Choreography
Class 1
First Four Dances Chart
Do not
forget, all dances must be regular
polygons.
All sides
and all angles are equal.
On the
procedures page of MicroWorlds:
- "to
triangletrot" is the first command. This gives
the dance a name.
- Tell
how many steps you want the turtle to go to make
one side.
- Tell
how many degrees the turtle must turn each
time.
- End
each command with return.
- End the
dance with end and return.
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- Hint:
You may fill in this chart in any order you can
manage. The triangle trot may be more difficult
than the others.
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Pentagon
Polka
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Hexagon
Hustle
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Choreography
Class 2
I Could Have Danced All Night
(If I
Simply Saw the Pattern)
In the last
class what did you discover you had to turn to make
the inside angles of the polygons
correct?
Make a
Spreadsheet
- Using
the directions given in the demonstration, make
a spreadsheet.
- Put in
a header with your title and your
name.
- The
spreadsheet chart headings will be:
- Name
of Polygon,
- Number
of Angles,
- Number
of Degrees in Each Angle,
- Sum
of the Angles,
- Supplementary
Angle
- Fill in
all information you already know.
- Move
back and forth between the spreadsheet and
Microworlds to discover each angle. Smart
turtles are patient turtles. It will take a
while to make each regular polygon.
- Find
patterns in the polygon information on the
spreadsheet.
- Can you
write a formula for any column and fill down? By
the time you are done almost all cells will show
formulas, not just data.
- WARNING!
Remember to set print range to print or the
printer will print pages of empty
cells.
- Print
two 80% copies of your finished chart. Make them
one page each:
- The
first should display data.
- The
second should display formulas.
Choreography
Class 3
Elegant Dancing
(What
Repeat Can Do For Talented Turtles)
Smart
turtles don't need to be told every little step
over and over again. Teach your dancers how to do a
dance the elegant way. Give them the basic pattern
and tell them to repeat it as many times as is
necessary.
Repeat
4[fd 100 rt 40]
This saves
you, the choreographer, a lot of work. It saves the
dancer brain space because the steps are chunked
together in a pattern. After they learn the basic
step, smart turtles can really polish the parquet.
(Do you know what parquet is?)
1.
Rewrite five of your dances using repeat. Call
these triangle2, square2, etc.
Choreography
Class 4
How Far Can A Turtle Dance?
(How to
Find the Perimeter of a Polygon)
- Can you
compute the perimeter of each polygon dance you
have created?
- Can you
make a spreadsheet that computes perimeter using
patterns?
Choreography
Class 5
Recital
(Turtles
Get to Show Off Their Talents)
Now you are
ready to choreograph an entire dance recital. Set
the stage. Your turtles are on the beach. They must
show they can make every polygon from triangle to
dodecagon. (Of course you don't have to make any
quirky heptagons since they are never
regular!)
Use all the
techniques you can to make an outstanding
performance.
Some crowd
pleasers include:
- Color
- Action
- Use of
the whole stage
- Introductions
- Music
- Audience
reactions
- Background
- Varying
speed of dances
- Programs
- You
will be expected to learn some advanced
techniques by reading the manual and talking
with friends. Share the knowledge!
- Try to
imagine the scene and then find ways to create
it.
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