Turtle Tuesdays Challenges for June 2026
Getting Picky
All challenges can be done using either Logo or the new (free!) Logo Blocks coding environment.
Read more about Logo Blocks here, with tutorials and activities at each of 3 levels.
Go to Logo Blocks here: logoblocks.terrapinlogo.com
This month you will learn how to pick items at random from numbers, words, and lists.
You will learn how to use variables as well.
Spend time coding this summer! Check out the solutions each week to learn more.
Challenge No. 179 - June 2, 2026
For Logo Blocks and Logo users.
Let’s pick a team captain.
The simplest version uses just 2 blocks.
Use the PICK command in Logo.
You can also write a procedure to do the job.
Tip: Press Ctrl-D (or Command-D on a Mac) to run the code you write instead of clicking Run.
Think of other things to pick at random – flip a coin, pick a number, Rock/Paper/Scissors.
Challenge No. 180 - June 9, 2026
For Logo Blocks and Logo users.
Pick a card, any card!
Can you pick a card at random from a deck of 52 cards?
Just use the PICK block or Logo command as you did last week to choose a card.
For extra credit, create a hand with 5 cards!
Challenge No. 181 - June 16, 2026
For Logo and Logo Blocks users
Let’s create a math quiz using random numbers.
You can practice your multiplication skills over the summer using Logo!
Create some variables. Then use the Operations block to do the math,
and the Display block to get user input.
Here are some bits and pieces of the program.
Change the range of the random numbers to make it easier or harder.
Change the addition to subtraction or multiplication for variety.
We’ll leave it to you to write the MATHQUIZ procedure.
Challenge No. 182 - June 23, 2026
For Logo and Logo Blocks users
Do you remember MadLibs™?
You and your friends think of words of different types: nouns, verbs, adjectives (that describe nouns), adverbs (that modify verbs), names of people, types of animals, etc.
We asked ChatGPT to come up with a couple of stories.
Your job is to write the code to pick words at random from different lists to fill in the blanks.
The easist way is to use the PICK block in Logo Blocks or the PICK command in Logo.
For an extra challenge, let the user type in the words to choose from.
Send us your code if you do it!
Here are the AI-generated stories to use if you need some inspiration.
During recess,
One rainy day, [person] opened a [adjective] box and discovered a tiny [animal].
The little creature began to [verb] around the room [adverb].
Soon, it knocked over a [noun] and scared everyone in the house.
To calm it down, [person] offered the creature some [plural noun].
The [animal] smiled, did one last [verb], and curled up for a nap.
Here’s some code to get you started:
Challenge No. 183 - June 30, 2026
For Logo and Logo Blocks users
Can you draw a tower of cups?
