INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING RANDOM MAZE.LGO


1.  If you are reading this using Windows Notepad, make sure you have activated Word Wrap (from the Edit menu).


2.  The file RANDOM MAZE.LGO contains a number of logo procedures for use with MSW LOGO.  If you haven't got MSW LOGO then you are missing out on a very good package which is completely free.  
    It can be downloaded at
		www.softronix.com


3.  Start MSW LOGO.  From the File menu select Load.  Go to the location where you have saved RANDOM MAZE.LGO, select the file and click on Open.


4.  The file contains procedures which produce randomly generated mazes for pupils to find their way through.
    Three different levels of difficulty are available.
    To produce the mazes, type one of the following in the Commander window and press Enter.
        EASYMAZE
        MEDMAZE
        HARDMAZE
    When the maze has been produced the pupil must find a way through the maze without touching any of the black areas.


5.  These sorts of activities are ideal early LOGO experiences for pupils, enabling them to practise simple LOGO skills (FORWARDS, BACKWARDS, RIGHT and LEFT turns).  
    The mazes can be completed using only 90 degree turns so they can be used by young pupils who haven't necessarily encountered angles other than right angles.
    General mathematical skills such as estimation, trial and improvement and problem solving are also being developed.


I hope you find these procedures valuable in your maths teaching.
Let me know how you get on.

Richard English
www.numeracysoftware.com
feedback@numeracysoftware.com