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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Science Probes for the iPad
Science is one of those subjects that really excite students because they get to see cause and effect, they get to create, record and then document results and they get to manipulate the variables that produce the data. Students then get to make connections between what they do and the real world.
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Add an iPad, a series of carefully chosen apps and a couple of probes and you can make all of these observations happen in a mobile environment - outside, at home or even on an excursion. I would love to be a student in a classroom with these tools!
iSeismometer: FREE
iSeismometer stores 10 seconds of data and you can drag the screen to re-track the previous data. Submit data on the website with your location info. You can also customize the target URL. Send the URL to your email address so that you can easily download the data as csv file.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iseismometer/id304190739?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iseismometer/id304190739?mt=8
Accelerometer Data Pro: $2.99 and $5.49
The Pro version saves the collected data on the Flash file system of the device allowing a very large amount of data to be collected, and allows the data to be accessed after the application is restarted. The Accelerometer Data application gives you direct access to the iDevice accelerometer data. The data can be streamed to your computer using UDP over wifi.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/accelerometer-data/id305088642?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/accelerometer-data/id305088642?mt=8
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| iCelsius with Probe attachment ( 4 models between $50 - $100) |
iCelsius: FREE + Probe
iCelsius is a temperature probe that turns the iPad into a digital thermometer. The app will read the temperature, create graphs and set up alerts. The iCelsius measures temps between -22°F to 158°F (-30°C to 70°C) and is suited for many applications.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/icelsius/id434212879?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/icelsius/id434212879?mt=8
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| Sparkvue Wireless Probes |
Sparkvue: FREE + Probe
SPARKvue brings real-time measurement, data visualization, and analysis to science education everywhere. Students can use the new PASPORT interface to connect to over 70 sensors, measuring pH, temperature, force, carbon dioxide level, and many more.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sparkvue/id361907181?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sparkvue/id361907181?mt=8
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| Oscium Osilloscope Probe attachment $298 |
IMSO-104 Osilloscope: FREE + Probe
The Oscium scope can also do all of those things you would expect from any scope: triggering, running measurements, the ability to freeze the display, screen shot, data capture, e-mail, and configuration saving. The unit supports a single analog probe and four digital probes, all included in the kit.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/imso/id411757356?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/imso/id411757356?mt=8
Monday, March 9, 2015
Aquascope for Kids to Explore Water
Educational Insights Nancy BS Science Club Aquascope
Contents:
- 1 Aquascope
- 1 Interactive activity journal
Design:
The product design for the Aquascope is brilliantly child friendly. The Aquascope is a nice large tubular device with a base color the green. There is fun underwear designs including fish and shells in a nice delicate white illustration. To top it off, the details are in a nice shade of purple. Very child friendly and pretty.
Use:
The best part of the Aquascope is that it makes exploring science fun. Bring your little one to a body of water. Although a lake is best as there is more to see, yes this can be used with saltwater as well. I know this is amazing. Once you have arrived let your little one explore.
All the child has to do is place the base of the Aquascope in the water and focus using the telescoping lens. It has three different layers so it can really get close up to nature. It this is not cool enough, let your child use the light feature. Not all bodies of water have direct sunlight. Just click the green button and the Aquascope will shine a beam of light on your new underwater discoveries.
The best part of the Aquascope is the ability to take it part. Nothing is waterproof. And yes one of my girls did drop this in the water. At first I thought we really broke it, but when we took it part, it was dry a day later. Great feature as this is used both around water and with kids.
Pros:
- Allows kids to closely explore underwater science
- The journal helps guid the child
- The light helps bring detail to the big underwater world
- Colorful
- Fun
- Child friendly
- Can be taken apart and cleaned
Cons:
- Focusing can be a little difficult for a younger child. The telescoping feature is not as sturdy as I would like so you need one hand on the base of the Aquascope and another hand for focusing. Older kids usually can do this issue free.
Suggestions:
- If you do not have a body for water, create one. Fill a portable pool or bathtub with water. Place some toys that will not float on the bottom of the pool and let your child explore. It will be fun for you child while he is learning all about focal distance.
