Autodesk Digital STEAM – 5 iPad Games for Simple Physics Lessons Autodesk Digital STEAM Applied Mechanics is a free iPad app that contains five simple games. The games are designed to let students experiment with five connected physics concepts. The concepts in the games are energy and work, force, power, loading, and mechanisms. In each game students control one variable to see how changing that variable affects other aspects of the equation. The five games that students can play are Energy & Work, Forces, Power, Loading, and Mechanisms. Autodesk Digital STEAM could be a good app for introducing elementary school students to some basic physics concepts. Tags: free app, free apps, free ipad app, free ipad apps, Math, Math apps, Mathematics, Maths Light Particle Manipulation Apps For The iPad: iPad/iPhone Apps AppGuide Overview Have you ever wanted to control light particles? It is a cool thing to do and now with apps on the iPad you can. Essential Apps $1.99 Uzu by Colordodge Labs Uzu is the best light manipulation app out there. Notable Apps $2.99 Midnight HD by Hyperbolic Magnetism Midnight HD is a great alternative to the essential apps. Decent Apps $1.99 Line Art by PDJ Apps Line Art offers many of the same features that Tesla Toy and Atomic Toy do. Free Versions Of Mentioned Apps iPhone Version $0.99 Little Uzu by Colordodge Labs Other Apps
Brad Spirrison: These Biology and Ecology Apps Will Really Put Some Life Into Your iPad While there is no app out there that can explain the meaning of life to you and your kids, there are a number of touch-based educational offerings that explore all forms of life on our planet. Whether you have a toddler just beginning to learn the names of animals or a high schooler who wants to learn about the inner workings of a body without having to dissect a frog, there are many great biology, ecology and life sciences apps to hop into. Here are five of the best. Frog Dissection (iPad $3.99) Everyone is curious what the lies beyond the skin. -Curated by Gordon Shupe Ansel & Clair's Adventures in Africa (iPad $3.99) In this app, students are guided through the Nile Valley, Sahara Desert, and Serengeti Plains by Ansel, a travel photographer from another planet, and Clair, a brilliant robot. -Curated by Julene Reed Ecosystems HD (iPad $2.99) This app is truly an interactive textbook, with lots of pictures, and easy to understand text that is accessible for all ages.
Educational apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch How we used technology to develop student-led learning in science | Teacher Network | Guardian Professional Science lessons: using traditonal learning styles alongside technology allows children to complete tasks independently, says David Andrews. Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian Our year 6 students have been using iPads and iPods since September on a one-to-one basis to support learning, develop productivity, independence and impact on pupil progress across the curriculum. The devices haven't been used for everything; but they are available as a tool to help with their learning for a variety of tasks. Alongside this there have also been daily occasions when the best tool for the job has been pencil and paper, scissors and glue, laptop and printer, a good book and silence. We gave our students an overview of different apps and then encouraged them to be creative with how they use them across different lessons and tasks. In science, topics have been introduced to pupils as a series of learning objectives with the aim of developing their skills and understanding of the topics.
Top 20 Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps Used By Real Teachers in the Classroom - iPhone app article - Shara Karasic With the advent of the 2011/2012 school year, teachers who have access to mobile technology are scrambling to find the best education apps for the iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone. Educators use apps for everything from communicating with students to inspiring creativity to dissecting virtual frogs. Luckily, we have lots of educators (including Apple Distinguished Educators) on Appolicious who share their lists of the best education apps for elementary, middle school, junior high, and high school. These are the education apps most listed by educators on Appolicious. 1. 3D Brain (iPad, iPhone. Reviewed by educator lmorris: “This is a great learning tool for any student. Subject/Grade: Science (Biology). 4-12. Listed by: Alline, techsupv, and SkylineiPads. 2. Reviewed by educator lmorris: “This is a great app for learning about priceless pieces of art. Subject/Grade: Art. 6-12. Listed by: justatitch, uwcsea and LaurieFowler. 3. Subject/Grade: Language Arts, Math, Science. 4. Listed by: klbruni331.
5 Great iPad Apps to Explore Human Body in 3D Science is one of the areas where the impact of technology has been markedly observed. It triggered an unprecedented revolution and reshaped people's knowledge about the world. It has also enhanced the way science is being instructed inside schools and colleges. Experimentations are being facilitated by the use of technology and students are able to learn and get engaged in simulated experiments that mimic the real life problems. This revolution is being carried on to the mobile platforms. 1- 3D Brain Use your touch screen to rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures. 2- Essential Skeleton Essential Skeleton 2 is a fully functional, self-contained app covering the essential anatomy of the skeleton. 3- Virtual Heart Virtual Heart lets you explore multiple real-time views of the human heart, using the same highly realistic visual elements as the iconic Giant Heart at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. 4- Powers of Minus Ten 5- Virtual Cell
Teaching Appz | Subject Areas Archive | Science iPad Dinosaur Fact Files Which immense meat-eating dinosaur had a brain both the size and the shape of a banana? Did you know that Triceratops had 432 teeth? To these questions, and many more, Dinosaur Fact Files has the answers. More Info Energy for Life This app explains the functions of the digestive system, the respiratory system, and the circulatory system in an enjoyable and entertaining way. More Info Experience Life Learn about the senses, the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system with the interactive illustrations, games and animations in this engaging app. More Info Whack A Bone Whack A Bone helps you to learn the human skeletal system on the iPad. More Info Rocks HD Rocks HD is a multi-sensory exploration of key topics in Earth Sciences such as the rock cycle, various types of rocks and their geology, minerals and excavation, soil types and horizons, weathering and erosion, formation of fossils, and various types of fossils. More Info iPod Touch / iPhone / iPad Fantastic Dinosaurs
Flitch Green Academy Study: iPad Still King of Tablet Web Usage In a little over two years since the inception of the iPad, tablet computers have rapidly been popularized and diversified to an astounding degree in the tech world. Tablets are being increasingly thought of as second screen devices – an alternative means to browse the Web or engage in e-commerce. In this period of time, the amount of options within the tablet market has expanded significantly, with varying improved system specifications, operating systems, and price points. Over the past year, screen size and resolution have emerged as the primary methods (other than branding) for differentiating tablets. Given the recent emphasis of screen size as a major differentiating factor for the tablet market, Chitika Insights analyzed a range of tablet screen sizes in the context of mobile ads. To quantify this study, Chitika Insights analyzed millions mobile impressions from the Chitika ad network, drawn from a date range of June 19, 2012 to June 25, 2012.
Study Shows HMH Fuse™ iPad® App Can Dramatically Improve Student Achievement | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Boston -- Apr 10th, 2012 -- A study of app released today by research firm Empirical Education Inc. identifies implementation as a key factor in the success of mobile technology. The 2010–2011 study was a pilot of a new educational app from global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) that re-imagines the conventional textbook to fully deploy interactive features of the mobile device. The ™ platform encourages the use of personalized lesson plans by combining direct instruction, ongoing support, assessment and intervention in one easy-to-use suite of tools. Empirical found that the iPad®-using students in the four participating districts: Long Beach, Fresno, San Francisco and Riverside Unified School District (Riverside Unified), performed on average as well as their peers using the traditional textbook. However, after examining its own results, Riverside Unified found an increase in test scores among students taught with compared to their peers.