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Discover the first programming language with Turtle Graphics, and learn how to draw using this engaging tool. Explore the popularity of Turtle Graphics and improve your programming skills by creating drawings of squares, triangles, houses, and even circles. Compare this lesson with Microbit lessons to determine your preference.
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Turtle Graphics • What was the first programming language with Turtle Graphics? • How can you draw using Turtle Graphics? • Why do you think Turtle Graphics became so popular?
Lesson Sequence Key Words; Turtle graphics, Python
Let’s draw! Open Python IDLE editor… …go to File -> New File… …and type this code in: • ANALYSE the code to draw different lengths and turn by different amounts • - What do the numbers in brackets mean? • IMPROVE the program to draw a complete square and a triangle • - Can you change the colour of the lines? How? • CREATE a program to draw a house with windows and doors • - How can you move the turtle without leaving a line?
Let’s draw! Here’s the code for the triangle: • ORGANISE the code to draw triangles of different sizes • IMPROVE the program to use different colour pens - Can you draw a triangle with a different colour for each side? • CREATE a program to draw a circle • - can you fill the circle with a colour?
What have you learned today? Think about what you know now, that you didn’t know this morning… • ONE thing you’ve learned today? • How did it help you improve your programming skills? • Compare this lesson with the Microbit lessons – which do you like best and WHY?