Biology Apps
Frog Dissection from Punflay, is a greener alternative for teaching dissection in the classroom. This iPad app is suitable for middle-school students who are learning about organs and organ systems as part of their life science curriculum. Vivid 3D images will help students visualize the internal organs very effectively. For enhanced learning experience, the app also has information on the different types of frogs, frogs’ life cycle, anatomical comparison of frogs with humans, an interactive quiz and detailed descriptions of the organs.
Cost: $3.99 Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frog-dissection/id377626675?mt=8
Cost: $3.99 Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frog-dissection/id377626675?mt=8
Educators and students will find this very green app a blessing in the classroom. Users can get a feel for dissecting a rat on the iPad without ever inflicting any harm on the animal. The app walks you through a series of steps on how to dissect a rat. All you have to do is to simply follow the written instructions along with voice-over to dissect and explore the rat’s internal organs. Besides a virtual chloroformed specimen, Rat Dissection comes with all the dissection tools. The organs are all presented as 3D images. Users can tap on the individual organs to see what they look like from different angles. Detailed information on the organs is provided to help the student learn about their structure and function.
Cost: $3.99 Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rat-dissection/id418516605?mt=8
Cost: $3.99 Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rat-dissection/id418516605?mt=8