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LOGO Challenge - the Humble Square

Look at how the pattern is built up - in that way you will know how to break the final pattern down into more manageable pieces.

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LOGO Challenge - the Logic of LOGO

Just four procedures were used to produce a design. How was it done? Can you be systematic and elegant so that someone can follow your logic?

LOGO Challenge - Pentagram Pylons

Age 11 to 18 Challenge Level:

The challenges are:
  1. to program ELEGANTLY the drawing of the 'Power of Pentagram Pylons', as suggested by an "NRICHer" in response to some of the other LOGO Challenges on the site.

  2. to program ELEGANTLY the drawing of the European Union flag, part of which is reproduced to remind you of the main themes therein.

    N.B. the primitives
    SETPC< number>
    and
    SETBG < number>
    SETFLOODCOLOUR < number> and
    FILL

    might prove useful!

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