LO: To develop an understanding of what a programming language is and why they are used.
Starter
In a blog post write down as many programming languages as YOU have heard of. Be honest.
Main
What are programming languages?
What are they used for?
Why is there more than 1 programming language?
What are the 5 most popular languages?
We are going to be learning Python.
What can you find out about Python?
Who uses it and why?
As preparation for next lesson create the following basic programs in Scratch. You need to save them in H\Sites\Computer Science\Scratch Coding.
You will need these files for the next few lessons.
1. Get Scratch to print the phrase "Hello World".
2. Create a random number generator for numbers 1 to 100.
3. A random name picker (create an array of 6 names that it can pick from)
Use the internet to help you if you are stuck or try writing the steps out in full English
Plenary
In your blog post, write down what you found difficult in creating the Scratch files.
