One app that captures and teaches the aspects of my science class is called: Physics, Chemistry, and Math – A simpleNeasy App by WAGmob. I downloaded about 5 of the best science apps, but this one caught my attention and is by far my favourite. It is an easy step by step process to use, and teaches a wide variety of concepts that we learn about in our current science class. Anyone could download the app and learn a shipload of science, physics, and even math.

This is the thumbnail of the app, which is found on the apple ios app store.

Questions:

1) Is the app well suited for non-tech people? For example, is it difficult to use?

This app is very simple to use. I opened the app not knowing a thing about how to use it, but the first screen that pops up gives you 3 options. There is a button called physics, a button called chemistry, and a button called math. Once you select which subject you are studying, it gives you 3 new options: Learn, Review, or Test. If you click learn, it gives you two different concepts to learn about, based off of the topic that you chose at the very beginning. Once you choose which concept you want to learn about, it gives you a very long, thoroughly detailed page explaining the concept. The page will include diagrams, pictures, and examples to make it easy to follow. If you click review, it shows you a set of 10 cue cards to help with your memory. Lastly, if you click test, it quizes you on what you learned while using the app.

 

2) What is your least favourite aspect to this app?

I don’t like how you have to buy more content. Once you buy more content, you have access to 2 more tutorials, 1 more quiz, and 1 more set of cue cards. Very few people like to spend money on an app, especially if it is for learning. I feel as if that if driving people away, rather than pulling them in.

3) Does this app tie in with what you are learning in your science class?

Yes, it does very well. The chemistry portion covers a lot of what we have recently been learning. In the learning category, it gives you an option to either read about the atomic theory or the basics of chemistry. Between those two options, you can learn heavily detailed material from matter, to ions, to Thomson’s plum pudding model in 1897. This app would have been fabulous help while studying for a test.

4) What makes this app so much better than any other science app?

This app differs from any other learning app because it is so detailed and well put together. The pages include great detail and diagrams. Also, since this type of material is based around our age group, the kid-friendly vocabulary makes it very easy to understand, whereas in some other apps the vocab is extremely large. One final point is that there is such a wide range of material to choose from. You can select concepts to learn about from 3 different topics, which must give the app a higher rank for best learning apps.

5) What is your favourite aspect to this app?

I love how there is a search bar at the top that makes it easier to find exactly what you are looking for.  You can easily just type in a keyword and find out anything and everything there is to know about that specific thing. Though many of these keywords we learned about in class, there are many keywords that I have never heard of. Each page provides a thorough explanation of the keyword, in the learning section.

6) Does this app require wifi, and is it compatible with other devices?

This app does not require wifi, unless you are trying to buy more content. This makes it simple to use on the go, as well as when you are just at home trying to study. I searched for the app on google play store, and the results were not as I had hoped. You can for sure download the app on apple ios, but I was unable to find it on the Android play store or the google play store.

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