Python: From Blocks to Text · Algorithms & Programming

Variables and Data Types

Exploring how computers store different kinds of information and how to manipulate data using Python syntax.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is it important for a computer to know if data is a number or text?
  2. 2How does the choice of variable names affect the maintainability of code?
  3. 3What are the consequences of using the wrong data type in a financial program?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Computing - Programming and DevelopmentKS3: Computing - Data Types
Year: Year 8
Subject: Computing
Unit: Python: From Blocks to Text
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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