4. KidQuest
This maker app features dozens of free things to make and build, with step by step illustrated guides (think table-top soccer pitches, lava lamps, and frozen fruit treats). Digital scrapbooks of creations are automatically created and ready to share with friends and family.
5. Solve the Outbreak
Users play disease detective as they collect clues and analyze data to solve the outbreak and save lives in this app from the CDC. [Android]
6. Planets
Hold your phone or tablet to the sky and the new automatic orientation feature provides a virtual reality view using your device’s magnetometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope. [Android]
7. SchoolCircle
The SchoolCircle web app allows teachers to easily communicate with parents from a personal dashboard where they can share tasks, events, messages, photos and documents according to designated classes or “Circles.” At a glance, parents can see all upcoming events, classroom pictures and documents, messages from the teacher and assigned tasks.
8. NGAkids Art Zone
The NGAkids app provides an immersive experience as children visit a virtual art gallery and explore a variety of works spanning more than 300 years of art history. High-resolution graphics, careful attention to detail, and a variety of subjects, painting styles, and techniques help cultivate an authentic understanding of the artistic process and reinforce users’ familiarity with the fundamental elements of art.
9. Census PoP Quiz
Test your U.S. state knowledge with Census PoP Quiz, a new population challenge about the 50 states and the District of Columbia from the U.S. Census Bureau. [Android]
10. Drawing Desk
Free drawing app bundled with 4 different drawing modes featuring 3D brushes, full color pallet, undo and redo functions as well as a collection of stamps and stickers.
11. Global Shark Tracker
OCEARCH’s Global Shark Tracker lets you observe the navigational pattern of sharks that have been tagged with satellite tracking technology all for the purpose of shark conservation. [Android]
12. EarthViewer
EarthViewer is like a time machine for exploring Earth’s deep history. Based on the latest scientific research, it lets you scroll through the last 4.5 billion years with your fingertips. [Android]
13. ChemCrafter
ChemCrafter lets you build your own lab to run fun and creative experiments. Chemical reactions don’t just happen—you have to make them happen. As your strategy guides you through experiments with water, acids, and salts, you’ll create surprising color changes, encounter fire and smoke, release various gases, and shatter equipment.
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