Pen block basics: What’s an angle?

That’s a very important question. An angle describes the space between two lines that meet at a single location. Let’s look at some angles of an actor’s left turn:

Angles are all around us, even in our day-to-day speech. Have you ever heard someone say “Well, that’s a complete 180” when someone changes their mind? A 180 degree turn is flipping directions.

Watch what happens when your actor turns 180 degrees in Tynker code blocks.

Experiment with different turning angles to get the hang of it. Try negative angles like -90. Use both the turn left and turn right blocks.