Check Out Our Picks for the Top STEM Apps: Grades K-5
About the App
These adorable, colorful little characters are called Thinkrolls, and it’s the user’s job to navigate them through a series of puzzles by successfully using fundamental physics principles. With this award-winning app, kids will experiment with gravity, heat, buoyancy, speed, friction and elasticity to overcome a variety of complex obstacles.
Why We Love This App
This app has turned the standard maze into a science lesson for preschool and elementary school-aged kids. If you think you can just zoom through this app “PacMan style,” then think again! Players will need to use a variety of different objects (each representing a scientific concept) to clear the path and get their Thinkroll to the end of the maze.
Field
Science
Cost
$3.99
About the App
codeSpark Academy introduces kids at a very young age to the concepts of coding and computer programming through a variety of games and puzzles. In addition to getting a head start in STEM, codeSpark Academy provides building blocks to early literacy and mathematics through beginner programming languages like Logo and Smalltalk.
Why We Love This App
This app is perfect for early elementary-aged kids because there are no words or instructions. By fostering creativity and learning to be confident problem solvers, young kids will get started on the path to becoming coders. Pre-readers can jump right in and learn the necessary programming skills to start building games completely through visual cues and an incredibly intuitive UX/UI.
Field
Technology
Cost
$9.99 per month (7-day-free trial)
About the App
Welcome to the World of Goo where your kids will drag, drop and stack gobs of goo to build fun structures while traveling through multiple worlds. Sound easy? Not really, because they will soon be introduced to various types of goo balls that function differently than all the others. With the gravitational proprieties in this game being similar to the moon, kids will apply Newton’s Laws of Motion to complete the puzzle successfully.
Why We Love This App
We can’t think of a better or more fun way to teach elementary schoolers concepts of physics and puzzle building! Figuring out how to construct goo bridges that don’t give in to gravity will most definitely tap into a kid’s creativity, strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities—soft skills that are critical in today’s business world.
Field
Engineering
Cost
$4.99
About the App
This app has been described as a digital playground in the form of an addicting puzzle game. The bold colors will draw your child in as they learn how different mechanisms affect one another when constructing a machine.
Why We Love This App
We love that this app is geared toward even our youngest future engineers. While exploring and building machines in “Crazy Gears,” kids will learn how mechanisms work as they encounter them in and out of the classroom. Children will also learn that there is often more than one way to solve a problem—a key concept within STEM.
Field
Engineering
Cost
$2.99
About the App
Math Vs Zombies uses a whole new approach to teaching children math concepts. Your kids will transform into scientists and go on a mission using their math skills to save the planet that is overrun by zombies.
Why We Love This App
Everyone who has a child in elementary school knows the importance of repetition with math skills. Whether it’s simple addition, multiplication tables or an introduction to fractions, constant repetition is critical. Gone are the days of boring flashcards. We now have Math Vs Zombies to supplement math learning (cue the applause from parents near and far).
Field
Math
Cost
$4.99
About the App
Are you having a hard time getting your kids to put down the controller and concentrate on their math homework? We have the perfect solution. Prodigy disguises math homework as a video game. Watch your children join epic monster battles with friends in their classroom, all while answering math questions aligned to their grade level.
Why We Love This App
Upon creating an account, users will be paired with a magical pet of their choosing to cast spells during battles and earn prizes. Kids will be prompted to solve math equations to advance the character and pets. With a variety of immersive storylines and battlegrounds to choose from, they won’t even realize their math skills are increasing with every quest!
Field
Math
Cost
Free
