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Unit Overview

Python Functions, Web Basics & AI Ethics

Part of the digital & AI literacy track — this unit builds Python Functions, Web Basics & AI Ethics 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

Functions & Debugging

Reusable code; finding errors.

HTML/CSS First Page

Building a simple web page.

AI Ethics & Bias

Fairness, privacy, honest use.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

  • Writes and calls a function
  • Builds a titled web page
  • Explains one AI ethics risk
  • Analyses how Python Functions, Web Basics & AI Ethics works and applies it to a new situation

🎲 Suggested Activities

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

✅ 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
Functions & DebuggingHTML/CSS First PageAI Ethics & Bias

👨‍👩‍👧 At Home — for Parents

Discuss Python Functions, Web Basics & AI Ethics 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 Functions, Web Basics & AI Ethics, use worked examples then problem-solving, and close with an exit-ticket check. Build in peer discussion.

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