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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 554 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

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  1. 1.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  4. 4.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  6. 6.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  7. 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  9. 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  33. 33.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  39. 39.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes

Answer key

  1. True
  2. “Kids forget homework”
  3. a lost-and-found board
  4. True
  5. a medicine reminder
  6. ask possible users
  7. True
  8. a medicine reminder
  9. True
  10. True
  11. No
  12. Yes
  13. Yes
  14. False
  15. a problem to solve
  16. a bill splitter
  17. 39
  18. forgetting homework
  19. a homework planner
  20. Yes
  21. a bill splitter
  22. no quiet study place
  23. no quiet study place
  24. Yes
  25. 33
  26. 3
  27. forgetting homework
  28. 29
  29. False
  30. 35
  31. a free study-room finder
  32. a bill splitter
  33. the most common need
  34. a button with no action
  35. 14
  36. forgetting homework
  37. wasting pocket money
  38. 34
  39. False
  40. 46

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