Unit 1 Lab 3: Building and Debugging Your Own Blocks, Page 4

GitHub comment: In the "For You To Do" section it is unclear how one needs to incorporate the [draw square_] block into the [draw square-petal flower with_ petals of size_]. The image above this section I have drawn using [repeat 6] [turn 60 degrees] +[draw square] but it is unclear on how to create the new block that accepts inputs for the # of petals and the size of petals.
GH: the blocks should have numeric input as an example
GH Feedback 8/29/15: When I try to print the page, the blocks are HUGE and the text is tiny. So much so, I have to copy/paste into Word and edit before printing.
- Michael is working on it. --MF
GH Feedback 9/27/15: I think the "for you to do" #2 should be a purple "take it further" section

You can treat your custom-made blocks like any other block in snap, including using them within other blocks you define. You may have already done that at least once if you wrote the house block.

Use the block to create a block that will draw a flower with square petals, like the one shown here, but with any specified number of square-shaped petals of the specified size. Calling should draw the example picture shown here.

After you've worked on this for a bit, take a moment to look at what others have done. If you see something you like, think how you could use that idea in your program.

Now, draw a field of flowers and give each flower a different color, size, shape, position, and so forth.
1. Use some of the simple custom blocks you've already written, and write new custom blocks that make use of those simpler blocks to do complicated things.
2. Use to draw lots of flowers.
3. Use to make the flowers interesting and different.

Using Blocks within Blocks