week6_milestone_rubric.md

Week 6 Milestone Rubric (Foundations)

Student can:

1. Explain variables (in simple words)

• 0 = cannot explain
• 1 = partial ("it stores something")
• 2 = clear ("it stores a value like score or lives")

2. Explain a loop

• 0 = cannot explain
• 1 = partial ("it repeats")
• 2 = clear ("it repeats N times; we use it for rounds")

3. Explain a condition (if/else)

• 0 = cannot explain
• 1 = partial ("it chooses")
• 2 = clear ("it checks a rule and chooses what happens")

4. Explain a function

• 0 = cannot explain
• 1 = partial ("a block of code")
• 2 = clear ("a named block we can reuse; can take inputs")

5. Make a small change and debug

• 0 = needs full help
• 1 = needs hints
• 2 = mostly independent