Week 1
Lesson 1
 Environment Setup
Due to the higher complexity of projects, students will learn to write and run python locally using Thonny. Students will learn how to use some of the helpful features of this beginner-friendly Python IDE to understand errors in their code. Additionally, pip will be introduced, and students will install a module using the package manager in Thonny. 
Project 1: Turtle Test Program
Students will write a short turtle graphics program to test out their new programming environment.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Intro to Pygame
Pygame is a cross-platform module in Python. It includes computer graphics and sound libraries the students will be able to use in their programming. Students learn the basics of creating graphics like dots and bouncing rectangles. 
Project 2: Raining Circles
Students will use what they’ve learned to create their own animation of colorful circles from a pygame template project.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
GUI with Pygame
Students are introduced to pygame events, and use what they have learned so far to create their first GUI program that allows a user to place dots on a screen. With a few simple additions, they finish this lesson with a basic painting program.
Project 3: Basic Painting Program
Students will create a simple program to paint on the screen with different colors.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
More Pygame Features
Students will extend their projects from the previous lesson to include more features. They will learn to create a scalable interface, use images in pygame, and implement smarter collision detection.
Project 4: Advanced Painting Program
Students will add more features to their basic painting program to change the brush size and create a scalable canvas.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Game Design 1
Students will make their first game using pygame, using object-oriented concepts to create their own version of the game Pong.
Project 5: Pong
Students create the classic game of Pong and apply collision detection in pygame.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Game Design 2
Students make their most advanced pygame project yet, creating a multiple file program that generates enemies and obstacles in an infinite runner style game.
Project 6: Infinite Runner
Students create an infinite runner style game that generates enemies and obstacles that the player must avoid or launch a projectile at to clear.
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Using Official API
Students are introduced to the requests module and learn how to retrieve weather data from an official API.
Project 7: Weather Forecast
Students use an API to retrieve weather data and print out a forecast for a chosen address.
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Analyzing Big Data
Building off the previous lesson, students gain experience visualizing data with matplotlib and are prepared for our ML in Python with Big Data course.
Project 8: Plotting Temperatures
Students use temperature data collected from an API and matplotlib to generate plots and compare temperatures over time for different locations
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Review and Final Project Workshop
All previously taught concepts are reviewed, with special attention given to topics students wish to apply to their own final projects. Students can get help with any issues they have encountered while working on final projects.
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Final Project
The students will create their own program applying what they have learned throughout the class. Upon completion, the projects are demonstrated by their creators.