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Storing Android Accelerometer Data: App Design Lesson PlanStoring Android Accelerometer Data: App Design Lesson Plan
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Teach Engineering
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
STEM
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Media Length
12:18
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2 hrs
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Year
2013
Lesson Plan

Storing Android Accelerometer Data: App Design

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  • Storing Android Accelerometer Data: App Design Assessment (pdf)
  • Storing Android Accelerometer Data: App Design Assessment (pdf)
  • Google App Inventor Tutorial - User Experience
  • Storing Android Accelerometer Data: App Design Assessment (docx)
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There's an app for that! Pupils learn to build an app that will store data on an Android. The lesson introduces class members to the tiny database, TinyDB, for Android devices. A video tutorial provides an example that uses the TinyDB in a simple app. The lesson provides a great introduction to the engineering design process and the software development life cycle to be used in app building. 

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Concepts

computer code, computer applications, databases, computer science, engineering design, computer software, google apps, data collection, data, technology resources

Instructional Ideas

  • Have the class visit the MIT App Inventor website in order to learn how to use the App Inventor
  • Allow the class to brainstorm uses for the tiny database

Classroom Considerations

  • Teachers and pupils need to have a working knowledge of basic programming and MIT's App Inventor
  • Part one of a 4-part series.

Pros

  • The lesson plan has several links to tutorials on how to use the App Inventor
  • The resource contains an answer key for the assessment

Cons

  • The plan does not provide a clear instructional strategy to teach the software design process

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