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General Science Resources: Apps/Games/Interactives

Earth Now - iPad, iPhone,Android Phone, Android Tablet

NASA’s Earth Now is an application that visualizes recent global climate data from Earth Science satellites, including surface air temperature, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and water vapor as well as gravity and sea level variations. Data sets are visually described using “false color” maps. Color-coded legends are provided to indicate relative strength or weakness of an environmental condition. The resulting 3D model of the Earth may be rotated by a single finger stroke, and may also be zoomed in or out by pinching 2 fingers. It was developed by the Earth Science Communications and Visualization Technology Applications and Development Teams at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with support from NASA Headquarters.

Kids Discover - iPad, iPhone

Take an in-depth look at matter’s many mixed-up forms, learn about the difference between chemical and physical changes, and examine matter’s four possible states: solid, liquid, gas and plasma.

Reading Level: Upper Elementary and Middle School

In this app you’ll learn about: What Is Matter?

Legends of Learning

Over 2,000 fun, curriculum-aligned, math and science games created to engage students and assist teachers using hybrid learning, blended learning & distance learning models.

Minecraft Education Edition

Minecraft Education is a game-based platform that inspires creative, inclusive learning through play. Explore blocky worlds that unlock new ways to take on any subject or challenge.

NASA Science: Revealed! (for iPad)

NASA SCIENCE: REVEALED! This is the NASA Visualization Explorer, the coolest way to get stories about advanced space-based research delivered right to your iOS device. A direct connection to NASA’s extraordinary fleet of research spacecraft, this app presents cutting edge research stories in an engaging and exciting format. See the Earth as you’ve never seen it before; travel to places otherwise unavailable to even the most intrepid explorers! Download it now, tap into the power of NASA’s cutting-edge research today and check for new stories every week!

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.

NOVA Labs

NOVA Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens and lifelong learners in games and interactives that foster authentic scientific exploration. 

PBS Learning Media

 

Explore natural phenomena and scientific practices with videos, lesson plans, and interactive tools.

PBS Nova

Videos and shows about new developments in science.

Science Friendzy - iPad, iPhone

Science education can be fun and learning about Science is now easy with this fun and interactive app.

Let’s Leap Ahead features the best-selling line of educational books sold in North America. Our Science and other educational apps have quickly become the most sought-after educational apps by parents and teachers nationwide!

Kids learn Science lessons playing alone, with friends, or with other kids around the world. Parents can view their child’s Science scores as well as the time they’ve spent playing.

We feature the top 100 Science students every day!

Science Today - Pad, iPhone,Android Phone, Android Tablet

Science news that goes beyond the headlines.

Science Today is the California Academy of Sciences’ channel for current stories on cutting-edge technologies, life, Earth, space, sustainability and Academy Research. Videos and articles can also be found throughout the museum, and on our website: www.calacademy.org/explore-science/science-today.

The mission of the California Academy of Sciences is to explore, explain and sustain life.

Virtual Field Trips

Explore the world from the comfort of your home.

Weird But True - iPad, iPhone

The best-selling Weird But True app is better than ever with more facts, more sounds, more surprises, and more fun! With a fresh new look and exciting new content, Weird But True has even more mind-benders than ever before—more than 900 kid-friendly facts!

Did you know a hippo’s lips are about two feet wide? Or that didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school? Or that before toothpaste was invented some people cleaned their teeth with charcoal? Filled with wacky facts and tantalizing trivia that will engage curious kids and parents alike, Weird But True presents each of the 625 facts in a fun, colorful, and interactive format that will keep kids entertained—and learning—for hours! And parents can rest easy knowing that each fact is age-appropriate and handpicked by a brand they know and trust: National Geographic Kids.

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