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Teach Python to High School Students

Name: Teach Python to High School Students
Rating: 4.4 (58 reviews)

The Ultimate Teachers guide to Python using Videos, Illustrations, Code Samples & Assignments

Created bySunil Nair (MCT), ByteSize Trainings

Last updated 4/2023

English

What you'll learn

Foundation of Python Programming Language
Creating Variables and using Functions
Strings and Numbers
If Statements and Loops
Data Collections - Lists, Tuples and Dictionaries
File Handling & Error Handling
Date and Time
Build Custom Functions and Libraries
Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Recursion
Regular Expressions
Common Algorithms (Bubble Sort, Linear Search, Binary Search)
Password Hashing
CRUD with SQLite Database Engine
Introduction to GUI

Course content

16 sections • 74 lectures • 6h 57m total length

Variables - Video Chapter12:11
Explore how to create and name variables in Python, store text, numbers, and booleans, and use print and type to inspect string, int, float, and boolean values.
Variables - Text Chapter0:28
Using Variables
Functions - Video Chapter10:40
Explore how Python functions perform tasks, using the print and input functions, handle strings with quotes, and create interactive programs by combining variables with text.
Functions - Text Chapter0:27
Invitation

Strings - Video Chapter18:54
Explore strings in Python by learning how quotes define text, how string indexes work, and how to use methods like strip, len, lower, title, split, and replace to manipulate text.
String Formatting - Video Chapter8:52
Learn to format strings in Python with f-strings, embedding variables in curly braces. Explore email templates, multi-line text, and number formatting with colon and comma to show thousand separators.
Strings - Text Chapter1:21
Strings
Numbers - Video Chapter14:18
Explore Python by using int and float types, convert user input with int() and float(), perform arithmetic, round results, and apply shorthand operators and sqrt from the math library.
Numbers - Text Chapter0:32
Numbers

If Statements - Video Chapter17:30
Teach Python to high school students explains how if statements drive decisions in Python, using else, elif, and logical operators, with examples on weather, grading, and string search.
If Statements - Text Chapter0:43
Code Correction
Random - Video Chapter7:14
Explore how to use the random library to generate a random integer in a range, select random elements from lists, and build simple games like random cards or coin flips.
Random - Text Chapter0:17
Random

For Loop - Video Chapter9:55
Learn how to use for loops in Python to repeat actions, using range with start and stop values or iteration over strings, and understand how stop excludes the final value.
For Loop - Text Chapter0:53
For Loop
While Loop - Video Chapter14:20
Learn how while loops repeat tasks until conditions are met, compare them with for loops, and explore infinite loops with while true and real-world examples like login prompts.
While Loop - Text Chapter0:51
While Loop

Lists and Tuples - Video Chapter19:54
Learn to create and manipulate lists and tuples in Python, using append, extend, and indexing to store, display, add, and remove items, while understanding read-only tuples.
Lists and Tuples - Text Chapter1:15
Lists and Tuples
Enumerate Function - Video Chapter3:11
Learn to use the enumerate function in Python to print a list with serial numbers, starting at one, by unpacking index and name.
Enumerate Function - Text Chapter0:13
More Fun with Lists5:37
Master printing lists in Python by unpacking with the asterisk to display items on one line, using end and sep to control spacing, and applying join to create strings.

Build Functions - Video Chapter7:45
Learn how to build and call your own Python functions using def, parameters, and return values, including returning multiple values as tuples.
Build Functions - Text Chapter0:56
Local and Global Variables - Video Chapter3:10
Understand global versus local variables in Python. A global X is accessible throughout the program; a local Y is restricted to its function, with the global keyword enabling access.
Local and Global Variables - Text Chapter0:24

Arguments and Keyword Arguments - Text Chapter15:47
Understand how positional and non keyword arguments use * to accept any number of values. See how keyword arguments with ** form a dictionary of named values and keys.
Arguments and Keyword Arguments - Text Chapter0:15
Create a Library - Video Chapter7:18
Learn how to create and use a Python library to package reusable functions, such as kilometer-to-mile conversions, by importing modules, using specific functions, and sharing code across programs.
Create a Library - Text Chapter0:16

Files and Directories - Video Chapter6:26
Learn to access files and directories in Python using the OS library, listdir and scandir, set a base directory, and distinguish files from folders.
Files and Directories - Text Chapter0:21
File Handling - Text Files - Video Chapter10:20
Learn to save program data to text and JSON files, using open in write or append mode, read and readlines, and handle newlines; the next video covers JSON.
File Handling - Text Files - Text Chapter0:23
File Handling - JSON Files - Video Chapter14:17
Learn to work with JSON files in Python, reading and writing data with the json library, using with open, json.dump, json.load, and formatting with indent and sort_keys.
File Handling - JSON Files - Text Chapter0:30
Error Handling - Video Chapter10:23
Learn how to handle errors in Python using try and except to provide friendly messages, validate user input, and manage value errors and division by zero.
Error Handling - Text Chapter0:35

