LiveWires is a package of Python lessons developed in England. You can download the package from http://www.livewires.org.uk
The LiveWires worksheets are developed directly from Non-Programmers Tutorial for Python. Since the LiveWires package has some copyright restrictions, I think I would be best to use this tutorial instead. How to Think Like a Computer Scientist is also a very good tutorial.
This is a review of the lesson plan with comments for use in middle school programming clubs.
Worksheet 1 Introduction to Python
- Mostly an interactive calculator. read sheet R.
Worksheet 2 Turning the Tables
- Building a test of the multiplication tables.
Worksheet 3 Pretty Pictures
- Introduction to graphics and functions
Worksheet 4 Higher! Lower!
- A guessing game program.
Worksheet 5 The Robots are Coming
- Graphical game to ooutwit the robots.
- Reference Sheets
A Lists
C Conditions
D Dictionaries, and Tuples
E Errors, also called Exceptions
F Functions
G Graphics
I Input and Output
J Jargon
L Loops
M Modules
O Objects and Classes
R Running Python
S Strings
T Time
V Overview
W The LiveWires Modules
Game Sheet Asteroids
Game Sheet Pacman
Game Sheet Spacewar
LiveWires has some copyright restrictions so I'll include their disclaimer here in case I have copied any of their material:
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