Try to get comfortable with the blocks under the Motion tab and the Pen tab. Figure out what each one does, and try to use these blocks to draw a square or a simple picture. Get started by testing these blocks:

Move 10 Steps Block

Turn Right 15 Degrees Block

Clear Block

Pen Down Block

Pen Up Block

Tips and Tricks:

  1. Once the pen is down, it stays down even in a different script. Use the pen up block to lift the pen so that no lines will be drawn.
  2. You also will want to show the direction and x and y position of the sprite. In the Motion tab, you can select for these to be shown on the stage as described in the Reporters activity you saw earlier in the lab.
  3. Try this: Does the turn block change the x or the y position?