Tag: Python Turtle

Let it snow…

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Check this work from year 8 working on the snowflake challenge. Click on each snowflake to see the source code. By Chloe By Phil By Poojan By Lucy By Ben By Thomas By Charlie By Emily By Jude By Katie…

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Snowflake Challenge

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Learning Objectives In this challenge we will use our Python Turtle skills to draw a snowflake. We will use iteration (For Loop) to recreate each branch of the snowflake. Step 1: The first branch First, let’s recap on the main…

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Gradient Generator

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Learning Objectives By completing this challenge you will gain a good understanding of how RGB colour codes and hexadecimal colour codes work and you will apply this understanding to produce a complex algorithm. Challenge #1 Complete the code below so…

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Python Turtle – Sequence

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Looking at the following code can you explain the purpose of each Python Turtle instruction: myPen.color(“red”) myPen.forward(100) myPen.right(90) myPen.left(45) myPen.penup() myPen.pendown() myPen.goto(0,0) myPen.circle(50) X and Y coordinates? Quadrant? Check the above picture. Can you state three facts about X and…

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Python Fractals

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Fractal? A fractal is a curve or geometrical figure, which is based on a recurring pattern that repeats itself indefinitely at progressively smaller scales. Fractals are useful in modelling some structures (such as snowflakes), and in describing partly random or…

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Victor Vasarely’s Artwork revisited using Python

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In this blog post we are looking at a specific painting from Victor Vasarely. The painting is from a serie of paintings called “Alphabet Plastique” and was painted in the 70’s. We are going to try to recreate this painting…

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Python Shapes using Turtle

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Learning Objectives In this challenge we are going to use x and y coordinates to draw shapes on the screen. We will be using the turtle library to draw on the screen. X and Y coordinates? Quadrant? Check the above…

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Random Cloud Generator using Python

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Can computers produce artwork? In this challenge we are looking at how to write a piece of code to generate a “pretty” graphic. Our first script will generate a random cloud on a blue sky by drawing several (15 in…

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Python Turtle Clock

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This challenge consists of using the Python turtle library and the datetime library to create a program that displays the current time as an anlogue clock. To complete this challenge we need to do some angle calculations to understand what…

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Python Turtle Challenge

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In this challenge we are going to use the turtle library to draw the following shape: Step 1: Run the code below: Step 2: Complete the code to draw the full shape. (You can complete the code in the Trinket…

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