Chemist - $4.99
While Chemist is a pricey app, It’s the only virtual chemistry lab* for tablets to conduct chemistry experiments, explore chemistry reactions with different lab tools. Try mixing chemicals by pouring them into beakers or test tubes. You can also heat the chemicals with a bunsen burner, or put a piece of cesium into water.
*currently only supports inorganic chemistry. Organic contents may be available in future updates.
VIRTUAL REALITY
In Chemist, you can pour chemicals into beakers, mix them and then use the burette with the suck-and-release action as you would in real life. The 3D stage enables the parallax effect from different angles, so you can do everything as if you are in a real lab.
*currently only supports inorganic chemistry. Organic contents may be available in future updates.
VIRTUAL REALITY
In Chemist, you can pour chemicals into beakers, mix them and then use the burette with the suck-and-release action as you would in real life. The 3D stage enables the parallax effect from different angles, so you can do everything as if you are in a real lab.
MS Life Science Buddy - $1.99
MS Life Science Buddy is a good tool for learning MIddle School Biology. This app was designed by a teacher who has used all possible multimedia resources in the classroom for teaching regents curriculum. MS Life Science Buddy is not only an app for learning Biology and living environment but also a app for teachers. The features of this app makes studying extremely convenient.
The features of this app include everything you need to prepare for middle school biology.
1. This app includes attractive lessons on all topics below.
2. interactive Fun quizzes by topic (with real regents questions)
3. Daily Biology and science news updates.
4. Regents exams with the key.
5. Fun videos from youtube.
6. Flash cards by topic.
This app would be ideal for classrooms with iPads because it has the resources to prepare for a middle school life science or to present a lesson. All the buddy apps are available on the app store and have been helping teachers and students since their release.
The features of this app include everything you need to prepare for middle school biology.
1. This app includes attractive lessons on all topics below.
2. interactive Fun quizzes by topic (with real regents questions)
3. Daily Biology and science news updates.
4. Regents exams with the key.
5. Fun videos from youtube.
6. Flash cards by topic.
This app would be ideal for classrooms with iPads because it has the resources to prepare for a middle school life science or to present a lesson. All the buddy apps are available on the app store and have been helping teachers and students since their release.
Next Generation Science Standards - Free
Put the science standards in your pocket. Provided in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association. Available for android or IOS.
VideoScience - Free
A growing library of over 80 hands-on Science lessons that are great for home and the classroom. These short videos demonstrate inexpensive and easy to recreate experiments that are designed to inspire and excite kids of all ages.
VideoScience is hosted by Dan Menelly, a Science Teacher at the UN International School and a 2010 Einstein Fellow with the National Science Foundation in the Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
VideoScience is hosted by Dan Menelly, a Science Teacher at the UN International School and a 2010 Einstein Fellow with the National Science Foundation in the Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
Cell and Cell Structure - $2.99
Cell and Cell Structure is a well designed reference app that takes kids on a virtual field trip through cells. There are 3 options to start: All About Cells, Videos, or Interactive Activities. All About Cells, lists an assortment of topics. Topping the list is, "What is a Cell?" All topics have a beautiful set of graphics combined with a plethora of information. There are four animated videos: Mitosis -- animal cells, Mitosis -- plant cells, Inside an Animal Cell, and Inside a Plant Cell. Also included are three Interactive Activities that allow students to practice or apply what they learned: a word search, flashcards, and quizzes.
HowStuffWorks - Free
HowStuffWorks for iPad is a companion to the Discovery Channel's show, "How Stuff Works! It is a fun resource for High School students that covers topics on just about everything. HowStuffWorks let you filter through topics that are organized into six sections: Video, Shows, Quizzes, Facts, Articles and Search. Students will enjoy the interactive tools like the taking a quiz, listening to a podcast or just browsing through the many articles. Best of all, if FREE!
NASA App - Free
A favorite for grades 2-12, Nasa App allows students to navigate through various videos, photos, live feeds, and loads of text to learn about the basics of space and NASA's missions. NASA App is filled with information about the U.S. space program, astronomy, breaking science news and more. It also includes links to an assortment of science-related educational materials for all grade levels.
Students using the app on smartphones or tablets will find an engaging, user-friendly interface. Subjects are divided into easy-to-find categories with information presented using text, photos and streaming video.
The most popular features include links to view images from space and read interviews with astronauts and other NASA experts. Their site is constantly updated with new information from the International Space Station and fresh photos from the Hubble Space Telescope so when students revisit the app, there will always be new information waiting for them!
Students using the app on smartphones or tablets will find an engaging, user-friendly interface. Subjects are divided into easy-to-find categories with information presented using text, photos and streaming video.
The most popular features include links to view images from space and read interviews with astronauts and other NASA experts. Their site is constantly updated with new information from the International Space Station and fresh photos from the Hubble Space Telescope so when students revisit the app, there will always be new information waiting for them!