- When you are by a body of water like a stream or an ocean, without using the activity journal, ask your child to use his own words to talk about what he sees. He will be surprised by all the different things under the water and expressing them will be a great verbal season.
Bottom Line:
The Aquascope is a lot of fun. Kids are often exploring the world they live in, that the water world can be left out. Kids will be surprised by not only seeing different fish and rocks, but there is a whole new wold left to be discovered. As a toy, this is fun but the education that will come from it is well worth the investment.
This product was given to Little Lady Plays by Educational Insights. All opinions are that of Lady Lilith and was by no way influenced by Educational Insights. If you would like to learn more about Educational Insights and the products they offer, feel free to contact them via:
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Visual Timers for your iPad Classroom
Students do not always have a great sense of time and many of my students over the years have miscalculated the time remaining on a particular task or assessment piece. This is a skill that they develop over time but not without some devastating consequences. These visual timers are exceptionally good for visual learners but work just as well for all the students in your class. Start to generate better time management in your class with the use of one or more of these visual timers.
Visual: $0.99 AU
Visual is a visual countdown timer. Know how long you have left with a simple glance. With Visual, the passage of time is presented through the changing of your screen colour. Time remaining is communicated like traffic lights. Green means lots of time left. Yellow half. And red means its time to wrap it up.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/visual/id510117550?mt=8
TicoTimer: $0.99 AU
Tico Timer is a visual timer for children. Select from ten different types of countdown available, from disappearing squares to a shrinking circle, and it will tell your students - in a visual way - how much time there is left. Tico Timer is a great way for developing the sense of time in small children.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tico-timer/id792953890?mt=8
VisTimer Free: $1.99 AU
The VisTimer was developed to provide a gentle implementation of time imposed limits. It utilizes an animated shrinking pie chart to depict elapsed time. Visual thinkers often have difficulty conceptualizing time. Being able to see the changing pie chart as time passes makes it easier to understand time.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/vistimer/id434108079?mt=8
Timetrack - Visual Timer: FREE
TimeTrack is a tool used to visually display time. It is intended for children and other people who have a hard time understanding the abstract concept of time. Each light represents a fixed number of minutes. When the time is up, lights will flash and a sound will play.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/timetrack-visual-timer/id488519712?mt=8
Visual Time HD: $2.99 AU
Visual Timer HD is a timer which slowly uncovers a stunning photo over time. The time chimes when the time is up. The timer can be set quickly by controlling a slider and/or plus and minus buttons for adding or subtracting minutes and it includes a digital representation of the remaining time.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/visual-timer-hd/id504859375?mt=8
Timer Visual 1.0: $0.99 AU
Do you have students who have difficulty understanding the concept of time? Time can be an abstract idea, this can generate anxiety in people that do not have the ability to calculate the amount of time for left to complete an activity. Timer Visual helps to solve this problem by providing visual clues.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/timer-visual-1.0/id464210103?mt=8
Visual Countdown Timer: $2.99 AU
A digital timer that shows the elapsed time clearly and is easy to use. You can countdown from any duration. It uses the full screen of the iPhone/iPod touch without any additional clutter while running. It helps to better visualize the concept of time, useful for example during an oral exam or to teach time to kids.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/visual-countdown-timer/id331569987?mt=8
Kiddy Timer: FREE
Kiddy Timer is the perfect time management tool for parents, and teachers to monitor childrens daily activities. This is a beautiful, easy-to-use, functional timer. Simply add child’s photo, name and select up to 4 timers that fit your childs age and daily schedule.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/kiddy-timer/id625153071?mt=8
PiTimer: FREE
PiTimer is a clean and simple visual timer. It is useful for any situation where you want a visual representation of time remaining. Great for giving students an idea of how long is left on an activity. This is especially useful for timing children at home or in class.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pitimer/id581727073?mt=8
Timers and Tokens: $0.99 AU
Timers and tokens provides two separate functions for use in the classroom or at home. First, it gives you a visual timer. Useful when working in the classroom to demonstrate how much time they still have to work on a task. The timer starts as red and then becomes yellow and green as the end of the time approaches.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/timers-and-tokens/id584456837?mt=8
Waitstrips: $0.99 AU
The Waitstrip provides a concrete visual representation of increments of time, amount of steps to be completed, number of minutes to work, number of math problems to be completed etc. It is a visual guide that allows an individual to remain on task or focused for a duration of time.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/waitstrip/id451023078?mt=8
SessionTrac Time: $0.99 AU
SessionTRAC is a visual timer that allows for easy monitoring of the time remaining in any timed session. It is ideally suited for presentations, speeches, play or nap time. The interface is designed to be easily understood, providing quick understanding of the fraction and pace of the time remaining, .
