ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 — Programming with Control Structures and Functions (Python)
Writing, changing and fixing Python programs with decisions, loops and functions.
Modules (74)
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Running a Python program
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Scratch scripts and typed Python side by side
3
print() function
4
Scratch say block as print()
5
Syntax Errors and Debugging
6
Comments
7
Sequence: instructions run in order
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Variables
9
Basic Data Types
10
Scratch variable blocks as Python assignment
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Basic Arithmetic
12
More Arithmetic
13
Order of operations with brackets in Python
14
input() function
15
Scratch ask and answer as input()
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Type Conversion
17
Runtime error: type mismatch
18
String Concatenation
19
F-String Formatting
20
len() function
21
Reading an error message and traceback
22
NameError: using a name Python does not know
23
Comparison Operators
24
Boolean Logic
25
Python indentation and colons
26
If Statements
27
else Statements
28
Scratch if and if-else blocks as Python if/else
29
elif Statements
30
Nested if statements in Python
31
IndentationError and missing colons
32
For Loops
33
range()
34
Scratch repeat block as a for loop
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Counters and totals in a Python loop
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While Loops
37
Scratch forever and repeat until blocks as while loops
38
break and continue
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Decisions inside Python loops
40
Choosing a for loop or a while loop (Python)
41
Nested for loops
42
Input validation with a while loop
43
Infinite loops and how to stop them
44
Scratch My Blocks as Python functions
45
Functions – Defining
46
Functions – Parameters
47
Functions – Return Values
48
print() inside a function versus return
49
Procedures versus functions
50
A function that returns True or False inside an if
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Functions – Default Arguments
52
Functions – Scope
53
Functions calling other functions
54
Program structure with a main() function
55
Python snake_case naming
56
Docstrings for functions and classes
57
Turning pseudocode into Python
58
Turning a flowchart into Python
59
Trace Tables
60
Tracing nested loops
61
Runtime errors in Python
62
Runtime error: divide by zero
63
Logic errors in Python
64
Debugging with print()
65
Commenting out code to isolate a bug
66
Breakpoints in an editor
67
Stepping through code and watching variables
68
Modifying an existing Python program
69
Testing a Python program with test cases
70
Boundary test values
71
Imports
72
Random numbers with import random
73
Number guessing game with a loop, decisions and a counter
74
Quiz program using a function, a loop and a score
Smaller journeys, one per content description
The same modules, split up so a class can take just the content description it's working on.
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ACARA 7-8 Digital Technologies: Getting started with Python — AC9TDI8P09
Students run their first Python programs, print output, add comments, meet syntax errors and see how sequence and Scratch blocks map to typed code.
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ACARA 7-8 Digital Technologies: Variables, input and output in Python — AC9TDI8P06, AC9TDI8P09
Students store and calculate with data in variables, take typed input, convert types, format output and read common error messages.
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ACARA 7-8 Digital Technologies: Selection with if, elif and else in Python — AC9TDI8P06, AC9TDI8P09
Students use comparisons and boolean logic to write programs that make decisions with if, elif, else and nested if statements, and fix indentation errors.
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ACARA 7-8 Digital Technologies: Iteration with for and while loops in Python — AC9TDI8P06, AC9TDI8P09
Students repeat actions with for and while loops, combine loops with decisions and counters, nest loops, validate input and avoid infinite loops.
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ACARA 7-8 Digital Technologies: Functions in Python — AC9TDI8P09
Students define and call functions with parameters and return values, understand scope, and organise programs into well-named, documented parts.
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ACARA 7-8 Digital Technologies: Algorithms, tracing, debugging and testing in Python — AC9TDI8P05, AC9TDI8P06, AC9TDI8P09
Students turn flowcharts and pseudocode into Python, trace programs by hand, then find, fix and test errors using print(), breakpoints, stepping and test cases.
