Science Class Apps for iPhone

Apps for Science Class Stephen Taylor

Today’s SmartPhones are smart… With more computing power than Apollo 11 in the pockets of many students, we could take advantage of these devices in science class! 2Apollo 11 Moon Landing image taken from http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/kippsphotos/apollo.html

In our school, most HS students useMac and many have iPhones or iPads.Here are some of my favourite free or reallycheap apps to install to turn your phoneinto a super science device. 3 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

PowerOne Scientific Calculatorhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/powerone-scientific-calculator/id405987042?mt=8 Why do I like it? It’s a free scientific calculator for your device. What’s not to like? iPhone iTouch iPad 4 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

DailyCalcs Science Calculatorhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dailycalcs-science-calculator/id353223512?mt=8 Why do I like it? Very handy lab calculator for making up solutions in Chemistry. Can also be used in cell cultures. iPhone iTouch iPad 5 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

i-Nigma QR Code Readerhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/i-nigma-qr-code-data-matrix/id388923203?mt=8 Why do I like it? Quick and easy QR Code reader. Use with QuikQR.com to set up activities. iPhone Here’s an example (http://wp.me/p7lr1-1kB): iTouch iPad 6 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Lab Timerhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/labtimer/id292202454?mt=8 Why do I like it? Very handy lab timer, which can run four timers with alarms at the same iPhone time. Great if you have your experiments staggered and need to remember when to record the results for each one. iTouch I think the iPad version can show more timers at the same time. iPad 7 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Pocket Light Meter (free)http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pocket-light-meter/id381698089?mt=8 Why do I like it? Quick light meter (lux) readings. Open the settings and additional info. iPhone iTouch iPad 8 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

iElementshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ielements-periodic-table-chemical/id413632149?mt=8 Why do I like it? A simple periodic table app which gives more information iPhone about each element. Just enough information to easily navigate our HS Chem class. iTouch iPad 9 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Click Counterhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/click-counter/id382980702?mt=8 Why do I like it? Perfect for any counting activity, such as cell counts. It times the clicks, and produces cumulative graph. Better still – results can be emailed as .csv. iPhone iTouch iPad 10 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

iSeismometerhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/iseismometer/id304190739?mt=8 Why do I like it? Makes good use of the iPhone’s accelerometer to give readings iPhone in three axes. Could be used for acceleration labs. Data can be easily emailed or uploaded. iTouch It also rings an earthquake alarm! iPad 11 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Simple Radar* Gunhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/simple-radar-gun/id442734303?mt=8 *no, not really. Why do I like it? It’s not really a radar speed gun. Set the known distance and hold the iPhone screen to start the timer. Let go to stop. v = d/t is calculated right away, giving the velocity. Cool. Units can be changed from km/h to iTouch mph, though students will need to carry out their own calculations to get to m/s. iPad 12 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Decibel 10http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/decibel-10/id448155923?mt=8SoundLevelhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/soundlevel/id349863667?mt=8 iPhone Why do I like it? A couple of decent sound-level apps. SoundLevel gives a waveform, where Decibel 10 gives a scale and comparisons, such as a iTouch quiet room or street. iPad 13 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

3D Brainhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/3d-brain/id331399332?mt=8 Why do I like it? A lot of great information about the brain in a nicely-rendered, 3D, rotatable model. You could spend hours on this app! iPhone iTouch iPad 14 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Gray’s Anatomy – Student Editionhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/grays-anatomy-student-edition/id478710041?mt=8 Why do I like it? Because it is a brilliant set of anatomical drawings! It is a large app, with lots of resources, so get comfortable and enjoy! iPhone iTouch iPad 15 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Moleculeshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/molecules/id284943090?mt=8 Why do I like it? View 3D renderings of the molecules we discuss in class. This puts them in more authentic context than 2D simplified drawings. iPhone iTouch iPad 16 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Stellariumhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/stellarium/id382624365?mt=8 Why do I like it? Look up in the sky. What do you see? I don’t know either, but the stars are planets are amazing and this helps work out what is where. iPhone iTouch iPad 17 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Socrative Student Clickerhttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/student-clicker-socrative/id477618130?mt=8 Why do I like it? One-click to join the room and take part in class formative assessment tasks, such as quizzes, surveys and space races. Saves you from opening iPhone the site with your browser. iTouch iPad Maybe eventually subscripts will work! You can also get the teacher clicker here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/teacher-clicker-socrative/id477620120?mt=8 18 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

And some neat apps for getting organised:Evernotehttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8 Get notes, audio, photos and files in order.Splice Video Editor (free)http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/splice-video-editor-free/id409838725?mt=8 A quick and simple video editor, like Windows Movie Maker.PDF Reader Litehttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pdf-reader-lite/id368377690?mt=8 Save and read pdf files on your iPhone easily, use it like a flash disk. 19 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Paid but worth it 20

Web Albums for Picasahttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/web-albums-picasa-photo-viewer/id344997890?mt=8 Why do I like it? Quickly send lab photos to a shared photo to be used by groups or shared via a GoogleSite or blog. No need to plug in the phone. iPhone Different people can contribute photos. Multiple accounts can be synced on one device. iTouch iPad 21 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

Vernier Video Physicshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/vernier-video-physics/id389784247?mt=8 Why do I like it? Turns your phone into a useful video analysis tool, which saves the steo of uploading videos into LoggerPro to use for motion labs. iPhone iTouch iPad 22 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

I wish there was… 23

Google Sky Maphttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid&hl=en See what it can do: iPhone iTouch iPad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6znyx0gjb4 24 Images taken from the iTunes app store for each app or screenshots from my own iPhone

I really want…SPARKvue for PASCO Dataloggershttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sparkvue/id361907181?mt=8Is a free app for datalogging, which allows you to collect data from thephone’s internal accelerometer. You can even connect many Pasco probesvia bluetooth, as long as you are prepared to buy an expensive adapter.Apparently the cost is due to the chip required for bluetooth with Apple. 25

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