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sessiontrac-time-remaining/id652465727?mt=8
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Visual is a visual countdown timer. Know how long you have left with a simple glance. With Visual, the passage of time is presented through the changing of your screen colour. Time remaining is communicated like traffic lights. Green means lots of time left. Yellow half. And red means its time to wrap it up.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/visual/id510117550?mt=8
Tico Timer is a visual timer for children. Select from ten different types of countdown available, from disappearing squares to a shrinking circle, and it will tell your students - in a visual way - how much time there is left. Tico Timer is a great way for developing the sense of time in small children.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tico-timer/id792953890?mt=8
The VisTimer was developed to provide a gentle implementation of time imposed limits. It utilizes an animated shrinking pie chart to depict elapsed time. Visual thinkers often have difficulty conceptualizing time. Being able to see the changing pie chart as time passes makes it easier to understand time.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/vistimer/id434108079?mt=8
TimeTrack is a tool used to visually display time. It is intended for children and other people who have a hard time understanding the abstract concept of time. Each light represents a fixed number of minutes. When the time is up, lights will flash and a sound will play.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/timetrack-visual-timer/id488519712?mt=8
Visual Timer HD is a timer which slowly uncovers a stunning photo over time. The time chimes when the time is up. The timer can be set quickly by controlling a slider and/or plus and minus buttons for adding or subtracting minutes and it includes a digital representation of the remaining time.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/visual-timer-hd/id504859375?mt=8
Timer Visual 1.0: $0.99 AUDo you have students who have difficulty understanding the concept of time? Time can be an abstract idea, this can generate anxiety in people that do not have the ability to calculate the amount of time for left to complete an activity. Timer Visual helps to solve this problem by providing visual clues.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/timer-visual-1.0/id464210103?mt=8
A digital timer that shows the elapsed time clearly and is easy to use. You can countdown from any duration. It uses the full screen of the iPhone/iPod touch without any additional clutter while running. It helps to better visualize the concept of time, useful for example during an oral exam or to teach time to kids.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/visual-countdown-timer/id331569987?mt=8
Kiddy Timer is the perfect time management tool for parents, and teachers to monitor childrens daily activities. This is a beautiful, easy-to-use, functional timer. Simply add child’s photo, name and select up to 4 timers that fit your childs age and daily schedule.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/kiddy-timer/id625153071?mt=8
PiTimer is a clean and simple visual timer. It is useful for any situation where you want a visual representation of time remaining. Great for giving students an idea of how long is left on an activity. This is especially useful for timing children at home or in class.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pitimer/id581727073?mt=8
Timers and tokens provides two separate functions for use in the classroom or at home. First, it gives you a visual timer. Useful when working in the classroom to demonstrate how much time they still have to work on a task. The timer starts as red and then becomes yellow and green as the end of the time approaches.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/timers-and-tokens/id584456837?mt=8
The Waitstrip provides a concrete visual representation of increments of time, amount of steps to be completed, number of minutes to work, number of math problems to be completed etc. It is a visual guide that allows an individual to remain on task or focused for a duration of time.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/waitstrip/id451023078?mt=8
SessionTRAC is a visual timer that allows for easy monitoring of the time remaining in any timed session. It is ideally suited for presentations, speeches, play or nap time. The interface is designed to be easily understood, providing quick understanding of the fraction and pace of the time remaining, .
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sessiontrac-time-remaining/id652465727?mt=8
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