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Activities/Turtle Art-0.86 (view source)
Revision as of 23:51, 11 February 2009
, 23:51, 11 February 2009→Learning with Turtle Art
[[Image:TA-sample1.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample2.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample3.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample4.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample5.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample6.png|400px]]
[[Image:TA-sample1.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample2.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample3.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample4.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample5.png|400px]] [[Image:TA-sample6.png|400px]]
[[Image:TAgeometry.png|thumb|left|Calculating the hypotenuse and approximating the angle of a right triangle.]] [[Image:TAgeometry1.png|thumb|left|Stepping through the program is a nice way to visualize the process of approximation.]] [[Image:TAgeometry2.png|thumb|left|The final result of the approximation.]]
===Why is this important?===
===Why is this important?===
You learn to predict what each instruction will cause the turtle to create with line art. It helps you detect patterns, understand the repetition of instructions, and understand following instructions only when a certain condition is met, which is important in computer programming, mathematics, and science.
You learn to predict what each instruction will cause the turtle to create with line art. It helps you detect patterns, understand the repetition of instructions, and understand following instructions only when a certain condition is met, which is important in computer programming, mathematics, and science.
==Getting Started==
==Getting Started==