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* ycor: holds current y-coordinate value of the turtle (can be used in place of a number block)
 
* ycor: holds current y-coordinate value of the turtle (can be used in place of a number block)
 
* set scale: sets the scale of images displayed with show block
 
* set scale: sets the scale of images displayed with show block
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* arc: move turtle along an arc
 
* left: holds current x-coordinate value of the left edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
 
* left: holds current x-coordinate value of the left edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
 
* top: holds current y-coordinate value of the top edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
 
* top: holds current y-coordinate value of the top edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
 
* right: holds current x-coordinate value of the right edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
 
* right: holds current x-coordinate value of the right edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
 
* bottom: holds current y-coordinate value of the bottom edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
 
* bottom: holds current y-coordinate value of the bottom edge of the screen (can be used in place of a number block)  
      
[[Image:TApen.png]]
 
[[Image:TApen.png]]
    
These blocks are used to control the attributes of the turtle's pen.
 
These blocks are used to control the attributes of the turtle's pen.
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* pen up: turtle will not draw when moved
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* pen down: turtle will draw when moved
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* set pen size: sets the width of the line drawn by the turtle
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* fill screen: fill the screen with a color/shade and reposition the turtle in the center of the screen
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* pen size: width of the line drawn by the turtle (can be used in place of a number block)
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* set text size: scales the text drawn by the show block (found on the Turtle palette)
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* set color: sets the pen color
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* set shade: sets the pen shade
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* text size: current text size (can be used in place of a number block)
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* color: current pen color (can be used in place of a number block)
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* share: current pen shade (can be used in place of a number block)
    
[[Image:TAcolors.png]]
 
[[Image:TAcolors.png]]