Misconception: Students think that “turn” blocks in Scratch imply a change in position within the coordinate plane.
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- To show them that this is not true, use a Simon Says activity—when students just turn in place, their position doesn’t change.
- "Turn" blocks in Scratch simply cause the sprite to rotate right or left a certain number of degrees.