My overall impression of a lot of these apps is the free apps in Biology are not that great. I have used a few that were not free before that were very good and were interactive as well. I found a couple for chemistry that are free and really helpful however.
The Chemical Touch- IPad- Only the lite version is free but even this version is very helpful for a high school science classroom. It shows the periodic table and you can click on any element and get more detailed information. Also there are buttons at the bottom that can even get more details on each element and show trends across the table. I would definitely use this app if I was teaching chemistry.
Biology I- Android smart phone- I was a little disappointed with this app because it is more like a virtual textbook than an actual app. There are no real menus or any demonstrations to be found. It would be good to just read up on Biology but for searching for a certain topic it would be hard to do.
Molecules- IPad- This is a great free app for any chemistry classroom. It can show the properties of any molecule and a 3-D image that can be rotated by the user in any direction. A must have for any Chemistry teacher.
Video Biology- IPad-This is a good app for finding a video presentation of any topic in biology. The teacher in the videos is the same for every video and actually does a good job explaining different processes. Not a great tool for everyday use like some apps as a lot of these videos are probably found on YouTube.
Biology Reference-Android smart phone- I decided to pay $1.99 for an app to see if it was a little better. This app was better than the other Biology apps because it has menus to easily access topics. It also has quizzes and flashcards to test yourself on these topics. The only issue I have is that the quizzes were way too easy and there weren't enough topics to quiz you on. The basic information section had a lot of information and most of it was pretty good stuff.
Science Facts- IPad- This was a good app to learn some amazing facts related to science but is not really useful in a science classroom. It could possibly be used to just post a fun fact on the board every day.
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