In this 24-session course, students explore mobile app development through visual programming using MIT App Inventor. Designed for juniors, it starts with the basics - building simple apps with sound and animation - and gradually advances to complex features like using sensors, storing data, and creating multi-screen apps. The curriculum blends coding, logic, UI/UX design, and problem-solving through hands-on app projects that kids can test on real devices. Each app teaches not just how to build, but why and when to use specific components - turning kids into confident creators.

Key Benefits:

• Create real, working mobile apps—no coding experience needed
• Learn UI/UX design through drag-and-drop tools
• Build logic and problem-solving through games and simulations
• Use phone sensors, databases, and multiple screens
• Encourages creativity, analytical thinking, and innovation

What You’ll Learn:

Introduction to App Design

• Understanding MIT App Inventor

• Connecting devices and interface basics

• Hello World App, Bee Buzz, Talking Robo

Sound, Motion & Speech

• Adding sound using extensions

• Accelerometer sensors, color/image properties

• Apps: Don’t Shake Me!, Pet the Kitty

Math + Logic in Apps

• Loops, variables, and logic blocks

• Create step counters, calculators, age/password apps

• Assessment 1

Layouts & Visual Projects

• Scrolling components, layout structures

• Projects: 7 Wonders, Multiplication Table, Pokémon Scroll, Picture Album

Creativity & Canvas

• Using canvas, camera, sliders, and paint

• Build: Paint Me app, Photo Booth

Databases & Lists

• TinyDB, List View, CRUD operations

• Projects: To-Do List, Exam Timetable

• Assessment 2

Advanced App Logic

• Multi-screen apps, variable transfer

• Projects: Shopping Cart, Shopping List, Quizzes

Game Development with Apps

• Sprite animations, collision detection

• Games: Balloon Pop, Rock-Paper-Scissor, Snake Game, Monkey Racing

• Final Project: Weather Bot