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== Learning with Turtle Nutrition == | |||
Most activities around learning about nutrition as based on the relaying of facts and advice. This activity offers a different approach: computation. | |||
forward get_calories banana | |||
== Extending Turtle Nutrition == | == Extending Turtle Nutrition == | ||
While it is not trivial to extend Turtle Nutrition, it provides a good opportunity for exploration. | |||
# Have the learners make lists of common foods | |||
# Make or find pictures of these foods | |||
# Look up the nutritional content of these foods: calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and fat [https://www.choosemyplate.gov/SuperTracker/] | |||
# Create SVG images for the foods similar to [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/tree/nutrition/plugins/food/images] | |||
# Edit food.py [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/blob/nutrition/plugins/food/food.py#L211] to add your new foods to the food palette | |||
Feel free to ask for help if needed. | |||
== Reporting problems == | == Reporting problems == | ||