Python programming with sequences of data

This unit introduces students to how data can be represented and processed in sequences such as lists and strings. The lessons cover a range of operations on sequences of data, from accessing an individual element to manipulating the entire sequence.  Care has been taken to create a realistic and engaging selection of problems.  Students will use data from planets in the solar system , book texts, capital cities, leaked passwords, word dictionaries, ECG data, and more.

A range of pedagogical methods are  employed throughout the unit, with the emphasis on pair programming, live coding, and worked examples. 

The unit resources include a useful learning graph (.jpg file) to show how the unit content is sequenced - see this link https://blog.teachcomputing.org/approaches-to-developing-progression  for an explanation.

The Year 7 units Programming essentials in Scratch part I and II, and Year 8 unit Intro to Python programming are prerequisites for this unit.  Or it is assumed that students are already able to write Python programs that display messages, receive keyboard input, use simple arithmetic expressions, and control the flow of program execution through selection and iteration structures.