Lesson 7.14: Practice Presentations

Today’s Goals

  • Rehearse presenting your Creative Project
  • Practice explaining your code to an audience
  • Get feedback to improve before final presentations

Warm-Up Question

  • What’s the hardest part about presenting your code to others?

Presentation Guidelines

  • Speak clearly and confidently
  • Explain what your project does before showing the code
  • Highlight 2–3 features you’re most proud of
  • Show at least one short code snippet and explain how it works

Example Presentation Flow

  1. Introduce yourself and your project idea
  2. Explain what the program does
  3. Show a demo run of the program
  4. Highlight a piece of code (loop, function, or conditional)
  5. Wrap up with one challenge you overcame

Class Activity

  • Present your project to a small group (3–4 students)
  • Give and receive feedback on clarity, pacing, and detail
  • Practice answering questions about your code

Student Challenge

  • Adjust your project or presentation based on feedback

Wrap-Up

  • Practicing presentations builds confidence
  • Next time: Final presentations begin