Date and Time - Video Chapter10:47
Explore handling date and time in Python using the date time library, time delta for calculations, and calendar for leap year checks.
Date and Time - Text Chapter0:38
Date Formatting - Video Chapter12:23
Learn to format dates and times in Python using strftime to display user-friendly strings and strptime to convert strings back to dates, enabling date calculations with time delta.
Date Formatting - Text Chapter0:35

Requirements

Be able to type using the keyboard

Description

If you are a teacher, parent or guardian, join me in this exciting teachers' guide on Python Programming that will assist you in teaching high school students. The instructional videos and text material have incorporated using simple English with terms that are easy to follow.

Kindly note that only teachers, parents and guardians can create the account and purchase the course.

Feedback from School Students whom I have mentored 1-on-1

Vinith Ramaswamy, Dubai International Academy, Dubai, UAE

"I have heard back from 4 universities so far and have gotten accepted to all of them: Purdue, UIUC, Wisconsin-madison, and WPI, everything you taught me was definitely a huge part in it so thank you so much"

Prateeti Saran, Dubai International Academy, Dubai, UAE

"I just recently got into Columbia University for Computer Science and wanted to thank you for being the one who helped me get interested in and get started with CS. Your teaching was amazing, and really really developed my passion for CS, thank you so so much!"

Josh Killa, Dubai College, Dubai

"My top choices for receiving offers were from Imperial College London and Warwick university to study computer science. Thanks, Sunil your teaching has had a massive impact"

Course Curriculum

Variables and Functions
Strings and Numbers
If Statements
Loops - For and While
Data Collections - Lists, Tuples and Dictionaries
Error Handling
File Handling with JSON
Build Custom Functions and Libraries
Date and Time
Object Oriented Programming
Common Algorithms (Binary and Linear Search, Bubble Sort)
Password Hashing
CRUD with SQLite DB Engine
Recursion
Introduction to GUI

What this course contains

Easy to follow instructional videos
16 Chapters with both Instructional Videos and Textual Material containing high-quality illustrations
62 Python Code Samples
40 Assignments

Software to Install

To begin with, you may use the Free Online Code editor available in the Resource section of each chapter
For additional practice, we recommend installing Mu: a simple Python editor for beginners

Guaranteed Course Outcome

Understanding of Programming Concepts using Real-World Examples.
Promotes Creative Thinking and encourages the real-world application of coding skills
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming and Databases
The ability to build applications with ease.

The Apps that can be built with the help of this course

With 44 Code Samples and 31 Assignments, learners can attain the skills to create a wide selection of programs. The most notable ones are listed below:

Virtual Wardrobe Planner
Match Roster Generator
Guessing Number Game
Multiplication Table Generator
Number Divisibility
Even and Odd Number Extraction
The ATM Replica
Automated Dice Roll
Shopping List
Phonetic App
Jumble Words Generator
Food Ordering App
File Search Application
Aspect Ratio Calculator
Library Management System
Authentication App with Password Hashing

Can Teachers and Parents use this course as a guide for teaching kids younger than 17?

Math is taught in every grade in school, the base concepts remain the same, but the complexity increases with every grade. The same learning progression can be achieved with programming languages for children. This course has been specifically designed as a teaching guide for parents, teachers and guardians who wish to teach high school students.

How does this course compare with "Teach Python to Kids Age 11 to 13"?

This course contains 7 additional lessons, with each existing lesson having additional content

Libraries
Date and Time
Object Oriented Programming
Common Algorithms (Binary and Linear Search, Bubble Sort)
Password Hashing
CRUD with SQLite DB Engine
Introduction to GUI
Also contains 16 Additional Code Samples and New Assignments

Who this course is for:

Parents willing to teach their teenage children coding
Teachers willing to teach coding to teenage students

Teach Python to High School Students

What you'll learn

Explore related topics

Course content

Day 1 - Variables and Functions4 lectures • 24min

Day 2 - Strings and Numbers5 lectures • 44min

Day 3 - If Statements and Random4 lectures • 26min

Day 4 - Loops4 lectures • 26min

Day 5 - Data Collections (Lists and Tuples)5 lectures • 30min

Day 6 - Data Collections - Dictionaries2 lectures • 23min

Day 7 - Build Custom Functions and Libraries4 lectures • 12min

Day 8 - Libraries and More with Functions4 lectures • 14min

Day 9 - File Handling and Error Handling8 lectures • 43min

Day 10 - Date and Time4 lectures • 24min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: