1. Programs, programs, everywhere!
This is a starter activity and should take 5 minutes
1. Open up a text editor such as Notepad.
2. Write a list of all the apps, programs and applications you
have used so far today.
3. Be ready to share your ideas with the class.
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2. Lesson Aims
1. Learn about computer programming and the different
languages that you can use
2. Meet Python 3 programming language
3. Learn how to use IDLE
4. Write and run your first program
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Vocabulary
Python 3
IDLE
IDE
output
syntax error

3. Programming Session Rules
1. Try to complete the task set on your own computer
2. If you have finished and are waiting, you may:
• try out your own code
• help other students who are stuck.
3. When asked to stop:
• go back to your seat
• stop coding
• listen carefully.
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4. Python 3 runs on all computers:
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1. Use the textbook glossary to
find out what an IDE is.
2. What does IDLE stand for?

5. Your first program – Hello World!
1. Type this into IDLE:
This is from page 13 in Python Basics
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2. Find out how many ways there are of getting this to fail!

6. Making Mistakes
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7. Homework
1. Install and test Python 3 on your home computer
2. Visit and read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_world_program_examples
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8. Chapter Summary
1. Coding is ...
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In this lesson you have learnt:
writing instructions for computers
2. Python 3 is ... a great programming language
3. An IDE is ... an integrated development environment
4. IDLE is ... the IDE that comes with a standard Python install
5. Output is ... data that is sent from a program to a screen
6. A syntax error is ... an error produced when a computer cannot
recognise the code supplied by a programmer