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The resources in this section offer a broad overview of MicroWorlds and constructivist education as well as detailed information on the Logo programming language and ideas for supplemental MicroWorlds activities.
Educational Context This section gives an overview of MicroWorlds, constructivism, and how the MicroWorlds in Action site can help teachers and students use MicroWorlds effectively in a contructivist learning environment.
MicroWorlds Activity Pages These printable activity pages guide you in creating a variety of MicroWorlds projects.
How Do I? Questions FAQs with user-friendly answers.
MicroWorlds Vocabulary A printable listing of all MicroWorlds primitives with descriptions, examples, and hyperlinks to projects using each term.
Quick Reference Cards
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Three types of quick reference cards for primitives in MicroWorlds Pro.
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MicroWorlds Activity Pages
Beginners
Turn Drawings into Shapes [21KB]Turn Drawings into Shapes, a MicroWorlds Pro Graphics Lesson
Jumping Jacks [20KB]Make an animation using two versions of the same shape.
Swimming Fish [25KB]There are lots of ways for a fish to swim through ocean waves on a MicroWorlds page.
Teach the Turtle New Words [147KB]Teach the turtle new words by describing procedures.
Pacman [6KB]Write a procedure to make a Pacman character "eat" the dotted line.
Polygon Maker [54KB]Explore the Polygon Maker procedure.
Balloon Party [23KB]Use a slider to change the size of balloons as they float through the sky
Climb a Ladder [5KB]Make a "climber" shape.
Intermediate
Lots of Hearts [23KB]Fill your screen with multicolored hearts.
Ferris Wheel [27KB]You can use several turtles to make an animated ferris wheel whose cars move with the click of a button.
Grow a Garden [37KB]You can grow flower gardens right here in the computer lab!
Bumper Turtles [5KB]The bumper-turtles procedure lets you control two different turtles with keys on the keyboard.
Making Rainbows [42KB]Make rainbows out of squares and circles.
Drawing Geometric Shapes [10KB]Write commands to draw many geometric shapes.
Spin a Design [367KB]Try the "Draw Geometric Designs" activity page first. Then see if you can spin each basic shape to make a design.
MIA Scavenger Hunt [7KB]Write down the name of the project where you can find each activity.


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