Month: August 2017

8-31/9-1 2017

today:

  1. looping graphics – add this line just above calling a function:
    for loop in range (25):
  2. plotting graphics – follow this outline for successfully plotting graphics
  3. any good program starts with a solid plan –  use the provided graph paper to plot your design
    1. each thick line is 100 pixels, each thin line is 25 pixels

Your custom graphic must use:
1. comments (put a hashtag in front of comment) to tell what is happening in that section of code
2. functions
3. multiple colors
4. your own work

Want to add more? – add a background gif 
import turtle
screen=turtle.Screen()
screen.setup(500,500)
screen.bgpic(“sky.gif”)#this is the name of your file – mine was called sky.gif
line1=turtle.Turtle()

8-29/8-30-17

tech news – this is the Swiss Army knife of action cameras

today’s agenda:

  1. functions -saving time
  2. calling multiple functions

let’s begin:

  1. using IDLE, click on File, New File and write a program that creates a square. Use the code below to get you started:
  2. a function can save you all that typing/copy-pasting
  3. function structure:

4. working with two turtles – can it be done?  Yes.  Ideas?

5. your work today – create custom art using Turtle using multiple functions and colors.  Comment your work to explain what happens in each section.  Comments starts a #.

Resources:
Massive list of Python Turtle commands and code

8-27-17

Goals:
-review shell
-writing a program in shell vs a Python file
-programing a custom shape with line and fill colors
–

  1. Open IDLE, open shell
  2. Type in these lines in the Python shell:
  3. Add  your own lines and make a square.  HINT: what do you repeat to make a square? Did you get errors?  Check the code for spelling and punctuation.  Try again.
  4. Now…File, New.
  5. Enter the same lines into your new file to make a square.
  6. Save your file and watch it run.  DON’T NAME YOUR FILE TURTLE.  You can name it newturtle, newshape, etc.
  7. What’s the variable?
  8. Adding color:
  9. Fill the shape with color.
  10. Create shapes of your own design.

Resources and tips:
CTRL-S to save
F5 to run (also asks you to save)

Python color chart