- The Elements: A Visual Exploration – comprehensive catalog of all elements including interactive periodic table, dynamic pictures, and more. $13.99
- Buffers $1.99 – Design buffers for pH control. Good for AP chemistry
- Monster Anatomy 3D – $18.99 for each body region
- Skeletal 3D $0.99
- GeneIndexHD $1.99 Information about specific genes from a variety of sources.
- 3D cell (free) interactive cell and cell stain exploration. Some adds that link to outside links to buy cell stains.
- Mitosis (free, iPhone app) Very well done. Includes thorough descriptions of each phase with audio reading options. User has to move the cell parts through the phases to move on.
- Touch Physics HD $2.99 game involving Newton’s laws. Only tested out free version for iPhone
- Vernier Video Physics $2.99 – have not tested this yet. Does a physics video analysis. Video a moving object and it analyzes it. Comments state it does not mirror for teacher to display.
- Pocket Heart $6.99 Have not tested, gets very positive reviews.
- Wonders of Geology $12.99 Have not tested, award winning app. Shows photos and diagrams describing geologic sites.
- Star Walk $4.99 – Award winning app, have not tested. Labels all starts, constellations, and satellites you point your iPad at.
- Wolfram Alpha ($2.99 ) One of the best for college readiness. All inclusive search engine with a math and science focus. First stop for technical information
- Weather Channel (free) up to date weather and interactive radar
- Science360 (free) Interesting science news app. Uses visual bookmarking to display results.
- Particle Zoo (free) Awesome app for students to learn particle physics. Incorporates cartoon versions of all particles, interactives, and summary charts.
- NASA Visualization Explorer (free) Direct connection to NASA’s research spacecraft. Dynamic images and explanations.
Archive | April, 2012
High School Science Apps
24 Apr
Here’s a short list of my top choices for high school science apps. Some of the more pricey ones I have not tested yet, but will update the site when we get the funding. I’ve listed them here though because of their wonderful reviews.
Lauren Hodge | TEDxWomen
23 AprSee on Scoop.it – High School Science Articles
What an inspiration! Lauren Hodge is a science studying beast of a 13 year old. This is her speech at the TEDxWomen gathering. Must see!
See on tedxwomen.org
Educurious
18 AprSee on Scoop.it – Common Core Library Resources
Free Common Core aligned Hunger Games curriculum.
See on www.educurious.org
California’s Common Core State Standards
18 AprSee on Scoop.it – Common Core Library Resources
The K-12 English Language Arts division of the K-12 Curriculum and Intervention Department have the an expertise in the newly adopted California Common Core State Standards and all of the State Board of Education (SBE) adopted programs.
Searchable Common Core curricular support for ELA and Mathematics.
See on db.readinglions.net
Common Core Resources | Burkins & Yaris
18 AprSee on Scoop.it – Common Core Library Resources
Great collection of Common Core tools for teachers. Nice rubrics and videos.
See on www.burkinsandyaris.com
YourGenome.org
18 AprSee on Scoop.it – High School Science Articles
The YourGenome.org – http://www.yourgenome.org – website holds information on the public awareness of genome science produced by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
Great lesson plans and activities.
See on www.yourgenome.org
minutephysics – YouTube
18 AprSee on Scoop.it – High School Science Articles
Simply put: cool physics and other sweet science.“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
~Rutherford via Einstein?
See on www.youtube.com
The Scale of the Universe
18 AprSee on Scoop.it – High School Science Articles
An interactive similar to the Powers of Ten video.
See on htwins.net
The New DocsTeach App for iPad!
13 AprVia Scoop.it – Common Core Library Resources
Today we announced the release of the DocsTeach App for iPad, extending the dynamic learning opportunities available from the DocsTeach.org website to iPad users.
Magisto Review
10 AprI’ve had a few love affairs with video editing software and they’ve all ended poorly. iMovie’s updates make it difficult for students to use (plus we don’t have enough Macs). WeVideo caused many tears when it erased an entire class of videos. Windows Movie Maker causes a nightmare of saving issues. Blah blah.
So, I’m reluctant to view new video programs. When I saw a post about Magisto I almost skipped over it. Fortunately, I also read the Daring LIbrarian’s post about Transparency (You can read it here too!) and felt that any tool to expose the awesomeness of our library couldn’t hurt.
So, this app is EASY to use. I tested it out with my iPad but you can upload video to use as well. Easy to use and easy to add music. Magisto suggests uploading a lot of video so there are lots of “good parts” to choose from. The program edits out “only the good stuff” and does not handle any tilted screens. The following file formats are supported: MOV, 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPG MOD, MTS and M2TS.
It’s so easy to use that it might be TOO simple for upper grades. There’s no editing tools and no ability to download for free. After you create a video it is compressed for you and emailed (relatively) shortly.
This is no substitute for a real video editing app, but a good tool for showing off our beautiful library!
Make awesome movies from plain videos automatically, for Free!
