In June 2016, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their 25 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. The apps encourage qualities such as innovation and active participation, and are user-friendly.

The app Earth Primer is a great tool to reinforce concepts from an earth science class. The app functions as an interactive textbook, and allows students to manipulate a variety of concepts that make up our planet. Students can make volcanoes, move tectonic plates, manipulate weather systems, and more. These activities help foster an understanding of how all these concepts come together to affect our planet.

To learn more about Earth Primer, this article from TechGenMag explains how the app can be used in the classroom as a fun way to bring learned science concepts to life. It also allows students to work at their own pace. This post from EdShelf includes a video and also some reviews of the app.

Cost: $9.99
Level: Elementary and Middle School
Platforms: iOS