Drawing with Turtle
Students will be able to:
- Explore the Wipple Playground
- Practice movement commands to draw a simple shape
-
Use
repeatrepeat
to draw a complex shape
- Discuss the value of abstraction
Today’s plan:
- Warm up: Spirograph
- Guided practice: Setting up Wipple
-
Turn and talk: The
repeatrepeat
command
- Challenge activity: Code a spirograph
- Discuss: Abstraction
Warm up: Spirograph
Source: The Original Spirograph Design Set (YouTube)
Warm up: Spirograph
At your tables…
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Artist:
In charge of the spirograph
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Translator:
Interpret instructions (count out loud)
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Writer:
Write down instructions
Work for 3 minutes
Warm up: Spirograph
Switch with the table next to you…
Flip over your paper and follow your new instructions
exactly!
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Writer:
Read instructions
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Translator:
Tell artist how to move pen
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Artist:
In charge of the spirograph
Work for 3 minutes
Warm up: Spirograph
- Compare your drawings
- Were your instructions followed as intended?
- What would you change?
- How could this activity relate to coding?
Artist: put away materials
Guided practice: Setting up Wipple
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Open your computers and go to
wipple.org
- Click Start coding now
Guided practice: Setting up Wipple
Guided practice: Setting up Wipple
Guided practice: Setting up Wipple
- Click Turtle
- You’re ready to start coding!
Guided practice: Setting up Wipple
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Use these four commands and the dropdowns to draw a
shape:
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arrow_upwardforward
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arrow_downwardbackward
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rotate_leftleft
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rotate_rightright
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Work for 5 minutes, then share with your table
Turn and talk
Count your instructions. How could you use fewer instructions?
Writer:
Did you write down every step for the spirograph, or did you leave some
steps out?
Find a Wipple command that could help!
Challenge: Code a spirograph
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Use the commands you learned today and
repeatrepeat
to draw a unique spirograph!
- You have 30 minutes
- Collaborate at your table
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Tip: Drag
speedspeed
into your code (under Appearance) to make the turtle go faster
When you’re done…
- Click Print and save the file
Discuss: Abstraction
Think about using
repeatrepeat
in your spirograph. What did it make easier? What could it make more difficult?
Exit ticket (on your own)
- Upload your code and drawing (click Print)
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How many
times
did you
repeatrepeat
to draw your spirograph? How do you know?
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Could you draw your spirograph without
repeatrepeat
? Why or why not? Which way do you think is better?
- Quickly answer the survey questions
When you’re done: Come get your printed drawing!