Preproom.org have shared a few of the
science-based apps for Android and iPhone which they really
like.
There are loads of science apps available that could be used
both in and out of school, so this is a shortlist of the most
popular. If there are any apps you particularly like, let us know
and we'll share them with our readers. Email planetscience@tinopolis.com.
Chemistry Helper
- Android - Free (ad supported)
A simple app designed as a quick reference for chemistry
students. Includes:
- a periodic table with links to wikipedia
- a tool to calculate molecular masses of compounds - with a
button at the top to perform simple grams/moles calculations,
calculate mass percents and do stoichiometry with that
compound
- a table of polyatomic ions
- constants
- solubility rules
- tools for calculating molarity
iGeology - Android and
iPhone - Free for non-commercial use
iGeology is for anyone who wants to explore their local geology
virtually anywhere in the UK.
Amateur geologists, walkers and gardeners can look at what is in
their local area, to find out about the rocks at the surface or the
bedrock beneath.
Search using place names or the postcode where you live, then
click on the map and reveal the rocks beneath your feet.
Google Sky Map -
Android - Free
Google Sky Map turns your Android phone into a window on the
night sky. Point your phone skywards to visualise stars, planets
and constellations in real time as you scroll across the sky.
Biochemistry
Lab Suite - Android - Free
Covering solutions, chemicals, proteins, peptides, metabolites
and mass spectrometry. The app aims to help scientists and students
working in the field of mass spectrometry based biochemistry,
biology and chemistry, but it is also useful in general lab
work.
Elements 2.0 - Android
- Free
A comprehensive periodic table including thermal, physical and
atomic properties and everything else you'd expect. A great 21st
Century way to keep the periodic table handy.
Starmap - iPhone - fees
apply
Similar to the Google Sky Map, this is a sophisticated
interactive star-map that its makers call a "portable planetarium".
Simply loint to the sky and learn about the stars and planets you
can see.
Netter's Anatomy Flash
Cards - iPhone - Fees apply
Need some help with your anatomy? This comprehensive app lets
you test yourself - do you know how the knee bone connects to the
thigh bone? You can also download Netter's Neuroscience Flash
Cards.
Let us know what you think of smartphones in the classroom. Do
you have any favourite apps? Email planetsciece@tinopolis.com.
Thanks to Preproom for their suggestions on great apps
for the classroom.