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ACARA 7-8 Digital Technologies: Python projects with loops, decisions and functions — AC9TDI8P05, AC9TDI8P09
Students use the random module and bring together loops, decisions, counters and functions to build a number guessing game and a quiz program.
Printables for this journey
Every module above has its own free printable worksheet with an answer key. These crosswords and word searches cover the same terms:
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Python Crossword: Getting Started (Modules 1–10)
10 clues · print() function, input() function, Comments, Variables and more
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Python Crossword: Control Flow (Modules 11–20)
10 clues · Type Conversion, Comparison Operators, Boolean Logic, If Statements and more
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Python Crossword: Functions (Modules 21–30)
10 clues · range(), Error Handling – try/except basics, break and continue, Functions – Defining and more
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Python Word Search: Getting Started and Control Flow (Modules 1–20)
22 words to find · print() function, input() function, Comments, Variables and more
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Python Word Search: Functions and Data Structures (Modules 21–40)
20 words to find · range(), Error Handling – try/except basics, break and continue, Functions – Defining and more
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SC in Schools Python Crossword: What is Python? to Text Adventure Game Design (Modules 64–73)
10 clues · What is Python?, The Code for Schools Editor, Syntax Errors and Debugging, say() function and more
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SC in Schools Python Word Search: What is Python? to Text Adventure Game Design (Modules 64–73)
13 words to find · What is Python?, The Code for Schools Editor, Syntax Errors and Debugging, say() function and more
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VCE Pseudocode Crossword: if-then-else block to Reading and tracing complex pseudocode (Modules 11–28)
10 clues · if-then-else block, else if: chained selection, for loop: for i from 1 to n, Nested for loops and more
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VCE Pseudocode Word Search: What is Pseudocode to Reading and tracing complex pseudocode (Modules 1–28)
20 words to find · What is Pseudocode, Pseudocode Writing Conventions, Variable Assignment: x <- value, input keyword and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Requirements and design tools to Naming conventions and internal documentation (Modules 10–47)
10 clues · Data dictionary, Writing a data dictionary entry, Designing classes with a class diagram, Object descriptions and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Pseudocode to Data structures (Modules 72–96)
10 clues · Turning pseudocode into Python, Changing a global variable with the global keyword, Functions calling other functions, Program structure with a main() function and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Data sources and files to Graphical user interfaces (Modules 114–124)
10 clues · Reading an XML file with ElementTree, Validation: why data is checked on entry, Types of validation check, Existence checking in code and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Searching and sorting algorithms and Errors and debugging (Modules 156–166)
10 clues · Comparing searching and sorting algorithms, Applying an algorithm to a task, Logic errors in Python, Runtime errors in Python and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Errors and debugging and Testing modules (Modules 168–177)
10 clues · Debugging a program with print() and trace tables, Setting a breakpoint, Stepping through code and watching variables, Tracing nested loops and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Requirements and design tools to Pseudocode (Modules 10–71)
21 words to find · Data dictionary, Writing a data dictionary entry, Designing classes with a class diagram, Object descriptions and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Pseudocode to Data sources and files (Modules 72–113)
21 words to find · Turning pseudocode into Python, Changing a global variable with the global keyword, Functions calling other functions, Program structure with a main() function and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Data sources and files to Object-oriented programming (Modules 114–141)
20 words to find · Reading an XML file with ElementTree, Validation: why data is checked on entry, Types of validation check, Existence checking in code and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Object-oriented programming to Errors and debugging (Modules 142–166)
20 words to find · OOP principle: inheritance, Calling the parent __init__ with super(), Linear search in Python, Binary search in Python and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Errors and debugging to Artificial intelligence in programming (Modules 168–193)
20 words to find · Debugging a program with print() and trace tables, Setting a breakpoint, Stepping through code and watching variables, Tracing nested loops and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Crossword: Efficient and effective solutions and user-centred design to Classes, objects and access modifiers (Modules 3–79)
