Applab Build a Mobile App
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Last edit: 11 March 2026
Resource Type Worksheets and Activities, Lessons
Curriculum Topic Computational Thinking, Programming
English Key Stage 11-14 year (KS3)
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This is a take on the NCCE/Raspberry/Oak AppLab unit. This version is based on the original where the focus is on the nuts and bolts of programming (functions, events, variables, conditionals) and computational thinking (decomposition) rather than considering privacy policies, user experience and hardware. Students reverse engineer and build their own version of tap-a-mole before designing and building their own app.
Includes a workbook and 14 presentations.
1. Decomposition & Reverse Engineering
2. Designing
3. Functions & Variables
4. Events
5. User Input
6. Conditionals
7. Planning
8-9. Build
10. Test & Evaluate
Less developed bonus material:
Careers
Hardware
History of video games
Staying legal
Tech issues