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DT Challenge - 7/8 Python - Biology Extension

Learn additional programming concepts like lists and file input/output to further develop your skills and create a more advanced version of the biology classifier.

To do the challenge offline use this guide to support students.

Additional details

Year band(s)	7-8
Content type	Tools for learning, Student challenges
Format	Interactive
Core and overarching concepts	Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI8K03 Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers AC9TDI8K04 Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary AC9TDI8P02 Analyse and visualise data using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends AC9TDI8P03 Model and query the attributes of objects and events using structured data AC9TDI8P05 Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI8P06 Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors AC9TDI8P09 Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language AC9TDI8P10 Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact
Technologies & Programming Languages	Python
Keywords	Data: Collection, Representation, Interpretation, Specification, Algorithms, Implementation, Interactions, Australian Computing Academy, Python, DT Challenge
Organisation	Australian Computing Academy
Copyright	University of Sydney. Creative Commons BY 4.0.