student_tasks.md

Week 7 – Student Tasks: Turtle Art Gallery

Task A: Run the program

1. Open week07.py in Thonny
2. Press Run (F5)
3. Observe: You should see 3 squares appear in different positions

Task B: Make modifications

Try these changes one at a time:

1. Change square sizes

   • Find the line: draw_square(60)
   • Change 60 to 100 and run
   • Try different sizes for each square

2. Move squares to new positions

   • Find: t.goto(120, 0)
   • Change to: t.goto(200, 100)
   • Experiment with different X and Y values

3. Change turtle speed

   • Find: t.speed(6)
   • Try: t.speed(1) (very slow) or t.speed(10) (fast)
   • Try: t.speed(0) (instant - no animation)

4. Add a fourth square

   • Copy these lines after the third square:

   t.penup(); t.goto(-200, -100); t.pendown()
   draw_square(75)

Task C: Creative challenges

1. Draw a triangle

   • Create a new function called draw_triangle(size)
   • A triangle has 3 sides
   • Each turn should be 120 degrees (360 ÷ 3)
   • Hint:

   def draw_triangle(size):
       for _ in range(3):
           t.forward(size)
           t.right(120)

2. Add colors

   • Before drawing a shape, add: t.color("blue")
   • Try different colors: "red", "green", "purple", "orange"

3. Create a pattern

   • Draw 5 squares in a row
   • Make each one a different size
   • Bonus: Use different colors for each

Success checklist

• Program runs without errors
• I can change square sizes
• I can move squares to different positions
• I added at least one new shape
• I understand what penup/pendown do