There are plenty of simple jigsaw puzzle activities in the Google Play market, but most of them are just puzzles. This evening I played with two puzzle apps from Xidea Creator that offer a little bit more than just a puzzle. Ocean Puzzle and Animal Puzzle from Xidea Creator are simple jigsaw puzzles that contain […]
Animal Life – A Small Encyclopedia of Animals
Animal Life is a nice Android app that puts an encyclopedia of animals on your Android tablet or phone. The app features pictures and sounds of hundreds of animals. Animal Life divides the animals basic categories; mammals, birds, and reptiles. Along with each picture Animal Life provides some basic information about each animal’s habitat, range, […]
Use iCell to Take a Look Inside Cells
iCell, produced by the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, is a free Android app that biology teachers and students should check out. iCell gives users a three dimensional look inside plant, animal, and bacteria cells. You can click on the parts of the cells to reveal the names of those parts and their functions within […]

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