Programming 101 Lesson plan

Programming 101  Lesson plan
Part 1 programming basics done in Scratch

lesson 1

-lightbot (a programming game)
Learn the basics of programming
Procedural instructions

-Scratch
Input/Output
Variables, Operators > = <
 Conditional(if/else), AND and OR logical operators



Tasks:
Write a greeting program “hello your name” (we will touch on string handling)
Write a program that asks for a username *and*  password *or* password2
Write a program with > < telling  you to wear a coat or sun screen
Write Body mass index

 lesson 2

-Scratch
loops(repeat/repeat until), counter

Tasks:
Make a program that draws a square
Make a program that draws 4 squares
Make a program that makes the number of squares indicated by the user

lesson 3
 Random number generator

tasks:
Write the “guess my number” game
Write a program that plays rock paper scissor

Lesson 4

Exercise day 1

Write a calculator
Write a Memory game “flash a number, remember it,  and then input it"

lesson 5
 Lists

Write a program that is an address book(using lists)

Lesson 6

String handling
input a phrase and get the first and last words of a sentence
get the first letter of a string
Write a program that converts English to Morse code
Write a program that converts Morse code to English

lesson 7
functions(blocks)
when you are writing a program and you seems to be repeating stuff, it should be a function.

write a menu system that calls different functions
Write a program that plays hangman