Science Apps
Aside from creating meaningful hands-on learning experiences for your child, you can also encourage a child to learn about science technology like your smartphone. From engineering to plants to space, chemicals and everything in between, science is a huge field that captures the imagination of children. Our list of awesome science apps you can help your child learn all about science.
Happy Little Farmer
Happy Little Farmer is a nicely designed science app to teach young kids the life cycle of plants using three different scenarios. A few changes could be made in how things are depicted or how kids interactive with them, but the app is still recommended.
Frog Dissection
Frog Dissection is an engaging educational app that parents, students, and teachers will all appreciate for the variety and depth of informative materials and activities it offers.
Isopod: The Roly Poly Science Game
Isopod: The Roly Poly Science Game is a well-rounded science app for lessons in the classroom or at home. Be aware of the external links and in-app purchase button.
Green Up
This is a thoroughly enjoyable game that appeals to a variety of ages from from toddler to adult (with varying degrees of help). Even a toddler, when guided by an adult, can enjoy Green Up – without even getting dirty.
Smash Your Food HD
It’s not often that you can consider watching food ooze as educational or entertainment, with Smash Your Food it is both.
Cosmographia
Cosmographia is a fantastic space exploration app that is simply delightful to use and is brimming with breath-taking visuals and engaging informational material.
My Birds of Prey HD
My Birds of Prey HD is an app that will be greatly enjoyed by kids who love birds, animals, and nature. It provides both entertainment and learning opportunites.
Sid's Science Fair
Based on the PBS show “Sid the Science Kid,” Sid’s Science Fair offers children the opportunity to explore science concepts through observation, identification, classification, and sequencing.
Ansel and Clair Cretaceous Dinosaurs
A must have for dinosaur lovers or anyone wanting a fun and interactive way to learn more about dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period.
Monster Physics
Monster Physics is another awesome app by Dan Russell-Pinson, download it now! It is the perfect combination of learning and entertainment.
Simple Physics
Simple Physics teaches children to use physics concepts through a traditional game-style app.
The Big Spill
The Big Spill is an endearing story of three African penguins whose lives are changed due to an oil spill.
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef is one book app that your family will enjoy over and over again, even after the kids learn their numbers.
Murky Reef : 1st – 2nd Grade Reading, Science & Math
Murky Reef is an outstanding educational app. Priced at $3.99, it’s a bargain.
Bobo Explores Light
Bobo is a delightful little robot who guides you through a book covering many topics relating to light. Bobo Explores Light is an awesome app!
Discover Dinosaurs
Discover Dinosaurs is part puzzle and part quiz combined into one app. It’s a great way to learn about dinosaurs while having fun at the same time.
Discover Your Body App from ClearVision Sp. z o.o.
Discover Your Body is a fantastic way of teaching kids about the human body in a fun, hands-on, but educational way. There are 3 modes in the app; Explore, Assemble and Color. Explore shows and tells you all about different parts of the body with “touch to hear” narration and descriptive text which is clear …
kids apps ILEARN WITH: THE MIGHTY JUNGLE
Another fantastic app from Tribal Nova, we recently reviewed iLearn With Poko: Weather. This time we are learn about jungle animals. There are 3 levels, each one gets slightly more complicated as there are additional steps to identify then eliminate animals. Level 1 is all about the animals appearance, in level 2 we learn about …
kids apps YIPPEE CARDS
Yippee Cards is a cute flash card app with many sets that you can download for free.
I Learn With Poko: Seasons & Weather
iLearn with Poko: Seasons & Weather is a wonderfully interactive and beautifully designed app for kids aged 3-8 to learn about the seasons and weather. 4.5 stars!
kids apps THE SEED CYCLE
The Seed Cycle is an easy to use, visual and hands on approach to learning about the life cycle of a plant. 4.5 stars!
kids apps THE INVENTION OF WOLFIE
Wolfie is a wonderful interactive story that inspires the scientist in kids through playing and reading.
kids app DISTANT SUNS 3 HD
Why is it a “best app for kids”?
Distant Suns 3 HD is a best app because it goes in-depth into a fascinating subject that the whole family can enjoy.
kids app A LIFE CYCLE
The life cycles app is a great app for elementary school age children. Each life cycle is illustrated and has both a written and voice over description.Some life cycles included are:
* Life Cycle of a Frog
* Phases of the Moon
* Life Cycle of a Butterfly…
iphone apps BRAIN POP
With Brain Pop you learn something new everyday – whether it’s about the solar system, DNA or equal rights. Each topic starts with a fun animated video that is basically cliff notes for kids.