Middle School 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 >

Study Package Chemistry 1 iPad app for middle school chemistry is a simple little app that could be useful when your child or student just needs a different medium for studying/memorizing.  There are basic... 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 >

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 >

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 >

Garage Band – the popular app for Mac desktops and iPads is now available for iPhone and iPod Touch (as of 11/11) for $4.99.  Garage Band lets your budding rock star create and... Read more >

Wooords, a $1.99 universal app for 3rd grade – adults is super fun, addictive and great for practicing spelling and word play. Create as many words as you can with a set of refrigerator... Read more >

Powers of Minus Ten ($1.99 universal app, best for middle school) is a great example of the kind of learning opportunities that are available by taking advantage of the unique qualities of the iOS... Read more >