Introduction to Python Class for Adults 2025

Welcome to the Community STEM Workshop page, run by the University of Maryland, Balloon Payload Program!

If you are here, you are probably a student of the workshop, an interested learner, or a member of our club. This page has all of the resources from our workshop lessons: presentations, documents, codes, files, extra pamphlets, and challenge exercises!

Workshop Lessons

Lesson 1: Coding Basics

In this workshop, we learned the basics of Python programming, and combined them together to make a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" videogame where you can challenge your computer!

Week 1 Presentation
Week 1 Notes + Extra Problems!

You can find full code for the Rock, Paper, Scissors game here: https://replit.com/@JeremyKuznetso1/RockPaperScissors#main.py
navigate to the "code" tab on the right portion of the screen in order to view

Lesson 2: Rock, Paper, Scissors!

In this workshop, we finished our version of Rock, Paper, Scissors and started talking about loops and arrays (lists)!

Week 2 Presentation
Example Rock Paper Scissors Code
Advanced Rock Paper Scissors Code