TEALS Unit 3 Tips¶

Snap! Tips¶

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.