Launch
Launch
Students will launch the unit by setting up the coding environment, running and modifying a first Python program, analyzing what makes a simple program clearer for users, and recording an initial coding journal entry that sets up later design, feedback, and revision work.
Day 1
Research & Plan
Research & Plan
Students will investigate what makes a Hello World upgrade useful for a real audience, study and compare sample Python programs, define measurable design criteria and constraints, generate multiple solution concepts, and select a justified approach using evidence before building.
Days 2 - 5
Prototype & Refine
Prototype & Refine
Students will build and test a first working Python prototype, collect evidence against their design criteria, revise based on peer and user feedback, and document the engineering decisions that prepared them for the final showcase and walkthrough.
Days 6 - 9
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their revised Python Hello World programs to an authentic audience, explain how feedback and testing improved the design, and document their learning through a brief coding journal and live walkthrough.
Day 10
Launch
Days 1–1
Day 1
π» IDE First Steps Lab
Launch
39m
Research & Plan
Days 2–5
Day 2
π Python Examples Code Review
Knowledge/Skill Building
39m
Day 3
π§ Audience Design Brief
Research
39m
Day 4
π οΈ Concept Matrix and Peer Critique
Deliverable
39m
Day 5
β
Hello World Plan Review
Assessment
39m
Prototype & Refine
Days 6–9
Day 6
π§ͺ Python Test Cases in IDLE
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 7
π» Hello World Upgrade Prototype
Project Work
39m
Day 8
π Code Review Data Round
Deliverable
48m
Day 9
π Prototype Evidence Checkpoint
Assessment
39m
Showcase
Days 10–10
Day 10
π€ Better Hello World Showcase
Assessment
39m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 1
Launch
π» IDE First Steps Lab
3
Day 2
Research & Plan
π Python Examples Code Review
4
Day 3
π§ Audience Design Brief
7
Day 4
π οΈ Concept Matrix and Peer Critique
8
Day 5
β
Hello World Plan Review
9
Day 6
Prototype & Refine
π§ͺ Python Test Cases in IDLE
10
Day 7
π» Hello World Upgrade Prototype
11
Day 8
π Code Review Data Round
14
Day 9
π Prototype Evidence Checkpoint
15
Day 10
Showcase
π€ Better Hello World Showcase