Solve the Outbreak - Free (for High School)
Solving mysteries is engaging, and saving lives is rewarding. In Solve the Outbreak, kids get to do both. There are 12 realistic outbreak scenarios to choose from, each with its own clever title. Once kids click on a scenario, a box pops up that provides the following data: number sick, hospitalizations, deaths, and location. Kids tap the Start button to continue and are presented with a brief overview of the mission.
Do you quarantine the village? Interview people who are sick? Run more lab tests? The better your answers, the higher your score - and the quicker you’ll climb the ranks to become a decorated Disease Detective. In level 1, you'll start out as a Trainee and can earn badges by solving scenarios, with the goal of earning the top rank: Disease Detective.
Unlock Level 2 by mastering all 12 outbreaks. Then earn honors by solving new and more challenging scenarios. Earn recognitions like Surveillance Honors and Treatment Honors.
New outbreaks happen every day, and CDC's Disease Detectives are on the front lines, working 24/7 to save lives and protect people. When a new outbreak happens, Disease Detectives are sent in to figure out how the outbreak started before it spreads further.
In this app, you'll also:
･ Learn about diseases and outbreaks in an engaging way.
･ See how CDC's Disease Detectives save lives around the world.
* links in app can take users to mature content.
Do you quarantine the village? Interview people who are sick? Run more lab tests? The better your answers, the higher your score - and the quicker you’ll climb the ranks to become a decorated Disease Detective. In level 1, you'll start out as a Trainee and can earn badges by solving scenarios, with the goal of earning the top rank: Disease Detective.
Unlock Level 2 by mastering all 12 outbreaks. Then earn honors by solving new and more challenging scenarios. Earn recognitions like Surveillance Honors and Treatment Honors.
New outbreaks happen every day, and CDC's Disease Detectives are on the front lines, working 24/7 to save lives and protect people. When a new outbreak happens, Disease Detectives are sent in to figure out how the outbreak started before it spreads further.
In this app, you'll also:
･ Learn about diseases and outbreaks in an engaging way.
･ See how CDC's Disease Detectives save lives around the world.
* links in app can take users to mature content.
Science 360 - Free
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science360 for iPad provides easy access to engaging science and engineering images and video from around the globe and a news feed featuring breaking news from NSF-funded institutions. Content is either produced by NSF or gathered from scientists, colleges and universities, and NSF science and engineering centers.
Features:
- Spectacular images from NSF-funded institutions available in high resolution for download to your iPad
- Fun and engaging streaming video (WiFi or 3G connection required) on a wide range of topics
- Hundreds of images and videos to experience, with new content added weekly
- Share images and videos on Facebook and Twitter or via email
- Keep abreast of breaking stories in scientific discovery as they happen with the in-app news feed
- Pan through content in the unique 360 view or find content via keyword with a simple two finger touch
- With a single touch, save favorite images and video within the app so that they can easily be found again
Features:
- Spectacular images from NSF-funded institutions available in high resolution for download to your iPad
- Fun and engaging streaming video (WiFi or 3G connection required) on a wide range of topics
- Hundreds of images and videos to experience, with new content added weekly
- Share images and videos on Facebook and Twitter or via email
- Keep abreast of breaking stories in scientific discovery as they happen with the in-app news feed
- Pan through content in the unique 360 view or find content via keyword with a simple two finger touch
- With a single touch, save favorite images and video within the app so that they can easily be found again
Sprinkle: Water splashing fire fighting fun! - $1.99
What's It Like?Sprinkle: Water splashing fire fighting fun! is a puzzle game that puts players in the boots of a firefighter on Titan, a moon orbiting Saturn. Meteors have set off a series of fires on the planet, and students have to save the inhabitants' homes by successfully aiming a water cannon with a limited supply of water. This cartoon-style game may look easy, but it features some challenging puzzles that might be too difficult for younger players to figure out.
Students will get a pretty realistic idea of how fire spreads and how water moves, sloshes, pools, and otherwise interacts with surrounding objects using the game's controls. They'll move the crane up and down, tilt the water spray to focus its flow, and use objects (like rocks or ramps or other simple tools) to direct or divert water flow.
Each level presents a more difficult puzzle to solve to put out the fire. While this fun app doesn't offer much in the way of guidance, this physics puzzler encourages kids to learn from their experience and apply what they've learned. Sprinkle's water physics are very well done, adding a heightened sense of reality that engages players. The backstory, shown in a video clip, engages students' higher thinking skills by giving their actions a context –- meteors are showering flames onto homes on another planet, and players work to help save the homes.
Students will get a pretty realistic idea of how fire spreads and how water moves, sloshes, pools, and otherwise interacts with surrounding objects using the game's controls. They'll move the crane up and down, tilt the water spray to focus its flow, and use objects (like rocks or ramps or other simple tools) to direct or divert water flow.
Each level presents a more difficult puzzle to solve to put out the fire. While this fun app doesn't offer much in the way of guidance, this physics puzzler encourages kids to learn from their experience and apply what they've learned. Sprinkle's water physics are very well done, adding a heightened sense of reality that engages players. The backstory, shown in a video clip, engages students' higher thinking skills by giving their actions a context –- meteors are showering flames onto homes on another planet, and players work to help save the homes.
