Unit 2 Lesson 9 bubble 6 a, b seems contrived

Activity a “Icy Alley” seems contrived. You really don’t need to have an if statement in this activity. Validation doesn’t seem to check anyway.

Activity d “Preparing for a Mural” also seems contrived. You don’t need if statements. Validation doesn’t check.

If you want a bunch of if practice, try something like this:

def turn_east(this_painter):
  if this_painter.is_facing_north():
    turn_right(this_painter)
  if this_painter.is_facing_south():
    turn_left(this_painter)
  if this_painter.is_facing_west():
    turn_around(this_painter)

I agree that the conditional isn’t needed. - Marking this for the curriculum team to take a look at.