Thanks. Some scenes are much better than others. I was looking for scenes which have around 4+ “functions” which can be duplicated in terms of size, location, etc (parameters) to make the scenes dynamic. I believe the purpose and focus is really abstraction using functions with some loops and randomization but I thought the artistic side of me needed some variation for the students.
Here is what a group of my students came up with. Almost everything is randomized, including: clock’s time, number and size of stockings, size, number, and location of candles (some have parameters).
One of the group members had a small bit of experience with programming. I think the key is having the students understand their strengths and assigning tasks based on those. It always helps too when the students are highly engaged and enjoy the project!
Whoa! @jkeays I love that! I think if I gave some students inspiration to do more geometric/factal-type work, they could do some cool things! It will be nice to have these next year as a “look what you could do” for students. Thanks for sharing!