Applications for Science

Science teachers rejoice! Not only do you get to perform fun labs, you also have more application choices than any other major.


Rat Dissection: from Punflay. Teaches students to virtually dissect a rat. It has written directions to explore internal organs.

Strange and wonderful world of ants: App has three reading levels. Shows how ants co-operate, create and communicate with each other.

A Life Cycle: Good for 9th grade. Walks user through 10 different biological life cycles.

Frog Dissection: Just like the rats, only this time, with frogs.

Periodic Table of the Elements: I think you can figure out what this is.

Physics 101 SE jr: This app is a calculator to help you solve for any unknkown in various physics equations. It also explains each equation.

Planetarium 1.1: App has been updated to include improved graphics and visual effects. Varied reviews.

SpaceTime: powerful graphing calculator with beautiful 3d graphs.

iLab: Timer: Included up to 10 timers which can operate simultaneously, large display for classroom use.

10, Vernier Physics: Works on any video (IOS4 only =iPad in November) Camera on iphone and Touch can capture and digitise the video. Make the graph from the video. Export to Logger Pro.

measureHD: Includes ruler, protractor, two levels and a plumb.

SparkVue: Uses onboard accelerometer for acceleration graphs, interfaces with Pasco airlink and lab probes.

Worlfrom Alpha: Uses Wolfram Alpha search engine to find data and solve math, calculus, chemistry, physics and other science problems.

EMD PTE: Periodic Table with tons of information, trends and photos included.

Star Walk: Interactive personal planetarium.

G: Gravitation simulator, adjust velocity, mass, distance of object and view their paths.

Vanished: an eight week online/offline environmental disaster mystery game. Developed by Smithsonian Institute and MIT.

18. Sun Seeker: 3D Augmented Reality Viewer: Provides a flat view compass and an augmented reality camera 3-D view showing the solar path, its hour intervals, its winter and summer solstice paths, rise and set times and more.