Turtle Academy - CM1

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Turtle Academy

Bell Activity

Open Turtle Academy playground.

Using what you've learned last week, make your turtle:

Move forward

Move backwards

Turn left

Turn right

Key Objectives

All: Use the movement commands in Turtle Academy to create shapes.

Most: Use advanced commands to start making these shapes into drawings.

Some: Complete a drawing.

Understand how this practice can be applied to other programming.

What is the command to move forward 50 units?

1. back 50
2. fd 50
3. forward 50
4. left 50

What is the command to move backwards 50 units?

1. bk 50
2. forward 50
3. fd 50
4. lt 50

What is the command to turn left 90 degrees?

1. lt 90
2. fd 90
3. lt 45
4. left 90

What is the command to turn around?

1. rt 180
2. bk 90
3. lt 360
4. left 180

How do we lift the turtle's pen up?

1. print xcor
2. penup
3. print cor
4. pu

Activity

1. If you got any of those questions wrong; Start at Lesson 2 for a recap on controlling the turtle and his pen.
2. If you got all of those correct; Start at Lesson 3 to learn more about the turtle's environment.

Continue until you finish lesson 5.

When you finish lesson 5, open the turtle's playground and let me know you've finished.

Use the repeat command to draw a square. Each side should be 50 units.

How do we find the turtle?

1. print pos
2. pos print
3. show pos
4. pp

How do you label the turtle?

1. label "turtle
2. "turtle label
3. Lt
4. L "t

What is the code to draw a circle with a radius of 150?

Activity

Using everything you've learned in Turtle Academy;

Draw a robot.

How do the Turtle Academy lessons prepare us to program in any language?