Science Apps

With the ever advancing world of technology, there are so many apps and sites out there that can be used as great resources inside the classroom. Having technology in the classroom is so crucial in todays society; the children we are teaching are growing up having the world of resources and opportunities at their finger tips. Today, I want to show you 3 Apps that can be used to support instruction and integrate technology in the classroom. The first App is Video Science ; it is a FREE App which makes it that much better already. Video Science is a rapid growing library of over 80 hands-on Science lessons that are great for home and the classroom. These short videos demonstrate inexpensive and easy to recreate experiments that are designed to inspire and excite kids of all ages. VideoScience is hosted by Dan Menelly, a Science Teacher at the UN International School and a 2010 Einstein Fellow with the National Science Foundation in the Office of Cyberinfrastructure. This App has al kinds of experiments ranging over many levels of difficulty. There are experiments from Pre-K all the way to adults who just love science! Hands-on is what Science is ALL ABOUT, that's a huge part as to why so many kids love learning science and why so many students are engaged and excited to experiment. This app is a go to place when your in need for experiment ideas that your kids or students will love and be completely engaged in from start to finish. It is proven from years and years of research that students learn and retain more information when they are engaged, and what better way to do that than being hands on and interacting with science.


The next App I want to introduce to you is called Khan Academy , this App is also FREE and it is a AWESOME App that can be used to learn almost anything! There are over 10,000 videos and explanations at your fingertips in math, science, economics, history, and much, much more. There are so many content areas that you can use this one App for inside the classroom. But, in regards to Science, you can give your students the opportunity to learn using videos, interactive exercises, and in-depth articles in a broad domain of science areas including biology, chemistry, and physics. Not only can Khan Academy be used to further students leaning and used to support science teaching instruction in the classroom, it can be used for ASSESSMENING! Yes, you read it right! Khan Academy has over 40,000 interactive Common Core aligned practice questions are that are included with instant feedback and step-by-step hints. Students can follow along with what you’re learning or teaching in class at the time, or they can move through a curriculum in a certain order at their own pace. This App is a great tool for any teacher wanting to integrate technology, get their kids engaged while still being able to easily assess and track each students progress on a regular basis.

The last App that I am going to introduce today is BrainPOP® Featured Movie  there is a free version of this App that works great, but for $6.99 a month you can have unlimited access to all of BrainPOP’s 750+ movies and quizzes plus the free daily "Featured Movie" and its quiz. Students love watching videos and will become very familiar with the main characters Tim and Moby. There are tons of videos created for different units in science that are extremely interesting and help students to learn about Science and other content areas in a new way. The videos are very informational, but students will enjoy learning the content much more when it is interesting and displayed in a way that they can relate to or understand. This app is a great tool to use to support teaching instruction and videos appeal much more to all the different types of learners.