Penguins stream live from the California Academy of Sciences: See penguins walk around on land or watch them swim with the underwater view. Watch biologists feed the penguins and answer visitor questions two times a day!
Dinosaurs
Go on a virtual tour of The American Museum of Natural History! A giant mosaic of a T-rex greets you! Tap to zoom in on hundreds of images, learn about fossils, and read stories about dinosaur digs.
Kid Science
Kids can search for experiments based upon their age, how much time they have, science content, and what materials they've got to work with. Photos and videos show that science can be easy, exciting and inexpensive!
Curiosity Machine
Watch videos and get ideas to produce your own inventions! Share photos of your project adventures and get feedback from real-life engineers on your creations! Earn virtual badges for your hard work.
Video Science
Science House hosts a library of over 80 hands-on science lessons and experiment demonstrations. They're short but sweet and would serve as a great hook to open up a lesson and inspire inquiry.
Starlight
Hold your iPhone or iPad to the sky and explore stars, planets, and constellations in real-time! Tie an astronomy lesson to history and language arts by using the added constellation folklore feature.
NASA
NASA's official app is an absolute treasure trove of information! It includes features on missions, breaking news, an enormous image library, videos, television and radio livestreams, satellite trackers, and sighting opportunities.
3D Cell Stimulation and Stain Tool
Create a cell, explore 3-d cells, and do it with and without labels. Also watch videos about all types of cells and stain a cell as well! Cells, cells, cells!
Nature Human Genome Special Edition
Videos with real scientists commenting on experiments exploring the human genome makes this a great authentic source. Combine with a cultural heritage app like Ancestry to integrate social studies as well!
Leafsnap
Incredible visual recognition technology identifies a the species of a tree through a photograph of one of its leaves! You'll be amazed! Contains all species from the Northeast and is growing to include all trees in the United States!