APPS FOR THE

CLASSROOM
Effective Apps for Educational Purposes
Linked to Applicable Standard

Math Planet:
Interactive games
to practice math
and build fluency
3.OA.7
Fluently multiply and divide
within 100, using strategies
Sushi Monster: such as the relationship
between multiplication and
Fun & challenging
division or properties of
practice of addition operations
& multiplication

3.L.1
Understand human body
systems and how they are
essential for life, protection, Human Body-Tinybop: Arloon Anatomy:
movementand support Explore the human Discover the body's
body's senses and structures &
organ systems functions

4.L.1
Understand the effects of
environmental changes,
Habitat the Game: Ecosystems HD: adaptations, behaviors that
Discover effects of Discover effects of enable animals to survive in
changing habitats
climate change on climate change on
different species different species

3.G.1.2
Compare the human and
physical characteristics of One Globe Kids: Kids Like Me:
places
Discover a day in Meet children &
the life of kids their lifestyles
around the world around the world

5.P.1
Understand force, motion
Forces Motion HD: Meet Science: and the relationship
between them
Explore connections Force and Motion:
of force & motion Discover the concept
of force & motion
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CLASSROOM
Effective Apps for Educational Purposes
Classroom Application

Math Planet:
Building fluency: addition, subtraction,
multiplication & division
Assessment tool
Sushi Monster:
Building fluency:
addition & multiplication

Human Body-Tinybop:
Introduce human anatomy
Augment lesson with downloadable
handbook of ideas

Arloon Anatomy:
Individual exploration &
discovery

Habitat the Game:

Encourage real-world missions
Conduct further research
Initiate discussions about conservation

Ecosystems HD:
Conduct a web quest on biomes
Augment lesson on biomes

One Globe Kids:

Stimulate discussions about other cultures
Initiate geography lesson

Kids Like Me:

Introduce other cultures
Augment lesson on cultural
comparisons

Forces Motion HD:

Conduct virtual experiments
Supplement lesson with visual examples

Meet Science: Force and Motion:

Mini lessons augment teacher instruction
Stimulate real world experiments
 APPS FOR THE
CLASSROOM
Effective Apps for Educational Purposes
Pros and Cons
MATH PLANET
Basic version free
Multitude of mini-activities
Covers a range of topics
Can track progress
Fee to upgrade
Lacking hints for errors
HUMAN BODY
Seven interactive layers models -
view the body reacts to stimuli
Dashboard to view progress
Downloadable extra activities
$3.99
No instructions
No formal games
HABITAT THE GAME
Free
Correlates to real-world
Fun virtual tasks
Invites outdoor exploration
Pins difficult to locate
Focuses on one animal
ONE GLOBE KIDS
Free to try
Photos & videos of cultures
Children share stories
9 friends in 6 countries
$1.99 per additional story
Lacks interaction
FORCES MOTION HD
Detailed videos and photos
Multi grade level application
Multi-method learning:
read, touch, see, watch, quiz
$1.99
Lacks in-depth detail
SUSHI MATH
Free
Fast paced, engaging
Focuses on addition &
multiplication
Moves too fast to reflect on
missed problems
ARLOON ANATOMY
Presented in 3-D
Traditional slides of information
Augmented reality
$2.99
Augmented reality requires card
3-D works best with card -
not on human as advertised
ECOSYTEMS HD
Six biomes to explore
Good range of content
Quizes for review
$2.99
Limited interactivity
KIDS LIKE ME
Free to try
Images & stories of cultures
Kid perspective of their lives
Develop cultural appreciation
$2.99 for upgrade
Lacks interaction
MEET SCIENCE:
FORCES & MOTION
Four exploration areas
Tracks progress
Includes illustrated glossary
Mini-games, experiments & quizzes
$4.99
Quizzes too simplistic