GoSkyWatch Planetarium App
3-12 | InteractiveGoSkyWatch Planetarium allows you to identify and locate stars, planets, constellations, and more by touching the screen or by pointing to the sky.
Apps are the latest way to connect users to information via tablet computers and smartphones. These programs offer users the opportunity to hold science in their hands and put quality resources in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics literally at their fingertips.
Science NetLinks is in the early stages of gathering and reviewing STEM-related apps for both the iPad and the Android. Please check back often as we expect to add new app-related tools on a regular basis.
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GoSkyWatch Planetarium allows you to identify and locate stars, planets, constellations, and more by touching the screen or by pointing to the sky. -
Bobo Explores Light App
3-8 | Interactive
Bobo Explores Light is an iPad book that introduces school-age children to fundamental science concepts. -
iNaturalist App
3-12 | Interactive
This app lets you record observations from nature and share them with the iNaturalist online community. -
Virtual Frog Dissection App
6-12 | Interactive
Virtual Frog Dissection allows students to simulate the experience of a classic animal dissection via an app. -
VideoScience App
K-12 | Video
This app offers more than 80 videos featuring science experiments, book reviews, and tool recommendations. -
Planets App
3-12 | Interactive
The Planets App, by Q Continuum, provides several different ways for you to get information about objects in the sky. -
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Gravity Launch App
3-12 | Interactive
Gravity Launch is an app where you try to get a rocket to its destination to learn about gravity. -
Mitosis App
9-12 | Interactive
The Mitosis app is a good tool to use if you are learning about mitosis in your high-school biology class. -
3D Brain App
9-12 | Interactive
This app allows you to rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures in the brain -
Project Noah App
K-12 | Interactive
Project Noah is a global study that encourages nature lovers to document the wildlife they encounter. -
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Periodic Table of the Elements App
9-12 | Interactive
This app is an electronic version of the Periodic Table of the Elements. It was developed by EMD (now Merck) Chemicals. -
Meteor Counter App
6-12 | Interactive
This app from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will help you count meteors during a meteor shower. -
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Science360 App
6-12 | Interactive
Science360 is a wonderful app from the Science360 Knowledge Network. -
Science Glossary App
6-12 | Interactive
This app is a vast compilation of scientific and mathematical information from Vision Learning. -
NASA Visualization Explorer App
6-12 | Interactive
The NASA Visualization Explorer provides visualizations, animations, and images of our sun and the universe. -
Leafsnap App
3-12 | Interactive
Leafsnap is a terrific app for anyone with an iPhone or iPad in the great outdoors. -
Molecules App
9-12 | Interactive
Molecules is a free application for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad that allows you to view three-dimensional renderings of molecules and manipulate them using your fingers. -
Project BudBurst App
6-12 | Interactive
Project BudBurst is part of a citizen science program designed to encourage local participation in a national research effort. -
Active Explorer App
K-12 | Interactive
Active Explorer is an innovative app that combines the mobility of a smartphone with the abilities of a computer
AAAS Resources
Science Reader App
The new Science Reader App for the iPad puts the latest news, analysis and pioneering research in your hands, wherever you go. Read news, abstracts, career advice, and highlights from our newest journals, Science Signaling and Science Translational Medicine. Plus, AAAS members can access full text articles from Science.
Science Population App
The Science Population app for the iPad presents a detailed look at global population growth and its impact on critical areas like lifespan, education, health, and economics. Featuring news articles and peer-reviewed research from Science, plus videos, podcasts, and interactive graphs, the Science Population app is your guide to the complex challenges facing a world whose population is at 7 billion people and counting.
