Activities/Turtle Art/Getting started - Revision history

Walter: /* Getting Started */

2012-12-29T22:22:28Z

Getting Started

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			There are several Turtle Art manuals:
			* [http://ht.ly/gqueN]

	[[Image:New-TA-Repeat-block.png\|300px]]		[[Image:New-TA-Repeat-block.png\|300px]]

FGrose: moved Activities/TurtleArt/Getting started to Activities/Turtle Art/Getting started: deCamelCase

2012-07-23T15:37:19Z

moved Activities/TurtleArt/Getting started to Activities/Turtle Art/Getting started: deCamelCase

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Walter: /* Getting Started */

2012-07-10T15:10:55Z

Getting Started

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	[[~~ImageNew~~-TA-Repeat-block.png\|300px]]		[[Image:New-TA-Repeat-block.png\|300px]]

	Start by clicking on (or dragging) blocks from the Turtle palette. Use multiple blocks to create drawings; as the turtle moves under your control, colorful lines are drawn.		Start by clicking on (or dragging) blocks from the Turtle palette. Use multiple blocks to create drawings; as the turtle moves under your control, colorful lines are drawn.

Walter: /* Getting Started */

2012-07-10T15:09:54Z

Getting Started

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	[[~~Image:Screenshot of "Turtle Art Activity" getting started~~.png\|300px]]		[[ImageNew-TA-Repeat-block.png\|300px]]

	Start by clicking on (or dragging) blocks from the Turtle palette. Use multiple blocks to create drawings; as the turtle moves under your control, colorful lines are drawn.		Start by clicking on (or dragging) blocks from the Turtle palette. Use multiple blocks to create drawings; as the turtle moves under your control, colorful lines are drawn.

Walter: /* Boxes, Stacks and the Heap */

2012-07-10T15:04:27Z

Boxes, Stacks and the Heap

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	File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space		File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space
	File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'		File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'
	File:Turtlearray.jpg\|Box names (and stack names) can be boxes, in this case(taken from the math-dice project), a one-dimensional array of 11 variables has been created.		File:Turtlearray.jpg\|Box names (and stack names) can be boxes, in this case (taken from the math-dice project), a one-dimensional array of 11 variables has been created.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Walter: /* Boxes, Stacks and the Heap */

2012-07-10T14:11:03Z

Boxes, Stacks and the Heap

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	File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space		File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space
	File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'		File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'
	File:Turtlearray.jpg\|Box names (and stack names) can be boxes, in this case ~~10 boxes are created. This is~~ a ~~powerful programming feature. A~~ one dimensional array of variables has ~~effectively~~ been created.		File:Turtlearray.jpg\|Box names (and stack names) can be boxes, in this case(taken from the math-dice project), a one-dimensional array of 11 variables has been created.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Walter: /* Boxes, Stacks and the Heap */

2012-07-10T01:06:52Z

Boxes, Stacks and the Heap

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	File:TA-box-eample.png\|Named variables: store a variable in 'box'		File:TA-box-eample.png\|Named variables: store a variable in 'box'
	File:Namedstacks.jpg\|Named 'stacks' of blocks can be reused		File:Namedstacks.jpg\|Named 'stacks' of blocks can be reused
			File:ActionBlocks.png\|When a new named stack is created, a new action block is added to the palette.
	File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space		File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space
	File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'		File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'

Walter: /* Mathematics */

2011-06-11T03:12:49Z

Mathematics

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	File:Functionblock.jpg\|Use Python functions, (accepts any of the [http://docs.python.org/library/time.html time] or [http://docs.python.org/library/math.html math] library functions)		File:Functionblock.jpg\|Use Python functions, (accepts any of the [http://docs.python.org/library/time.html time] or [http://docs.python.org/library/math.html math] library functions)
	File:Coordinates.png\|Cartesian and polar coordinate grids		File:Coordinates.png\|Cartesian and polar coordinate grids
			File:CM-coordinate-grid.svg\|Centimeter coordinate grid (XO only)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Tonyforster: /* Mathematics */

