Name: Introduction to Python
SKU: Python-W-4-5-26
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Introduction to Python

Camper's Age: Ages 13-18

Camp Topic: Coding

Camp Week: Week 4-5 (June 22-26 & 29-31)

Gaming: No gaming

Introduction to Python

Ages 13–15 | 5-Day Full-Day or 10-Day Half-Day

Draw with Turtle Graphics, build interactive console programs, master control flow and functions, work with lists and dictionaries, and finish by coding your own console game from scratch. Powered by CodeHS Intro to Computer Science in Python 3.

Full-Day Schedule (5 Days, 4 sessions/day)

Day 1 — Turtle Graphics & Python Basics

Session	Project
AM 1	Meet Tracy the Turtle — move, turn, pen up/down; draw squares, triangles, and stars on the grid
AM 2	For loops with Tracy — generate spirals, polygons, and complex geometric patterns with loop-driven drawing
PM 1	Console Python — variables, types (int, float, str, bool), print(), and input(); build an interactive greeting program
PM 2	Arithmetic expressions, type conversion, and string operators; Project: Multi-Function Calculator that handles +, −, ×, ÷ based on user choice

Day 2 — Control Flow & Loops

Session	Project
AM 1	If/elif/else and boolean logic — code a number classifier and a grade-letter converter with compound conditions
AM 2	While loops — Project: Guess My Number game with input validation, attempt counter, and hints (higher/lower)
PM 1	For loops with range(), nested loops — generate multiplication tables and ASCII-art pyramids
PM 2	Break, continue, and nested control structures; Project: Menu-Driven Program that loops until the user chooses to quit

Day 3 — Functions & Strings

Session	Project
AM 1	Define functions with parameters and return values; refactor the calculator and guessing game into clean functions
AM 2	Multiple parameters, default values, scope — build a utility library (temperature converter, tip calculator, BMI calculator)
PM 1	String methods — slicing, find(), replace(), split(), join(); reverse a string, count vowels, check palindromes
PM 2	Project: Mad Libs Generator — prompt for nouns/verbs/adjectives, assemble a story; bonus: Caesar cipher text encoder

Day 4 — Data Structures

Session	Project
AM 1	Lists — create, index, append, remove, iterate; code sum, max, min, and search algorithms
AM 2	Tuples, packing/unpacking, and list comprehensions — transform and filter data in one line
PM 1	Dictionaries — keys and values, the `in` keyword; Project: Phone Book (add, search, delete contacts) and a Word Counter that tallies frequency in text
PM 2	Combine structures — Project: Inventory Manager using a list of dictionaries with add, search, update, and display commands

Day 5 — Final Game Project

Session	Project
AM 1	Plan a console game — choose a concept (trivia, adventure, card game, battle simulator); outline functions, data structures, and game loop
AM 2	Build — implement core game logic, menus, and win/loss conditions
PM 1	Build — add features (score tracking, difficulty levels, save/load state), test, and debug
PM 2	Demo day — play each other's games, walk through code, peer feedback

Half-Day Schedule (10 Days, 2 sessions/day)

Days	Content
Days 1–2	Turtle Graphics & Python Basics (Full-Day 1 content)
Days 3–4	Control Flow & Loops (Full-Day 2 content)
Days 5–6	Functions & Strings (Full-Day 3 content)
Days 7–8	Data Structures (Full-Day 4 content)
Days 9–10	Final Game Project (Full-Day 5 content)

What You'll Build

Turtle Graphics patterns — spirals, polygons, geometric art
Multi-function calculator
Guess My Number game with hints and attempt tracking
Menu-driven console program
Utility library (converters, calculators)
Mad Libs generator and Caesar cipher encoder
Phone Book and Word Counter using dictionaries
Inventory Manager (lists of dictionaries)
Original console game (final project)

Tools & Technologies

Python 3 (CodeHS online IDE)
Turtle Graphics (Tracy the Turtle)
Console I/O, string processing, data structures