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RAINHILL HIGH SCHOOL
MEDIA ARTS COLLEGE
YEAR 7
COMPUTING
HALF-TERM 3
This half term I will learn:
How to program using Python, a powerful but easy-to-use high-level
programming language.
You will focus on understanding:

the process of developing programs,

the importance of writing correct syntax,

how to formulate algorithms for simple programs and
debugging programs.
Key Terms I will learn
this half term are:
IDLE
Variable
String
Syntax
Assignment statement
Operator
Data type
Half-termly assessments will be:
Programming assessment and development of a learning portfolio with
evidence of syntactically correct Python code.
Integer
Float
Selection
Iteration
Syntax error
Debug
Learning Outcomes
Homework
Week 1 & 2 – I will be able to:
Introduction to Python

Explain what Python is and some of the applications it is used for

Run a simple Python program in Interactive mode using the input
and print functions

Write, save and run a program in Script mode

Understand what a syntax error is and how to interpret an error
message

Know the rules for variable names and use variables in a program

Understand the use and value of comments in a program
Investigate and
summarise the
difference between
Low and High Level
programming
languages.
Week 3 & 4 – I will be able to:
Numbers and Arithmetic:

state the importance of using correct data types string, integer,
float

use assignment statements correctly

perform arithmetic using the BIDMAS rule

use the int, float and round functions

write a program involving input, calculation and output
Week 5 & 6 – I will be able to:
Selection

Use selection statements if, else and elif in a program

Use indentation correctly to define a block of code
Writing algorithms

Learn to write algorithms in pseudocode

Review the difference between syntax errors, run-time errors and
logic errors

Learn techniques for debugging programs
Introduction to Python half unit assessment
Programming assessment and development of a learning portfolio with
evidence of syntactically correct Python code.
Investigate and
summarise Pseudocode