Draw a pentagon (without a loop)

Challenge Level: Growing experience

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to:

Explain how sequence works in programming.
Computer Science: Programming
Explain why a program gives the output that it does.
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Requirement:

Write a program that draws a pentagon (5 sides polygon), starting from point x:0, y:0, with its sides equal to 100 steps without using a repeat loop.

Testing examples:

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Languages

Scratch

What it should look like

Click on the green flag to see the expected output of your program.

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Recommended blocks

when green flag clicked

clear

pen down

pen up

go to x: (0) y: (0)

move (100) steps

turn cw (72) degrees

move (100) steps

turn cw (72) degrees

move (100) steps

turn cw (72) degrees

move (100) steps

turn cw (72) degrees

move (100) steps

turn cw (72) degrees

wait (1) secs

wait (1) secs

wait (1) secs

wait (1) secs

wait (1) secs

Hints

A pentagon has five equal sides and five equal angles.
Block wait () secs waits specified number of seconds, then continues with next block. To be able to see each sides of the pentagon being drawn, use the wait block after turning each angle.

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