Multiple screens and navigation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can build a multi-screen app and use buttons to move between different screens.
Key learning points
- Apps can have multiple screens to organise different content or functions.
- Navigation buttons are used to switch between screens.
- Each screen can have its own layout and purpose.
Keywords
Screen - a separate layout or page within the app that can show different content or features
Navigation - moving from one screen of the app to another
Common misconception
All screens run at the same time.
Only one screen is active at a time; users navigate between them when needed.
Teacher tip
Pupils will have encountered many uses of apps in the world around them. Tailor the activities in the slides to best reflect the experiences pupils in your school have had when using app-based technology.
Equipment
Pupils will need access to a device with phone app design software. Examples in this lesson use App Lab https://oak.link/app-lab which will require pupils to have a login to obtain access to edit.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a variable in computer programming?
Q2.What do we call information that a user gives to a program, like typing in a name?
Q3.Why are variables useful in an app?
Q4.What is it called when you use data from a variable to create a new message for the user?
Q5.Put these steps in order for using input in an app:
Q6.Match each example to the correct keyword:
input
variable
output
data type
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the term for a separate layout or page in an app?
Q2.Why might an app have more than one screen?
Q3.What is the main purpose of a navigation button in an app?
Q4.Match each keyword to its meaning:
a separate layout or page within the app
moving from one screen to another
the current setup or condition of the app
a button that helps users move between screens
Q5.Which statement about screens in an app is incorrect?
Q6.Put these steps in order for moving between screens in an app:
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