Smart Apps For Kids

Good Free Apps of the Day - FIVE apps by New York Hall of Science

Some fun Science apps for Middle and High School students! 

Explore ratios and proportions, discover and explore the physics in your own movements, create hilarious and dazzling photo mashups while exploring fraction concepts, build 3D models, and explore math concepts!

Download them now!

 

**NEW LIST** Good Free Apps of the Day - NINE free scientific apps by The Lawrence Hall of Science

There are some GREAT apps on this list for older kids (9-11) wanting to learn about Type 2 Diabetes, the Sun, heart health, nutrition, nanoscale science, the human body, STEM activities, and ecosystems. 

Plenty of inexpensive experiment ideas too!

Best of all...... they are completely FREE with no in-app purchases.

 

Review: Learn a little ecology with iBiome-Ocean

 

 

Bottom line: iBiome-Ocean, the follow-up to the popular iBiome-Wetlands app, allows kids to explore the open ocean, kelp beds, tide pools and more. A great educational supplement to a classroom unit on the ocean, biodiversity, ecology and a variety of other subjects.

 

 

20 Exciting Fall Inspired Science Experiments That Kids Will Love!

Fall means leaves are dropping, and Halloween is on its way. It is the perfect time for very interesting science experiments for children. The list we found has 20, and there is definitely something for everyone. 

From the relatively tame pumpkin slime to the more adventurous exploding pumpkin experiment, this list has a huge variety of activities. There is even a Halloween density experiment, a fall leaf experiment, and an activity in which you grow a pumpkin in a pumpkin! 

Science does not have to be boring, and here is the proof. These ideas are perfect for homeschooling, fun at home, or for use in the classroom. You cannot go wrong with these fantastic fall science experiments. Of course, it goes without saying, that several of them need a bit of adult supervision. What fun would they be if that were not true?

What I like best about these activities is that it gives everyone a chance to put down their electronics for a while and do something fun together, and there is no charger required. Also, most of the ingredients required are things you typically have in your house already.

Thanks to Growing a Jeweled Rose for this find. It is truly a gem. It is not to be missed. If you do, you will certainly regret it until next fall.  

Pokemon Go Ice Eggs - The Coolest Science Activity Around.

Like 90% of the world, you have probably played Pokemon Go, and maybe your kids have played with you. Many kids have, and it is a wildly popular app all around the world. That is just one reason I adore this science activity from Little Bins for Little Hands. 

It is a simple science activity that only requires a few items, and is very high interest for wandering young minds. There are several possible ways you can get kids thinking while making the eggs. You can make predictions about how long they will take to melt, make eggs of different sizes and postulate how size will effect the time it takes for them to melt, track how much time each egg  takes melt, talk about the temperature at which water freezes, ice melts, and more. 

With only a few steps, you will have an activity kids are excited to do! There are a bonus link to a melting dinosaur egg activity at the bottom of the original article to check out as well.