In June, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2018. The apps encourage qualities such as creativity and collaboration and encourage discovery and curiosity.

The app Science Journal is an easy-to-use app that helps students with their science experiments!

Turn your phone into a light, sound, and motion sensor. Measure these experimental variables with greater accuracy and create detailed data displays. Use photos and text to record observations within the app. Teachers can connect external sensors and search Science Journal’s website for possible experiments.

Platform: iOS, Android
Grades: 5th +
Cost: FREE

Science Buddies has this detailed article that shows all the different sensors available on the app and includes several informative videos. Check out this page of lesson plans for STEM classroom activities that incorporate the app. And check out this review of the app from School Library Journal!

Watch this video to see Science Journal in action: