Lesson: Dictionaries Project

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

  • Use dictionaries to play guess who

Materials/Preparation

  • Do Now
  • Project
  • Solution (access protected resources by clicking on "Additional Curriculum Materials" on the TEALS Dashboard)
  • Read through the Do Now, lesson, and lab so that you are familiar with the requirements and can assist students

Pacing Guide

Duration Description
5 Minutes Do Now
10 Minutes Review
10 Minutes Project Overview
30 Minutes Project Planning
Day 2-7
5 Minutes Planning/Questions
10 Minutes Review of Questions
35 Minutes Project Work
5 Minutes Wrap up

Instructor's Notes

  1. Intro Day
    1. Do Now
      • Display the do now on the board.
    2. Review
      • Review the concepts students found most challenging.
    3. Project Overview
      • Go over the project with the students
    4. Planning
      • Have the students design the variables, functions, dictionaries, lists, and structure they need
      • Have them write out the steps in pseudo code and how long each section will take them
      • Have the students write out a plan /outline for how they will spend time over next few days
  2. Project Days
    1. Planning/Questions
      • Have students write down what they want to do that day and any questions they have from yesterday
    2. Review
      • if necessary, review any concepts or struggles the class was having
    3. Project Work
      • students work on their projects indecently
    4. Wrap Up
      • have the students write down what they struggled on or had a hard time doing.