Learn to code in Python for teenagers and young adults

Level 1

This is the ideal starting point for those who are new to coding or who have only covered some basics

This course is available for members of Codetoday Unlimited

Course curriculum

1. 1. Welcome - What's in this course?
2. 2. Getting Started • When a Python Meets a Turtle
3. 3. Using a split screen when learning on this course
4. 4. Smiley Face
5. 5. Smiley Face Again
6. 6. Exercises
7. 7. Swirls and Patterns • Don't Repeat Yourself • for Loop
8. 8. Swirls and Patterns Again
9. 9. What Patterns Have You Created?
10. 10. Exercises
11. 11. A Flower in the Garden • More on for Loops
12. 12. A Flower in the Garden Again
13. 13. Exercises
14. 14. Random Thoughts
15. 15. Exercises
16. 16. Moving the Turtle
17. 17. A Starry Night
18. 18. Writing The Code For A Starry Night
19. 19. Finishing Touches For A Starry Night
20. 20. Exercises
21. Unlimited
1. 1. What's Extra 1? Can I Skip This?
2. 2. How the Program Talks to The Program's User And How the Program's User Talks Back
3. 3. Storing Things in Boxes • Variables
4. 4. Revisiting for loops
5. 5. Revisiting random
1. Moving to A Better Coding Platform
2. 1. Option 1 • Move to Replit.com (simpler)
3. 2. Option 2 • Move to PyCharm (preferred)
4. 3. You Can Split Your Screen to Follow Lessons
5. 4. Looping The Loop Again • while Loops
6. 5. Fred and Mary
7. 6. Exercises
8. 7. Invent Your Own Python Words
9. 8. It's Your Turn To Tell Fred Where To Go • Part 1
10. 9. It's Your Turn To Tell Fred Where To Go • Part 2
11. 10. [Optional] A Drawing Program • Part 1
12. 11. [Optional] A Drawing Program • Part 2
13. 12. Exercises
14. 13. The Spinning Space Station
15. 14. The Spinning Space Station • Working Through The Code
16. 15. Exercises
1. 1. The while Loop Revisited
2. 2. Comparing The while and for loops
3. 3. Defining Functions Revisited
1. 1. Here's The Hungry Turtle Game
2. 2. Planning the Game
3. 3. Create a Player
4. 4. Move and Steer the Player
5. 5. Teleport
6. 6. Equals Equals
7. 7. Making Decisions • The if Statement
8. 8. Back to Teleporting
9. 9. Finishing the Teleporting Feature
10. 10. Create Food for the Hungry Turtle
11. 11. Turtle Eats Food
12. 12. Keeping a Score
13. 13. Finishing Touches
14. 14. Exercises
15. Become a Member of Codetoday Unlimited
1. 1. Introduce the time module
2. 2. Timers
3. 3. Add A Timer to The Hungry Turtle Game
4. 4. Exercises
5. Become a Member of Codetoday Unlimited