Re: Basic Command Descriptions

[LCSI <alain@xxxxxxx>]

Have you tried "Vocabulary" in MicroWorlds' "Help" menu?

Alain

Le 07-11-26 à 17:07, Russell, Ken a écrit :

> I have been searching the web to find simple descriptions of basic  
> logo commends, but as of yet, I have been unable to do so. I have  
> been able to find documents such as the MicroWorlds Vocabulary
http://mia.openworldlearning.org/voctable_p.htm 
>  and various very brief command summaries. But what I am looking for  
> is something like this example:
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> Random
>
> Random is a logo command that chooses a number from one up to a  
> number that you specify. The number you choose must follow the  
> random command. The number cannot be zero or negative, but a couple  
> different tricks can be used to produce a negative result.
> Examples:
>
> fd random 25
> This command will move the turtle forward some number between  1 and  
> 25 steps.
> repeat 1000 [fd random 100 rt random 360]
> This command will move the turtle forward some distance between  1  
> and 100, then the turtle will turn right a random number of degrees.  
> It will repeat this command 100 times.
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> I  would like to have these available to my students for reference  
> or for their use when they are working independently. It would not  
> be practical to have a description for every command, but having  
> them for the more frequently used commands would be helpful.
> Does anyone know if command descriptions using this kind of format  
> are available?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ken Russell
> Bellingham Schools