Social Studies APPS

Good bye bulky old atlas that weighs a ton, cost a fortune and sits and collects dust when not in use, hello Atlas for iOS! All the information of a traditional atlas on your... Read more >

We had/have high hopes for this app – especially after patiently waiting for it to download (all 1.5GB of it) – because we LOVE Barefoot books (isn’t it lovely when a publisher takes illustration... Read more >

This is app is great for traveling and learning about the local sites. Search for Historic Places App for landmarks and historical sites near your location and use the map and/or compass to find... Read more >

Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt that can be played anywhere in the world. The idea is to find a hidden treasure, a geocache, by locating it with its GPS coordinates. Geocaching is a... Read more >

This Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt app is good for ages 4-adult.  It has lots of  information in an encyclopedic form, with lovely images, plus a few basic games (a matching game and a puzzle). ... Read more >

Stack the Countries app is a fun way to practice country capitals and learn facts about countries, including location, borders, flags, size, language and capitals. In the first level (which can take a while... Read more >

We love this app!  Stack the States is a great way to practice state capitals and learn state facts, including abbreviations and adjacent states. Besides answering correctly, you need to use spatial sense... Read more >

Get a short new educational movie each day that comes with a quiz on what you just watched.  The BrainPOP app is pretty cool!  It is educational both for knowledge acquisition as well... Read more >