Collection

Educational Science & Discovery Apps for Kids

Science, coding, nature, space, and discovery — taught through apps from the Smithsonian, NASA, MIT, and university research labs. Every app built by researchers, for curious kids and families.

Home on the Range icon

Home on the Range

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Home on the Range presents habitat simulations for grade 2 students as part of Smithsonian Science classroom life science modules.
Smithsonian InstitutionLife Sciences
Light Up the Cave icon

Light Up the Cave

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
First-grade simulation letting students experiment with light sources in virtual dark environments, introducing reflectivity, beams, and shadow concepts.
Smithsonian InstitutionPhysical Sciences
Mini Golf Motion icon

Mini Golf Motion

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Educational app where users design mini golf solutions by applying physics and engineering principles aligned with kindergarten science standards.
Smithsonian InstitutionPhysical Sciences
Morphy! icon

Morphy!

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Morphy! teaches fourth-grade students how animals use external structures for survival through an interactive life science game with alien character.
Smithsonian InstitutionLife Sciences
Penguin Protection icon

Penguin Protection

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Simulation casting primary students as rockhopper penguin parents, teaching first-graders about animal life cycles, parental care, and survival behaviors.
Smithsonian InstitutionLife Sciences
Pick Your Plate! icon

Pick Your Plate!

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Educational game teaching students to build healthy meals using nutritional guidelines and budgets from countries worldwide.
Smithsonian InstitutionFood Science & Nutrition
Pick Your Plate! - Español icon

Pick Your Plate! - Español

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Educational nutrition game where students plan healthy daily meals using food guides and budgets from eight countries to learn balanced eating.
Smithsonian InstitutionFood Science & Nutrition
Q?rioso icon

Q?rioso

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Q?rioso teaches users about terrestrial and marine wildlife through an educational card game based on Smithsonian research on biodiversity and ecosystems.
Smithsonian InstitutionLife Sciences
Reach Across the Stars icon

Reach Across the Stars

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Reach Across the Stars uses augmented reality and virtual tours to showcase contributions of prominent women in science and astronomy.
Smithsonian InstitutionPhysical Sciences
Rocket Lab icon

Rocket Lab

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Virtual rocket design game where players select components like propellant and control systems, balancing reliability, cost, and performance goals.
Smithsonian InstitutionMechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Rocket Science: Ride 2 Station icon

Rocket Science: Ride 2 Station

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Rocket Science: Ride 2 Station simulates commercial crew missions, letting users build rockets and dock with the International Space Station.
NASAMechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Saving Draggy icon

Saving Draggy

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Saving Draggy introduces children ages five to ten to basic financial concepts through an adventure game quest to find a dragon.
Michigan State UniversityEconomics & Political Science
Saving with Piggy icon

Saving with Piggy

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Saving with Piggy teaches children ages 2-5 U.S. coin identification and value through animated games introducing financial literacy.
Michigan State UniversityEconomics & Political Science
Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp icon

Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp teaches children about movement by photographing virtual Smithsonian Zoo animals with printable coloring pages.
Smithsonian InstitutionLife Sciences
Smithsonian Megalodon icon

Smithsonian Megalodon

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Smithsonian Megalodon provides an underwater adventure for anyone curious about extinct species, prehistoric organisms, and deep ocean creatures.
Smithsonian InstitutionLife Sciences
Sugar Simulation icon

Sugar Simulation

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Simulation showing particle behavior when sugar dissolves in water and evaporates, aligned with fifth-grade physical science curriculum on material properties.
Smithsonian InstitutionPhysical Sciences
Tami's Tower icon

Tami's Tower

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Tami's Tower introduces kindergarten through second grade students to engineering design principles by building towers to help tamarins reach food.
Smithsonian InstitutionCivil & Environmental Engineering
Tami's Tower - Español icon

Tami's Tower - Español

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Tami's Tower Español is an educational game introducing basic engineering design principles to kindergarten through second grade emerging readers building towers.
Smithsonian InstitutionCivil & Environmental Engineering
UCLA Music Theory icon

UCLA Music Theory

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Offers four music theory training modules including sight-reading, intervals, chords, and dictation with score tracking.
University of California, Los AngelesVisual & Performing Arts
Whale Protection Corps. icon

Whale Protection Corps.

FreeiOS Android
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Simulation game teaching third graders computational thinking by testing whale protection strategies like no-go zones while balancing shipping and costs.
Smithsonian InstitutionEarth & Environmental Sciences