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Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
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What others say

"Absolutely loved this project- I connected it to the benchmark curriculum we use. It was such a creative project and my students came up with such amazing ideas. "
star
Cortney C.
"My kids absolutely loved this project and are still talking about it weeks after. I love how you gave us a model to use with the kids so that we didn't have to do any extra thinking ourselves :)"
star
sharon s.

Description

Students get to design their own app with this project-based learning assignment and presentation! This project walks them through: identifying a need, brainstorming solutions, creating an app proposal, writing a business plan, and then creating a presentation to help pitch their app!

Included in This File:

  • Teacher Pages
    • What is an Inquiry Based Project?
    • Lesson plans
    • Rubric (Can customize in Google Slides file)
    • Bulletin board display (Giant iPhone display for students to post on your door or bulletin board with printing instructions included. Students design their app logo and stick it onto the giant iPhone, so you can see all the apps designed in your classroom! Also includes two sizes of bulletin letters.)

  • Student Pages
    • Let's Brainstorm! (circle map brainstorm sheet)
    • Let's Plan! (proposal page to get approved/denied)
    • Business Plan template
    • US Patent Application template
    • All of the above in Spanish
    • Social media post template

  • Presentation Pages
    • Logo
    • App name
    • Slogan
    • Star rating
    • Review
    • Cost
    • Preview photos
    • Description page
    • Why you need this app
    • Information table
    • Target audience
    • All of the above on Google Slides (linked in PDF)

What formats does this come in?

  • PDF
  • Interactive Google Slides. If you are a Microsoft Teams user, simply covert the file to a PowerPoint and it will be ready to use! Open the Google Slides, click File > Download as > PowerPoint and you're all set!

Do you need this resource for more than one teacher or classroom?

Sharing and collaborating makes teaching so much easier! In order to make this easy and legal for you to share with your team, you may buy additional licenses at a discount. How? Go to your My Purchases page on TpT and find the resource. Then, click Buy Additional Licenses. This is the best way to buy for your team or grade level without violating copyright. Thank you for respecting my work!

Interested in purchasing for a whole district? I accept PO’s! Email me at toluca@markersandminions.com.

How can I earn credits to apply towards future purchases?

Go to your My Purchases page on TpT and find your purchased resources. You’ll see a Provide Feedback button next to each product. Click on it and you’ll be taken to a page where you can give a rating and comment. Doing so will give you TpT credits that you can use towards the cost of your future purchases.

How can I hear about new resources and sales?

Terms of Use

© Markers and Minions. This product is my intellectual property. I own the resource, while you are purchasing a license to use it in your classroom with your students only. It may not be posted on a public website or shared Drive where others can download it. You may reference the resource with credit and a link given. You may not translate or resell this resource.

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Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)

$12.00

Highlights

Digital downloads
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Grades
2nd - 5th
Teaching Duration
3 Weeks

What others say

"Absolutely loved this project- I connected it to the benchmark curriculum we use. It was such a creative project and my students came up with such amazing ideas. "
star
Cortney C.
"My kids absolutely loved this project and are still talking about it weeks after. I love how you gave us a model to use with the kids so that we didn't have to do any extra thinking ourselves :)"
star
sharon s.

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Description

Students get to design their own app with this project-based learning assignment and presentation! This project walks them through: identifying a need, brainstorming solutions, creating an app proposal, writing a business plan, and then creating a presentation to help pitch their app!

Included in This File:

  • Teacher Pages
    • What is an Inquiry Based Project?
    • Lesson plans
    • Rubric (Can customize in Google Slides file)
    • Bulletin board display (Giant iPhone display for students to post on your door or bulletin board with printing instructions included. Students design their app logo and stick it onto the giant iPhone, so you can see all the apps designed in your classroom! Also includes two sizes of bulletin letters.)

  • Student Pages
    • Let's Brainstorm! (circle map brainstorm sheet)
    • Let's Plan! (proposal page to get approved/denied)
    • Business Plan template
    • US Patent Application template
    • All of the above in Spanish
    • Social media post template

  • Presentation Pages
    • Logo
    • App name
    • Slogan
    • Star rating
    • Review
    • Cost
    • Preview photos
    • Description page
    • Why you need this app
    • Information table
    • Target audience
    • All of the above on Google Slides (linked in PDF)

What formats does this come in?

  • PDF
  • Interactive Google Slides. If you are a Microsoft Teams user, simply covert the file to a PowerPoint and it will be ready to use! Open the Google Slides, click File > Download as > PowerPoint and you're all set!

Do you need this resource for more than one teacher or classroom?

Sharing and collaborating makes teaching so much easier! In order to make this easy and legal for you to share with your team, you may buy additional licenses at a discount. How? Go to your My Purchases page on TpT and find the resource. Then, click Buy Additional Licenses. This is the best way to buy for your team or grade level without violating copyright. Thank you for respecting my work!

Interested in purchasing for a whole district? I accept PO’s! Email me at toluca@markersandminions.com.

How can I earn credits to apply towards future purchases?

Go to your My Purchases page on TpT and find your purchased resources. You’ll see a Provide Feedback button next to each product. Click on it and you’ll be taken to a page where you can give a rating and comment. Doing so will give you TpT credits that you can use towards the cost of your future purchases.

How can I hear about new resources and sales?

Terms of Use

© Markers and Minions. This product is my intellectual property. I own the resource, while you are purchasing a license to use it in your classroom with your students only. It may not be posted on a public website or shared Drive where others can download it. You may reference the resource with credit and a link given. You may not translate or resell this resource.

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

Reviews

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Rated 4.91 out of 5, based on 238 reviews
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Well-crafted
Rated 5 out of 5
May 25, 2026
Absolutely loved this project- I connected it to the benchmark curriculum we use. It was such a creative project and my students came up with such amazing ideas.
Cortney C.
27 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
Fantastic Project!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 4, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
My kids absolutely loved this project and are still talking about it weeks after. I love how you gave us a model to use with the kids so that we didn't have to do any extra thinking ourselves :)
sharon S.
288 reviews • Virginia
Grades taught: 3rd
Perfect Culminating Activity
Rated 5 out of 5
April 28, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
This activity was a fun culminating activity for a reading unit for my fifth grade students. This activity got them working collaboratively and creatively!
Jennifer S.
185 reviews • Ohio
Grades taught: 5th
Great Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
April 15, 2026
Loved this for my 4th-grade students! Very helpful to teach the current standards.
Lindsey R.
479 reviews • Florida
Grades taught: 4th
Great extension for Benchmark Advance Unit 5
Rated 5 out of 5
April 5, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
This was a great extension project for my students to work on during Benchmark Advance Unit 5. It paired nicely with the technology / invention content we were learning and was high interest.
Rebecca Y.
71 reviews • Oregon
Grades taught: 5th
Well thought out
Rated 5 out of 5
March 12, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
The activity encouraged collaboration among the students, and I noticed a significant boost in their enthusiasm and participation. It was great to see them working together and sharing ideas!
Judy D.
54 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th
APP build it
Rated 4 out of 5
January 29, 2026
Cute Idea...my kids had fun and really came up with some fun ideas. Who knows maybe it is the millionaire app
Danelle Meyn
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111 reviews • California
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Great Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
August 25, 2025
Fantastic resource—students were highly engaged while designing apps.
Verna Lynn G.
7,479 reviews • Outside the United States
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th

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