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Assessed project · Class 7

Stars and Spirals

What happens when the turn does not divide 360 neatly

About 40 minutesMediumTurtle and Code

What your child can do at the end

Draw a five pointed star and explain the 144 degree turn

The brief

Turn 72 degrees five times and you get a pentagon. Turn 144 degrees five times and you get a five pointed star, because the turtle goes round the circle twice before it comes home. Change one number and the shape changes character completely.

Skills it develops

loopsvariablespattern recognition

How it is assessed

3 graded challenges inside the lab, and 7 questions at the end that check the idea rather than the clicks. Every attempt is saved, so a retry after a mistake counts as the learning it is.