Middle School Python

• Describe algorithms as ordered steps with clear inputs and outputs.
• Use variables, expressions, strings, numbers, and print statements.

Practice: Write a calculator-style script and trace every variable value after each line.

• Use if, elif, else, comparison, and Boolean logic.
• Validate user input before the program relies on it.

Practice: Build a quiz or eligibility checker with three branches and two invalid-input cases.

• Use for and while loops for repeated work.
• Write functions with parameters and return values.

Practice: Refactor repeated code into a function and explain one bug found through tracing.

• Store collections in lists and dictionaries.
• Loop through data to count, filter, and summarize.

Practice: Analyze a small class-data list and print one summary, one maximum, and one filtered result.