Turtle Challenge 6

Turtle Challenge Six

Open tu5 and File, Save As, tu6

Changing a variable inside a loop

import turtle

t=turtle.Turtle()

wn=turtle.Screen()

lengthOfSide = 60 #initialise the variable

for i in range(20):

t.fd(lengthOfSide) #use the variable

t.rt(120)

lengthOfSide = lengthOfSide + 5 #add to the variable

wn.exitonclick()

Predict

Look at the code above, draw or describe what you think it will draw.

Run

Now run the code to see if you were right

Investigate

1, What is the name of the variable?

2, What is the starting value of the variable?

Screenshot the investigate questions (answers underneath)

Modify

5, Change the code to make it draw more sides. What did you change?

6. Change the code to draw the shape inside the starting line rather than outside the starting line. What did you change?

Screenshot the modify questions (answers underneath)

Make

Can you recreate one or both of these shown below?

Can you create your own pattern that uses a variable inside a loop?

Screenshot your code

Hex Spiral

Square Spiral

DEBUG your code if it doesn't work

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