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Kathleen Harness

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Students will: Draw the overhead view of an insect; include: head, thorax, abdomen, six legs. Create a forward and turn script for the insect. Experiment with different forward and turn values; observe and describe. Add a bounce tile to the script. Experiment. Explain. Add random number generator tiles to forward and/or turn. Discuss the effect of the random numbers in the scripts. Put insects on Maker Buttons to create and endless supply. Estimate how long it will take to put 100-1000 copies in the playfield. Estimate how many ants can be put in the playfield in one minute.

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