Course: Scratch to Python: Moving from Block- to Text-based Programming

To complete the activities within this course, you will need: Access to Scratch 3, either online or installed on your computer To be able to create and run Python 3 …

Scratch programs don’t really crash. They might not do anything, or they might not do what is expected, but you won’t ever see error messages being spoken to you by …

I hope you’ve enjoyed your journey transitioning from a block- to a text-based language, and learning how you might support your learners in their own transitions. Don’t worry if you …

At the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we love Python, but it’s not the only text-based language that you could teach your students. Once you’ve become confident in a text-based language, you’ll …

In any learning environment, it is inevitable that some individuals will progress faster than others. This can make differentiating tasks for your learners a real challenge. Up until now, you …

Using the Python module guizero, you can add a graphical user interface to your Pokémon-fetching program. A graphical user interface (GUI) is a visual way for users to interact with …

Username generator Picking unique usernames for websites and other software is never easy, so why not automate the process with a random username generator? Translating Scratch code into Python code …

You are going to use the pokebase, requests, and PIL external modules to download and display images of Pokémon. Which Pokémon? Create a new Python program and save it as …

This week we explored how pseudocode helps you plan scripts you want to write. We looked at different data types in Python, and you wrote a script to calculate how …

You’ve already tried out a few of Python’s built-in functions, such as str() and int(). You’ve also had a look at some functions from imported modules, for example choice() from …

Up until now, the Python scripts that we have been writing have been mostly toy programs and games. It is important to realise that Python can be used to solve …

Every programming language has its own rules about how to handle different types of data. Scratch does not have specific data types for you to use, so this may be …

When you discuss how a program works, showing the code may not be the easiest way of explaining it — especially if the person you are talking to is less …

Last week you started to look at ways in which to debug code that’s not working. This week we’re going to step it up a little. The code below contains …

In this step you will look at resources that your learners can use to help themselves rather than relying on your support. It can be difficult to spread your support …