K–6TechNest
App Development
Build mobile apps
Quincy
AshBefore you start
- Age band
- K–6
- Time
- 45–90 minutes
- Quest type
- Hanging Out
- Guardian
- Cass · Box Elder
- Materials needed
- Flutter and Dart Cookbook
- Graph Paper Sketchbook for Wireframing
- Budget Android Phone for Testing
Why this skill rocks
Imagine building your own game or a helpful tool for your tablet or phone right now. You can create something totally new that your friends can use.
2034Where this could take you
By 2034, you could be creating the official Salt Lake City Olympics app, helping visitors find events or even designing the next popular social media platform.
What You'll Need
Optional materials for this quest.
Flutter and Dart Cookbook
RequiredA hands-on recipe book for Flutter — each chapter solves a specific app-building problem like navigation, storing data, or connecting to the internet. Much more practical than reading docs alone.
Graph Paper Sketchbook for Wireframing
RequiredSketch your app screens before you build them. Designers call these wireframes. Even a rough sketch on graph paper helps you catch layout problems before you've spent hours coding them.
Budget Android Phone for Testing
Test your apps on a real device instead of just the emulator. Budget Android phones work great for this — anything running Android 10 or newer is fine.