7-8 Digital Technologies: Programming in Python

Students learn to write, modify, test and debug Python programs that use control structures and functions, including turning their own pseudocode and flowcharts into code.

Modules (42)

1 Running a Python program 2 print() function 3 Comments 4 Variables 5 Basic Data Types 6 Basic Arithmetic 7 input() function 8 Converting types with int() and float() 9 F-String Formatting 10 Comparison Operators 11 Python and, or, not 12 Python indentation and colons 13 If Statements 14 else Statements 15 elif Statements 16 If Statements 17 While Loops 18 Counters and totals in a Python loop 19 range() 20 Decisions inside Python loops 21 For Loops 22 break to exit a loop 23 Lists – Creation 24 Adding to a list with append() 25 Looping through a list with for...in 26 Defining a function with def 27 Calling a function 28 Functions – Parameters 29 Functions – Return Values 30 Local and global variables 31 Functions calling other functions 32 Program structure with a main() function 33 Random numbers with import random 34 Turning pseudocode into Python 35 Turning a flowchart into Python 36 Modifying an existing Python program 37 Syntax Errors and Debugging 38 Runtime errors in Python 39 Logic errors in Python 40 Debugging with print() 41 Input validation with a while loop 42 Testing a Python program with test cases

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 Crossword: Data Structures (Modules 31–40) 10 clues · String Methods (upper, lower, replace…), String Formatting (.format()), Lists – Creation, Lists – Indexing 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: 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 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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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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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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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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