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Build, Document and Demonstrate a Capstone

The Grade 8 capstone course guides learners from a specification to a finished, documented and demonstrated project. They plan milestones with a checkable definition of done, write documentation for different readers (README, docstrings, comments, user guide), gather honest evidence from tests and checklists without overclaiming, and plan a clear demonstration and a reviewed reflection.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 minutes
  • Check what you learned: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, trace code, highlight a text, match pairs, type a number and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Plan a capstone from its specification with milestones and a checkable definition of done.
  • Write documentation for different audiences: README, docstrings, useful comments and a user guide.
  • Gather and report evidence from tests and checklists, including known limitations, without overclaiming.
  • Plan and deliver an honest demonstration and reflect on the project and process.

Lessons

  1. From specification to a capstone plan 5 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  2. Documentation for different readers 5 steps3 practiceabout 20 min
  3. Evidence: tests, checklists and limitations 5 steps3 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Demonstrate and reflect 4 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  5. Check what you learned 8 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Bug DetectiveA robot program almost works. Run it, spot the buggy block, and fix it.
  • Sorting FactoryTurn a work order into if/else rules and watch the conveyor sort every item.
  • Garden AutomationProgram a garden robot with sensor rules — then watch a whole day play out.

More 8th grade coding

Guide for grown-ups