Week 1: Understanding the Scratch Interface

Getting familiar with sprites, stages, and blocks

Week 2: Basic Motion and Control

Moving sprites, loops, and event handling

Week 3: Looks and Sounds

Changing costumes, adding sounds, and visual effects

Week 4: Mini Project

Project: Create an animated story or a simple game.

Week 1: Variables and Operators

Using variables to store data, basic arithmetic operations

Week 2: Conditional Statements

If-else conditions, sensing inputs

Week 3: Functions and Broadcasting

Creating custom blocks, message broadcasting

Week 4: Scratch Challenge Week

Challenge: Participate in a Scratch game development contest.

Week 1: Introduction to Python

Setting up the environment, writing first Python programs

Week 2: Basic Syntax and Variables

Data types, variables, and simple input/output

Week 3: Operators and Expressions

Arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators

Week 4: Project: Calculator Application

NA

Week 1: Conditional Statements in Python

If, elif, else statements

Week 2: Loops

For loops, while loops, and iteration techniques

Week 3: Functions

Defining and calling functions, scope of variables

Week 4: Project: Text-based Adventure Game

NA

Week 1: Lists and Tuples

Creating, accessing, and modifying list elements

Week 2: Dictionaries and Sets

Key-value pairs, set operations

Week 3: Basic Algorithms

Searching and sorting algorithms (bubble sort, selection sort)

Week 4: Challenge: Coding Tournament with Prizes

NA

Week 1: Project Planning

Brainstorming and planning final projects

Week 2: Project Development

Coding and implementation

Week 3: Project Testing and Debugging

Ensuring code functionality and reliability

Week 4: Final Presentation

Present projects to the class.

Career Workshop: Introduction to Software Engineering Careers.