Help your students truly understand Python functions—not just memorize them!

This complete debugging resource includes:

✔ Printable task cards
✔ Digital Google Slides version
✔ Full teacher answer key

Students analyze short buggy function snippets, find the error, correct the code, and explain their reasoning—building real computational thinking skills.

The printable version (pages 1–5 of the PDF) features 8 unique challenges with structured response boxes, covering errors such as missing return statements, incorrect parameters, indentation mistakes, global vs. local variables, and more.

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The digital version provides a force-copy Google Slides link (page 1) where students type directly into text boxes—perfect for Google Classroom or Chromebooks.

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A detailed Teacher Answer Key (pages 2–5) gives complete explanations and corrected code for every challenge.

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🌟 WHAT’S INCLUDED1. Printable Python Function Debugging Task Cards (PDF)

8 task cards, each including:

• Buggy Python function
  
• “Find and describe the error” box
  
• “Correct the code” box
  
• “Explain your reasoning” box
  (Visible in the task card PDF pages 2–5.)
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2. Digital Google Slides Version

• Editable text boxes
  
• Force-copy link provided on page 1
  
• Student-friendly digital format
  
• Ideal for Google Classroom
  (Instructions shown on the digital PDF.)
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3. Teacher Answer Key (PDF)

Each challenge includes:

• Error explanation
  
• Fully corrected code
  
• Clear reasoning
  (Covered in pages 2–5 of the answer key.)
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🧠 8 CHALLENGES INCLUDED

1️⃣ The Missing Return Mystery
2️⃣ The Name Mix-Up
3️⃣ Indentation Bug
4️⃣ The Ignored Return Value
5️⃣ The Global Variable Trap
6️⃣ The Mysterious “x”
7️⃣ The Silent Function
8️⃣ Order of Operations

🎯 SKILLS STUDENTS WILL MASTER

• Debugging & error analysis
  
• Writing correct Python functions
  
• Understanding return values
  
• Variable scope (local vs global)
  
• Order of operations
  
• Identifying syntax & logic errors
  
• Explaining reasoning clearly
  

💻 PERFECT FOR

• Middle school & high school computer science
  
• Intro to Python units
  
• AP CSP support
  
• Coding bell ringers & warm-ups
  
• Early finishers
  
• Sub plans
  
• Distance learning / Google Classroom
  

🖨️ FORMATS INCLUDED

• ✔ Printable PDF
  
• ✔ Google Slides Digital Version
  
• ✔ Teacher Answer Key PDF
  

No prep required—just print or assign!