10 clues · User-centred design, Order of operations with brackets in Python, Choosing data types for input, storage and output, Procedures versus functions and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Crossword: Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants (Modules 115–124)
10 clues · Branches and merging, What a library is: standard vs third-party, Random numbers with import random, The math module and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Crossword: Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants to Beta testing (Modules 125–171)
10 clues · Keeping API keys secure, Validation versus verification, Alpha testing, Commenting out code to isolate a bug and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Word Search: Efficient and effective solutions and user-centred design to Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants (Modules 3–114)
20 words to find · User-centred design, Order of operations with brackets in Python, Choosing data types for input, storage and output, Procedures versus functions and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Word Search: Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants to Beta testing (Modules 115–171)
22 words to find · Branches and merging, What a library is: standard vs third-party, Random numbers with import random, The math module and more
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Years 7–8 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Designing and tracing algorithms to Evaluating digital solutions (Modules 50–125)
10 clues · Choosing test data for an algorithm, Storyboarding a user's path through a system, Comparing alternative designs with a criteria table, Running a Python program and more
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Years 7–8 Creating Digital Solutions Word Search: Defining and decomposing problems to Evaluating digital solutions (Modules 3–125)
21 words to find · Interviewing a user, Decomposing a problem into sub-problems, Decomposition diagrams, Non-functional requirements and more
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VCE Applied Computing U1O2 Crossword: Requirements and design tools to Naming conventions and internal documentation (Modules 8–88)
10 clues · Writing an IPO chart for a program, Accessing record fields by index, Abstraction in OOP, Encapsulation in OOP and more
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VCE Applied Computing U1O2 Crossword: Naming conventions and internal documentation to Legal requirements and emerging trends (Modules 89–124)
10 clues · Explaining data and code structures with comments, Docstrings for functions and classes, Combining validation checks in a reusable function, Breakpoints in an editor and more
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VCE Applied Computing U1O2 Word Search: Requirements and design tools to Legal requirements and emerging trends (Modules 8–124)
21 words to find · Writing an IPO chart for a program, Accessing record fields by index, Abstraction in OOP, Encapsulation in OOP and more
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Crossword: Tracing and Debugging Algorithms and Programming with Control Structures and Functions (Python) (Modules 482–519)
10 clues · Writing a bug report from a trace, Scratch scripts and typed Python side by side, Scratch say block as print(), Scratch variable blocks as Python assignment and more
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Crossword: Programming with Control Structures and Functions (Python) and Programming with Control Structures and Functions (JavaScript) (Modules 522–560)
10 clues · Choosing a for loop or a while loop (Python), Infinite loops and how to stop them, Scratch My Blocks as Python functions, print() inside a function versus return and more
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Word Search: Algorithms, Flowcharts and Pseudocode to Programming with Control Structures and Functions (Python) (Modules 420–519)
20 words to find · Tracing a decision inside a loop with a trace table, Adding a condition column to a trace table, Tracing a decision inside a loop, Completing a flowchart prediction table and more
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Word Search: Programming with Control Structures and Functions (Python) and Programming with Control Structures and Functions (JavaScript) (Modules 522–580)
20 words to find · Choosing a for loop or a while loop (Python), Infinite loops and how to stop them, Scratch My Blocks as Python functions, print() inside a function versus return and more
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What year level is this for?
This curriculum is aligned to the Australian Curriculum (ACARA) and Victorian Curriculum, spanning roughly Years 3 to 10 — from first sequencing and variables through to object-oriented programming and advanced data structures. Start wherever matches your class's current level; each module builds on the last.
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Yes — every module has a one-click Print Worksheet button that generates a printable page with the practice questions and a full answer key.
Is this aligned to a curriculum?
Yes — the module sequence is mapped to the Australian Curriculum (ACARA) and Victorian Curriculum, and a class's progress is reported back against those curriculum bands (e.g. ACARA Years 5–6 sequencing and iteration, Years 7–8 functions and data structures), not just a generic difficulty scale.
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