Welcome to the CS in Schools Year 8 course, “Intermediate Coding”. Warning: this course is in beta testing with several schools, and is being revised at this time. New lessons will be published each week in October and November.
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Lesson 1: Number Variables
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Video | year8.io/1tv  |
PLEASE WATCH the teacher lesson preparation video. |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/1p |
PLEASE READ the teacher and volunteer lesson plan. |
| Pre-Course Setup | year8.io/1t |
Important steps to take before using our Year 8 course. |
| Classroom | year8.io/class | Web page containing links to the coding exercises in this course. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/1 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Student Video | year8.io/1sv | Student presentation video that explains this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/1s | Introductory slides to the programme including getting started with integer variables. |
Lesson 2: Integers and Strings
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Video | year8.io/2tv |
PLEASE WATCH the teacher lesson preparation video. |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/2p |
PLEASE READ the teacher and volunteer lesson plan. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/2 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Student Video | year8.io/2sv | Student presentation video that explains this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/2s | Slides that introduce the differences between string and integer variables. |
Lesson 3: Decisions, Decisions
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Video | year8.io/3tv |
PLEASE WATCH the teacher lesson preparation video. |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/3p |
PLEASE READ the teacher and volunteer lesson plan. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/3 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Student Video | year8.io/3sv | Student presentation video that explains this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/3s | Slides that introduce the differences between if, else and elif. |
Lesson 4: Going Loopy
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Video | year8.io/4tv |
PLEASE WATCH the teacher lesson preparation video. |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/4p |
PLEASE READ the teacher and volunteer lesson plan. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/4 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Student Video | year8.io/4sv | Student presentation video that explains this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/4s | Slides that introduce while lopps and boolean variables. |
Lesson 5: Random Numbers
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Video | year8.io/5tv |
PLEASE WATCH the teacher lesson preparation video. |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/5p |
PLEASE READ the teacher and volunteer lesson plan. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/5 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Student Video | year8.io/5sv | Student presentation video that explains this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/5s | Slides that introduce operators, as well function calls with arguments. |
Lesson 6: String Functions
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Video | year8.io/6tv |
PLEASE WATCH the teacher lesson preparation video. |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/6p |
PLEASE READ the teacher and volunteer lesson plan. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/6 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Student Video | year8.io/6sv | Student presentation video that explains this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/6s | Slides that introduce the .lower() and .upper() functions, as well as the in and or operators. |
Lesson 7: A Simple Chatbot or Combat Simulator
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Video | year8.io/7tv |
PLEASE WATCH the teacher lesson preparation video. |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/7p |
PLEASE READ the teacher lesson plan. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/7 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/7s | Slides on the final assessment for the course, the marking rubric, and the full specification. |
| Assignment Rubric | year8.io/assignment | The final assessment specification and marking criteria. |
Lesson 8: Working Lesson and Finale
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Teacher Lesson Plan | year8.io/8p |
PLEASE READ the teacher lesson plan. |
| Lesson Folder | year8.io/8 | Folder containing all resources for this lesson. |
| Presentation Slides | year8.io/8s | Slides on the final working lesson on the final assessment and wrapping up the course. |
Other Resources
| Resource | Link | Description |
| Course Folder | year8.io/home | Folder that contains the entire course. |
| Python Cheatsheet | year7.io/cheat | A handy printout for your students. |
| Quick Start Guide | year8.io/quickstart | Quick start guide to using these materials. |
Technical Resources
| Resource | Link | Description |
| GitHub Repository | year7.io/repo | The GitHub repository for csinsc.py code. |
| Python Package | year7.io/pkg | The Python package for csinsc.py code. |
Support
For curriculum support, please contact Zach Wingrave at zach@csinschools.com.
License Information
These CS in Schools lessons plans, worksheets, and other materials were created by Toan Huynh and Hugh Williams. They are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Some materials are included from the EdPy Lesson Plans Set by O’Brien, Kennewell, and Boyd that are also licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. These source materials have been modified.
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