diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
index 2dca19d0b..e3a6d18e3 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
@@ -56,13 +56,33 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 2,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 2,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "# For testing purposes, we will write our code in the function\n",
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b):\n",
-    "  # Your code here\n",
+    "  # Step 1: make everything lowercase so case doesn't matter\n",
+    "    word_a_lower = word_a.lower()\n",
+    "    word_b_lower = word_b.lower()\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    # Step 2: sort the letters of both words\n",
+    "    sorted_a = sorted(word_a_lower)\n",
+    "    sorted_b = sorted(word_b_lower)\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    # Step 3: compare the sorted lists\n",
+    "    return sorted_a == sorted_b\n",
     "\n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\")"
@@ -70,18 +90,40 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 3,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 3,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Night\")"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 4,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 4,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"night\", \"Thing\")"
    ]
@@ -97,31 +139,81 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 19,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 19,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b, is_case_sensitive):\n",
-    "  # Modify your existing code here\n",
     "\n",
+    "     # Decide which versions of the words to use\n",
+    "    if not is_case_sensitive:\n",
+    "        # Ignore case: convert both to lowercase\n",
+    "        word_a_to_check = word_a.lower()\n",
+    "        word_b_to_check = word_b.lower()\n",
+    "     \n",
+    "    else:\n",
+    "        # Case sensitive: use the original words\n",
+    "        word_a_to_check = word_a\n",
+    "        word_b_to_check = word_b\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    # Sort the letter of both words\n",
+    "    sorted_a = sorted(word_a_to_check)\n",
+    "    sorted_b = sorted(word_b_to_check)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    #compare the sorted lists\n",
+    "    return sorted_a == sorted_b\n",
+    "        \n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\", False) # True"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 6,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 6,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\", True) # False"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 7,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 7,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Listen\", True) # False"
    ]
@@ -139,7 +231,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "new-learner",
+   "display_name": "python-env",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -153,7 +245,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.8"
+   "version": "3.11.15"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,