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PC6 Lists and Dictionaries

Teachers and students are encouraged to use these resources as platforms to create their own resources, as forms of assessment and in particular as reflection pieces for learning portfolios. The resources are designed specifically to be used by students to record artefacts and reflect on their learning, in particular html and pdf resources.

The Python Lessons and Tasks are designed for students to learn how to program in a practical and task driven style, both individually and collaboratively. In addition, where appropriate, students can undertake a Computational Thinking challenge and a block based coding challenge on editable html platforms, assess themselves with eTask Worksheets, and support and challenge themselves with Python video lessons.

Programming Concept 6 Lists and Dictionaries

Type of Resource Type ID Overview LO
Python-logo Lists Lesson 6.0  pptx Task Driven PYTHON Lesson with embedded lesson plan and LOs

1.1  1.2  1.6  1.7  1.21  1.22  2.5  2.20  2.16  2.18

etask-BW-assess eTask Assessment on Lists pdf (fillable) Revision Challenges Reflections 1.21 - 1.23  2.5 - 2.7  2.16
CT-Challenge-logoCT Challenge - Chalice Clue zip Assess CT skills. Extract, launch the html file and store your work.

1.20 - 1.23

2.5 - 2.7

cat-logo-for-scratch Scratch and Python Task - Comparing elements in a List  zip Measure CT skills. Extract, launch the html file and store your work. 1.1 - 1.7  2.20  2.21
Python-logo Lists and Dictionaries Lesson 6.1  pptx Task Driven PYTHON Lesson with embedded lesson plan and LOs 1.20  1.22  2.6  2.16  2.21  3.5  3.7

etask-BW-assess eTask Worksheet on Dictionaries

etask-BW-assess eTask Assessment on List and Dictionaries

pdf (fillable) Revision Challenges Reflections

1.21 - 1.23 

2.5 - 2.7  2.16

python logo Python Video - Lists  (Basic Lists in 1 Dimension)

Python-logo Python Video - using Lists to analyse a txt file (includes IO revision from PC2)

mp4 (vimeo) Flip the classroom / support the learning

1.1 - 1.4  1.6 - 1.7  1.22

2.16  2.18

3.5  3.7

CT-Challenge-logo CT Challenge - A Caesar Cipher for Strings and a txt file catalogue zip Assess CT skills. Extract, launch the html file and store your work.

1.20 - 1.23

2.5 - 2.7

microprocessor-logo CT-Challenge-logo A CT game using the microbit (Levels 6-7)   A scaffolded Drop & Catch game. From while loops to arrays (lists). Edit the html file to create a new resource. 1.1 - 1.7  1.22  1.23
Intro to 3.13 - 3.14

The suggested resources below accompany the LOs and complement the lesson.

In some cases it will allow LOs to be covered to a greater extent or new LOs to be addressed.

Further Resources

LO Description of Related Web Resource
1.1  2.2

An unplugged activity : Sequencing Stage Lights. 
(Think about a systematic solution to an easily solved puzzle.)

1.1  2.7

Sorting data is enabled by structured data types, such as Lists. Take the CS Field Guide tour of sorting techniques.    CS-field-Guide    

2.20  2.6  2.16  1.4 - 1.6  2.4

Assess yourself interactively with 20 questions on Lists and Strings etask-BW-assess python logo

Note : Q15 -Q20 refer to functions. Students can create an algorithm in the sandbox.

1.4  1.5 

2.6  1.7

3.5

Practice Python with a CT challenge (solutions also offered) Practice-Python-logo

Intersecting Elements of 2 Lists           Extracting even numbered elements       

Using Dictionaries and a txt file, count how many times a name appears

1.4 - 1.7 

2.20 - 2.21

Learn more about Lists and for loops python logo

More Methods and techniques when using Dictionaries - including some interactive assessment python logo

1.1  1.4  2.1 Swapping values in arrays (lists) - A Computational Thinking Fairytale on mutable or changeable-by-index data types
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