Project Ideas

These Logo projects have been developed by Terrapin Logo users. They are presented here as examples of different features of Logo and an inspiration for you to explore on your own. You can download any of the programs and incorporate ideas and procedures into your own projects.

 

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• Ticking Clock by Bill Russell
• Scissors Paper Rock Game by Stan Munson
• Turtle Rope Swing Game by John Hayes - Te Puke Primary School
• The Logo Dashboard by Andy Hendrickson
• The Juggling Turtle by Stan Munson
• Fractals by CCSU Students
• One-Key Logo by Marcia Berg-Chandler
• String Art by Prof. Virginia Jones
• Procedure Library by Stan Munson
• Valiant Roamer Robot by WSU
• Geography Project by Joe Lonergan

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Ticking Clock.lgo Ticking Clock  by Bill Russell

An animated analog ticking clock which uses the current system time to keep the clock current.

This project illustrates

• This project illustrates how simple concepts build on top of each other to build something useful, such as a clock. It also illustrates simple animation and a range of various commands, including using Logo to interact with system resources such as the built-in clock.

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ScissorsPaperRock.lgo Scissors Paper Rock Game  by Stan Munson

Simple text-only version of the Scissors Paper Rock Game. You press S for scissors, P for paper or R for rock. The computer makes a choice and displays the result. After a short delay, you get to play again. Press Q to quit and see your final score.

This project illustrates

• keyboard input from user
• message displays and prompts
• user-defined SWITCH procedure that takes the place of a stack of IF statements
• simple score keeping

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Turtle Rope Swing Game.LGO Turtle Rope Swing Game  by John Hayes - Te Puke Primary School

The Turtle Rope Swing Game helps students to learn about angles and how to work out their sizes. It was inspired by the Mathematical Merry-Go-Round Game, decribed by Ron Tzur and Matthew Clark in "Riding the Mathematical Merry-Go-Round", Teaching Children Mathematics, Volume 12, number 2 (April 2006): 388 - 393. The game was developed by John Hayes, principal at Te Puke Primary School in Te Puke, New Zealand.

This project illustrates

• angles and degrees
• estimation
• interaction

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Dashboard.zip The Logo Dashboard  by Andy Hendrickson

Have you ever wondered what is in the Logo workspace? Using this program, written by Andy Hendrickson, you can see all the variables, objects and procedures exist in the Logo workspace.

This project illustrates

• getting information about the Logo workspace
• managing controls (buttons, list boxes)

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JUGGLING.LGO.zip The Juggling Turtle  by Stan Munson

Did you know the Logo turtle can juggle? In this program, written by Stan Munson, the Logo turtle juggles three colored balls while swishing its tail back and forth. You can even type MORE, and the Logo turtle will juggle three turtles, each of which is juggling three balls itself.

This project illustrates

• animation with changing turtle shapes
• using and animating bitmaps
• calculating trajectories

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fractals.zip Fractals  by CCSU Students

Students at Central Connecticut State University taking Math 409 under the direction of Professor Virginia Jones (jonesv@ccsu.edu) created fractal designs using Logo. You can sample projects by Colleen, Dana, Daphne, Donna, Elisa, Jennifer, Jessica, Keegan, or Melissa by downloading the Logo files and loading them into Terrapin Logo (after unzipping the archive). Each file will automatically start up when you load it into Logo and will draw the fractal design created by the student.

This project illustrates

• fractal patterns

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OneKey.zip One-Key Logo  by Marcia Berg-Chandler

One-key Logo was inspired by Marcia Berg-Chandler and her young students at Sally Ride Elementary School in The Woodlands, Texas. As a first introduction to Terrapin Logo, students at Ride Elementary move the turtle and experiment with turtle graphics using single keys. To try it out, load the file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This project illustrates

• one-key turtle graphics

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StringArt.zip String Art  by Prof. Virginia Jones

Inspired by the mathematical research of Harlan Brothers at the Country School in Madison, CT, Prof. Virginia Jones at Central Connecticut State University created Terrapin Logo procedures to show Koch string variations. Email Prof. Jones at jonesv@ccsu.edu for a document explaining the mathematics behind the calculations.

This project illustrates

• Koch string variations

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ProcLib.zip Procedure Library  by Stan Munson

This set of routines sorts and organizes Logo procedures. Try it out to keep the Logo procedures you develop readily available for use in future projects.

This project illustrates

• how to organize Logo procedures into a library

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Valiant Roamer Robot  by WSU

Wichita State University in Wichita, KS has been very successfully training early childhood teachers to use Roamer turtle robots in their classrooms. This project is underwritten by WSU and the Boeing Charitable Trust. You will find photos of the project along with lesson ideas and further information about the Roamer turtle at http://education.wichita.edu/mindstorms/roamer/. Directors of the project are Tonya Witherspoon (tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu) and Karen Reynolds (karen.reynolds@wichita.edu).

This project illustrates

• Using the Roamer Robot in the K-3 classroom

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geography.zip Geography Project  by Joe Lonergan

Test your geological and geographical knowledge with this Logo program written by Joe Lonergan, a teacher at St. Patrick's High School in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada for his students which lets you explore the universe using Logo. The EARTH.LGZ file is a standalone program that runs with Terrapin LogoRT. The GEO1.LGO file provides the Logo programs that were used to create EARTH.LGZ. Try it out and see what you know about the universe! Send any questions or comments to Joe Lonergan at jhlonergan@hotmail.com.

This project illustrates

• geography concepts
• interactive programming
• stand-alone programming