1. “Drawing Regular Polygons Using NetLogo”
Summary: : In this activity, students use NetLogo to draw n-sided polygons. They will create a program that draws a polygon, and then states the sum of the Interior Angles, the measure of each Interior Angle, and the measure of each Exterior Angle. It will also extend to the concept of using a polygon to approximate a circle.
Goals:
To create a program in NetLogo that will draw a regular polygon with a desirable number of sides
Display information in an output box
Use a polygon’s perimeter to approximate a circle’s circumference
Use computer programing to estimate the value of pi
NetLogo Common Mistakes: Double and triple check your spelling!
Parenthesis and brackets
If you start one, you must end it!
Space between a number and an operation
6*7 will not work… 6 * 7 will work
;; is for comments, the program will not read words after them