4-Week Data Science & AI Learning Plan
This beginner-friendly learning plan is designed for a 16-year-old to explore the exciting
world of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. It assumes 1–2 hours of learning time per
day, using free tools and platforms such as Google Colab, Khan Academy, YouTube, and
more.
Tools Needed (Free)
- Google Colab (Python coding in browser)
- Khan Academy Account
- YouTube Access
- Optional: Kaggle Account
Week 1 – Foundations (Python + Math Basics)
Day Topics Resources
Day 1 What is Data Science & AI? Google AI for Anyone
Day 2 Python Basics: Variables, W3Schools or CodeBasics
Print, Input YouTube
Day 3 Python: Data types, Lists, Khan Academy /
If/Else CodeBasics
Day 4 Math: Mean, Median, Mode Khan Academy Statistics
Day 5 Python: Loops and W3Schools / Code.org
Functions
Day 6 Python Practice – Build a Google Colab
simple calculator
Day 7 Review + Fun Mini Project Try building in Colab
(e.g. quiz game)
Week 2 – Dive into Data
Day Topics Resources
Day 1 What is a Dataset? CSV Files YouTube (Data Basics)
Day 2 Learn Pandas (DataFrames, CodeBasics Playlist
read_csv)
Day 3 Filtering and Cleaning Data YouTube / W3Schools
Day 4 Visualizing Data YouTube / Python Graphs
(Matplotlib)
Day 5 Mini Project: Analyze Kaggle Datasets
simple dataset
Day 6 Stats Refresher: Probability Khan Academy
Basics
Day 7 Review + Share your Project Google Colab / PDF export
Week 3 – Intro to Machine Learning
Day Topics Resources
Day 1 What is Machine Learning? Google AI for Everyone
Day 2 Types of ML (Supervised, YouTube
Unsupervised)
Day 3 Intro to Scikit-learn CodeBasics ML playlist
Day 4 Build Your First Model Google Colab
Day 5 Train/Test Split + Accuracy YouTube
Day 6 Mini Project: Predict Colab
something fun
Day 7 Review + Write what you Google Docs or Notebook
learned
Week 4 – AI Concepts & Cool Projects
Day Topics Resources
Day 1 Computer Vision (Basics) Microsoft AI for Beginners
Day 2 Image Classification Teachable Machine
Day 3 Natural Language HuggingFace / YouTube
Processing (Intro)
Day 4 Ethics in AI (Bias, Privacy) Google AI for Anyone
Day 5 Final Project: Your choice Pick from Kaggle / Scratch
Day 6 Polish & Share Your Project Present to friends/family
Day 7 Plan Next Steps Zindi / Kaggle Explore
📘 Want to Go Further After 4 Weeks?
You can continue your learning journey by exploring more advanced topics such as:
- Deep Learning (Neural Networks)
- AI with Games
- Working with sensors (IoT + AI)
- More real-world datasets and competitions