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Week 06: Functions - Game Pack (MILESTONE)

📚 Learning Objectives

• Define and call custom functions
• Use parameters to make functions flexible
• Return values from functions
• Organize code into reusable pieces
• Complete Phase 1 assessment

🔗 Required Prior Knowledge

• Week 5: For loops
• Week 4: If statements
• Week 3: Input and random numbers
• Week 2: Variables

⏱️ Lesson Flow (60-75 minutes)

Time	Activity	Description
0-10 min	Phase 1 Review	Quick recap of Weeks 1-5
10-25 min	New Concept: Functions	def keyword, parameters, return
25-45 min	Build Game Pack	Roll dice, flip coin, guess number
45-60 min	Milestone Project	Custom game using all concepts
60-75 min	Assessment	Week 6 Rubric

🎯 Success Criteria (Milestone)

• Student can define and call functions
• Student uses parameters correctly
• Student returns values from functions
• Milestone: Completes assessment project independently

⚠️ Common Student Errors

1. Forgetting to call function

   def greet():
       print("Hi")
   # Function defined but never runs!
   # Fix: Add greet() call

2. Wrong indentation

   def greet():
   print("Hi")  # IndentationError

3. Using variable outside function scope

   def test():
       x = 5
   print(x)  # NameError

📊 Phase 1 Assessment

See Week 6 Milestone Rubric

Project Options:

• Multi-game menu system
• Quiz game with scoring
• Story game with multiple endings
• Custom dice roller with stats

🏠 Extension Project

Create "Ultimate Game Pack" with 5+ mini-games:

• Dice roller
• Coin flipper
• Number guesser
• Random name generator
• Rock-paper-scissors

📝 Files

• teacher_notes.md - Assessment guidance
• student_tasks.md - Milestone project
• week06_game_pack.py - Starter code

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