Tip Numbers from Snap! Tips Document: 0, 4, 8, 16
Terms introduced in the unit that you may consider adding to a classroom Word Wall.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstraction | Removing the specifics that are not relevant in a given context. |
| Generalization | Combining a group of related concepts or processes into a single category. |
| Custom Blocks | Allow for one to make their own programming blocks. |
| Command Block | puzzle-piece shaped block that executes a command (it causes an effect). |
| Reporter Block | Report a value, usually for use in another block's input slot. |
| Predicate Block | A hexagonal block that always returns a Boolean value (true or false). |
| Argument | Any area in a block that accepts user input, or another block. It could be a Boolean Block or a value placed inside of a variable or block. The value that is "passed into" a parameter of a custom block |
| Say Block | The block gives its sprite a speech bubble with the specified text — the speech bubble stays until an another speech or thought block is activated, or the stop sign is pressed. |