Alice Chapter 6 Lab 1

Writing your own function

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Exercises from Chapter 6, Section 1

For each of the following exercises, create a storyboard on a separate sheet of paper and then translate the storyboard to a program. Include at least one comment in your program.

1. Complete Exercise 2: Rotating Tires On A Car or Truck
   
   
   
2. Complete Exercise 3: Bee Scout
   
   
   
   
   

Extra for Experts

3. Complete Exercise 4: Pyramid Climb
   
   
   
   
   

Concept Questions (Short Answers)

4. A benefit of using built-in functions is that a built-in function can be used to provide information about properties of objects. List three properties of an object that can be determined using built-in functions. (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Why is a function required to have a return statement whereas a method doesn't have a return statement? (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. (a) List four different types of functions. (Page # _____ )
   
   
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   (b) What determines the type of a function? (Page # _____ )
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Can a function be called from within another function? If not, explain why not. If so, give an example. (Page # _____ )