Move the Turtle
In Move the Turtle, students use a graphical interface to issue movement, colour, sound and rotation commands to a turtle to navigate obstacles and achieve a goal. Commands are added sequentially, and can be looped, stored as procedures and shared.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 3-4, 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning |
| Format | Apps |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI4P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | other programming languages |
| Keywords | Programming, Computational Thinking, Visual programming, Algorithms, Iteration, Procedures, Logo |
| Organisation | Next is Great |
| Copyright | 2012-2015 Next is Great. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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