2011-03-02T09:45:20Z

Mathematics

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	File:TA-if.png\|Logical operations: flow control blocks accept >, <, =, and, not, or as input		File:TA-if.png\|Logical operations: flow control blocks accept >, <, =, and, not, or as input
	File:Pie2.png\|Make pie charts [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_Activity_pie_chart.ta]		File:Pie2.png\|Make pie charts [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_Activity_pie_chart.ta]
	File:Functionblock.jpg\|Use Python functions, (accepts any of the [http://docs.python.org/library/time.html time] or [http://docs.python.org/library/math.html math] library functions)		File:Functionblock.jpg\|Use Python functions, (accepts any of the [http://docs.python.org/library/time.html time] or [http://docs.python.org/library/math.html math] library functions)
			File:Coordinates.png\|Cartesian and polar coordinate grids
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Tonyforster: /* Keyboard, mouse and sensor input */

2011-03-02T01:39:25Z

Keyboard, mouse and sensor input

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	File:Keyboardinput.jpg\|Reading the keyboard		File:Keyboardinput.jpg\|Reading the keyboard
	File:Keyboard.png\|Converting the keyboard output to a string		File:Keyboard.png\|Converting the keyboard output to a string
	File:Entertermnumber.jpg\|Entering a multi digit number, exits with the number in 'box 1',~~(enter = 13 terminates)~~ [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_getnumber.ta]]		File:Entertermnumber.jpg\|Entering a multi digit number, exits with the number in 'box 1', [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_getnumber.ta]]
	File:Turtlemouse.jpg\|Load the Python block with the sample code <i>push_mouse_event.py</i> to read mouse events		File:Turtlemouse.jpg\|Load the Python block with the sample code <i>push_mouse_event.py</i> to read mouse events
	File:Printloudness.jpg\|Read the microphone		File:Printloudness.jpg\|Read the microphone
	File:Resistance.jpg\|Read sensors plugged into the microphone socket [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/TurtleArt/Using_Turtle_Art_Sensors]		File:Resistance.jpg\|Read sensors plugged into the microphone socket [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/TurtleArt/Using_Turtle_Art_Sensors]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	File:TA-box-eample.png\|Named variables: store a variable in 'box'		File:TA-box-eample.png\|Named variables: store a variable in 'box'
	File:Namedstacks.jpg\|Named 'stacks' of blocks can be reused		File:Namedstacks.jpg\|Named 'stacks' of blocks can be reused
			File:ActionBlocks.png\|When a new named stack is created, a new action block is added to the palette.
	File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space		File:Collapsestack.jpg\|Collapse a 'stack' of blocks to save space
	File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'		File:Pushpop.jpg\|Store data in the first in last out heap using 'push' and 'pop'

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:45, 2 March 2011
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	File:TA-if.png\|Logical operations: flow control blocks accept >, <, =, and, not, or as input		File:TA-if.png\|Logical operations: flow control blocks accept >, <, =, and, not, or as input
	File:Pie2.png\|Make pie charts [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_Activity_pie_chart.ta]		File:Pie2.png\|Make pie charts [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_Activity_pie_chart.ta]
	File:Functionblock.jpg\|Use Python functions, (accepts any of the [http://docs.python.org/library/time.html time] or [http://docs.python.org/library/math.html math] library functions)		File:Functionblock.jpg\|Use Python functions, (accepts any of the [http://docs.python.org/library/time.html time] or [http://docs.python.org/library/math.html math] library functions)
			File:Coordinates.png\|Cartesian and polar coordinate grids
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	File:Keyboardinput.jpg\|Reading the keyboard		File:Keyboardinput.jpg\|Reading the keyboard
	File:Keyboard.png\|Converting the keyboard output to a string		File:Keyboard.png\|Converting the keyboard output to a string
	File:Entertermnumber.jpg\|Entering a multi digit number, exits with the number in 'box 1',~~(enter = 13 terminates)~~ [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_getnumber.ta]]		File:Entertermnumber.jpg\|Entering a multi digit number, exits with the number in 'box 1', [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Turtle_Art_getnumber.ta]]
	File:Turtlemouse.jpg\|Load the Python block with the sample code <i>push_mouse_event.py</i> to read mouse events		File:Turtlemouse.jpg\|Load the Python block with the sample code <i>push_mouse_event.py</i> to read mouse events
	File:Printloudness.jpg\|Read the microphone		File:Printloudness.jpg\|Read the microphone
	File:Resistance.jpg\|Read sensors plugged into the microphone socket [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/TurtleArt/Using_Turtle_Art_Sensors]		File:Resistance.jpg\|Read sensors plugged into the microphone socket [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/TurtleArt/Using_Turtle_Art_Sensors]
	</gallery>		</gallery>