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Show the final version of a project when you introduce a new assignment to motivate students.

  • After showing students the finished project say, "Let’s go back and learn what we need to create this."
  • For example, if you’re going to have students make a program that calculates how much of your favorite snack food you’d need to survive for a day, show the a finished version of the program first.

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