Logo Programming

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Logo is a language that was written in 1967, but is still interesting to work with nearly 50 years later!

There is an online version to use or Windows users can download a free copy of FMSlogo. A good free version for Mac users is ACSlogo.

THe basic LOGO commands are:

FD forward          BK backward

LT left                    RT right

PU pen up             PD pen down

HT hide turtle      ST show turtle

CS clear screen    CT clear text

The following challenges are adapted from the brilliant monthly puzzle website NRich, try the full set of puzzles after.

Challenge 1

Try drawing these shape on LOGO

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Challenge 2

Draw regular polygons just by using the repeat command.

e.g.  REPEAT 5 [FD 30 RT 72]

Challenge 3

Now trying using nested repeats to create shapes like this!

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