Lesson 6.05: Dictionaries Project

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

Do Now
Project Spec - Guess Who
Solution (access protected resources by clicking on "Additional Curriculum Materials" on the TEALS Dashboard)
Read through the do now and project spec so that you are familiar with the requirements and can assist students.
Try creating your own variation on the Guess Who game so you are familiar with the potential challenges and bugs your students will hit.

Day 1
- Do Now
  - Display the Do Now on the board.
  - Students should take a few moments to rank which topics they found most difficult during this unit.
- Review
  - Take time to review the concepts students found most challenging during this unit.
- Project Overview
  - Go over the project spec details with the students.
  - Demo a completed project.
- Planning
  - Have the students design the variables, functions, dictionaries, lists, and structure they need, using pseudo code to help them visualize.
  - Have the students write out a plan /outline for how they will spend time over next few days.
  - Any students that finish their plan and have it checked should begin project work.
Days 2-7
- Planning/Questions
  - Have the students write down what they want to accomplish that day and any questions they have from the previous class.
- Review (if necessary)
  - Go over any concepts or challenges that students are having.
- Project Work
  - Students work independently to complete their projects and meet their daily goals.
- Wrap Up
  - Discuss common issues that students were having each day, provide suggestions for how to overcome those challenges.

Some students may need a refresher on using a while loop to control whether the game is over or not.

Some students may also need additional assistance or scaffolding for how to randomly choose a character from the dictionary.