Lessons

First Steps

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1. Introduction

Your turtle starts in the center of the canvas, facing up. Logo commands tell it how to move and turn.

forward moves it ahead; fd is the shortcut. right turns it clockwise; rt is the shortcut. The diagrams below show both ideas.

In these first problems, use to watch each short program.

fd forward
fd 80faces up at the start

The number is how many steps to walk in the direction the turtle is facing.

rt right turn
360° full turn90°rt 904 × 90° = 360° (a full square)

Turns are measured in degrees clockwise. A square corner is 90°.

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