DLCS18.8.2

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.2

Explain how abstraction is used in a given function.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • abstraction is the process of removing unessential details (color, size, etc.
    • ).

Skills

Students are able to:
  • recognize when abstraction has been employed in a program or function.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • because code can be so complex, it is often in a programmer's best interest to simplify tasks to include only essential elements.

Vocabulary

  • function
  • abstraction

COS Examples

Example: Examine a set of block-based code and explain how abstraction was used.

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Shapes and Randomization (18-19)
Computational Thinking
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