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Unit Overview

Python Basics & Digital Research

Part of the digital & AI literacy track — this unit builds Python Basics & Digital Research in a way that is applied and inquiry-led.

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Why it matters for the future

Develops AI-era computational thinking — among the fastest-growing 2030 skills.

🧠 Skills & Topics

Variables, Input, Print

First real Python programs.

Conditionals (if/else)

Decisions in code.

Evaluating Sources

Reliable vs unreliable websites.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

  • Writes a program using input and if/else
  • Explains what a variable stores
  • Judges a website’s reliability with 3 checks
  • Analyses how Python Basics & Digital Research works and applies it to a new situation

🎲 Suggested Activities

  1. 1Build a tiny hands-on project applying Python Basics & Digital Research
  2. 2Research and summarise Python Basics & Digital Research in 5 points
  3. 3Debate a question about Python Basics & Digital Research

✅ How Learning is Checked

  • ◆Topic quiz and marked worksheet
  • ◆Mini-project assessed on a rubric
  • ◆Oral viva or structured peer assessment
🧰 Materials
Notebook and reference sheetsA supervised internet-enabled deviceBasic project materials
🔑 Key Vocabulary
Variables, Input, PrintConditionals (if/else)Evaluating Sources

👨‍👩‍👧 At Home — for Parents

Discuss Python Basics & Digital Research at the dinner table and link it to real news or family life. Encourage your child to research questions rather than handing them answers.

🍎 In the Classroom — for Teachers

Open with an inquiry question on Python Basics & Digital Research, use worked examples then problem-solving, and close with an exit-ticket check. Build in peer discussion.

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