5th Grade APPS

We hope you have heard of Khan Academy, and if not you are in for a treat.  At the forefront of open source education, Khan Academy’s goal is to provide free world-class education to... Read more >

Guess the Code is like MasterMind that you used to play – except the code is determined randomly.  Use logic to determine the code of colors in the correct sequence, in as few tries... Read more >

Dinosaur Chess App is a great way for kids to learn to play chess.  It goes step by step, with lessons introducing the pieces and their roles (sound must be on).  In the Play... Read more >

This is a nice chess app for kids and adults who already know the basics of chess and just want to play.  There is no teaching involved (to learn to play download Dinosaur... Read more >

MindSnacks Spanish (like the other MindSnacks language learning apps – French, Italian, German, Chinese, Portuguese, English) is strangely addictive.  The learning activities are good and the combination of cleverness and repetition is super... Read more >

Math Evolve is a really nicely designed app that will definitely make your kids happy to practice math.  It does a great job of blending “gaming” with education.  So much so that this should... Read more >

For those of us that felt squeamish doing dissections in school, this is going to take you back! Its safe to say that this $3.99 iPad only Frog Dissection app is about as close as... Read more >

Rat Dissection is a great app ($3.99 iPad only) although it does not have as many research activities as its cousin Frog Dissection. The user is shown a rat that is... Read more >

Robo Math is a fun $.99 basic math practice app with a cute robot character and great sound effects. This app provides practice with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in the form of simple... Read more >

Era of Dinosaurs is a $.99 encyclopedia for your dinosaur enthusiast (best for ages 7-11). The content is divided into three areas: Periods, Pterosaurs and Dinosaurs. There are no activities but many pictures and... Read more >