<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16890" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV id=idOWAReplyText38802 dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV id=idOWAReplyText17213 dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Hi Maria </FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>like the logo approach....</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>loop 360</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>  forward 1</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>   right 1 </FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>is a simple way to approximate a circle</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>could also use scratch's trig functions to draw a circle, but i guess the first is more what the bodily syntonic thing is about,,,how does it feel to walk around a circle</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>cheers</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>rob </DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><BR> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org on behalf of Maria Droujkova<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sat 9/5/2009 2:42 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Bill Kerr<BR><B>Cc:</B> iaep<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [IAEP] 40 maths shapes challenges<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV>Circle is one of the hardest in Scratch. Unless I am missing a command.<BR><BR clear=all>Cheers,<BR>Maria Droujkova<BR><A href="http://www.naturalmath.com/">http://www.naturalmath.com</A><BR><BR>Make math your own, to make your own math.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Bill Kerr <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:billkerr@gmail.com">billkerr@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Image attached <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Forty shapes to make in <A style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153); TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://scratch.mit.edu/" target=_blank>Scratch</A> or some other version of logo, such as <A style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153); TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Turtle_Art" target=_blank>Turtle Art</A>. It's hard to see the thumbnail but click on it for a larger view.<BR><BR>This is one of the best sheets ever for teaching maths (designed by Barry Newell):<BR> <UL> <LI>the logo turtle or scratch cat acts as a transitional object between the concrete maths shape and the abstraction of the script that makes the shape <LI>the sheet includes both simple and complex shapes, increasing in order of complexity, there is a challenge there for everyone <LI>many of the more complex shapes are made up of combinations of the simpler shapes </LI></UL> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Source</SPAN>: Barry Newell's <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Turtle Confusion</SPAN> (1988)</DIV></SPAN></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<BR><A href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</A><BR><A href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target=_blank>http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.</p> </BODY></HTML>