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Lesson 1 — if/else in Python: The Program's First Fork
⏱ 25–30 minutes 💻 Write real Python in the browser (runs instantly, nothing to install)
💡 if/else = a fork the program chooses by condition — from primary-school if/then/else blocks to real Python
👨👩👧 Notes for parents
Level: Apprentice — roughly Grade 7 / ages 12–13 Duration: 25–30 minutes Format: Write real Python in the browser (runs instantly, nothing to install) Concept: if/else = a fork the program chooses by condition — from primary-school if/then/else blocks to real Python
Learning Objective
Kids write if/else in Python with correct structure (colon + 4-space indent) and understand that one decision runs exactly ONE branch.
Do It Together (Parent-Child Co-participation)
Change the stdin number to today's actual temperature and see if the program answers right — chat about how weather apps run thousands of conditions just like this.