Science and Technology 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 >

Your kids won’t even know that you consider Cut the Rope educational!  Using elements of physics (gravity and vectors), you move a ball of candy around the screen to collect three stars and then... 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 >

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 >

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 >

This is a great $.99 universal app for your budding engineer (4th grade-Middle School)! Got a kid who loves to build? Let him or her try their hand at building complicated structures that have... Read more >

Casey’s Contraptions is a great app.  Explore the elements of physics with each mini challenge. Your child will learn about the laws of physics while creating complicated contraptions. You can use a variety of available... Read more >

Touch Physics is stimulating and challenging. The premise is simple – all you have to do is get a small wheel to touch a specified target – but the learning is good. Using your... Read more >

The beautiful Star Walk app is what every app maker should aspire to.  Of course space inherently provides gorgeous images, wonder and endless quests for knowledge, but it is the rare app that... Read more >