turtle Graphics (2-6)

• Review | Turtle Graphics | Kahoot (20 Qs)

• Review | Turtle Graphics | Blooket (15 Qs) 

• Quiz | Turtle Graphics (2-7)

Week 4 |  September 09 -September 13

New Unit: Turtle Graphics 

• Notes: Turtle Graphics

• Coding | Turtle Graphics | CodeHS Sandbox | Days Two and Three (2-2)

• Turtle Graphics Lessons | CodeHS (2-3)

Week 3 |  September 03 -September 06 (BABA)

• Portfolio Introduction (0-2) 

• Notes | Google Sites, Portfolios  (0-3)

• Review | Google Sites, Portfolios

• Quiz: Google Sites, Portfolios (0-4)  

Next Unit: Turtle Graphics 

• Intro to Turtle Graphics | CodeHS Sandbox | Day 1 (2-1)

Week 2 |  August 26 - August 30

• 1Who Am I? Poster or Drawing Presentation (1-3) 

• Who Am I? Notes (1-4)

• Who Am I? Make and Take Quizzes (1-5)

• Who Am I? Reflection (1-6) 

• Portfolio Introduction (0-2)

• Review | Google Sites, Portfolios

• Quiz: Google Sites, Portfolios (0-3)

Week 1 |  August 19 - August 23

• • Bookmarks Folder (1-2)

    • • Google Classroom

      • Teacher Website

      • CodeHS

      • Google Drive

• New Project:  Who Am I?

  • Who Am I? Sample Presentation by Ms. Blanchette | Students Take Notes

  • Who Am I? Poster or Drawing (1-3)

  • Who Am I? Notes (1-4)

  • Who Am I? Make a Quiz

  • Who Am I? Take Three Quizzes

  • Python Test Drive (1-7)

  • Python Test Drive Review

  • Quiz 00: Python Test Drive (1-8)