Learn STEAM with APP! 5 Recommended STEAM APP for children in 2021 (Updated)
/There are many ways to fall in love with learning. Educational APPs are one of them! Children always can’t resist the attraction of gadgets, such as laptops, mobile phones and tablets. They are watching cartoons on Youtube, downloading APP games, or searching through SIRI. The digital era have completely give us different ideas on learning methods. Instead of completely restricting children to play gadgets, it is better to let them know its value!
The following 5 STEAM educational apps, include comprehensive scientific APP Tappy, CodeMonkey a game about coding, Tinybop robot dream factory, and Quick Math Jr., which is purely mathematics, and Fiete for art. They are all STEAM APP worth recommending to everyone. Come and download it!
Content:
| 5 recommended STEAM APP for children in 2021
| Comprehensive Science APP - Tappity
| Program coding APP - CodeMonkey
| Mechanical creative APP - TinyBop Robot Dream Works
| Fun Math APP - Quick Math Jr.
| Conclusion
Learn STEAM with APP! 5 recommended STEAM APP for children in 2021
1. Comprehensive Science APP - TAPPITY
You might have ever read a book called "Hundred Thousand Why". There is a lot of scientific knowledge to discover! Tappity app is similar with that book, an APP which developed in the United States, the difference is Tappity has more animation and interactivity, and it is way better better than passively watching TV programs.
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What we can learn from this APP?
Space science: Mars, moon, sun, etc.
Life sciences: dinosaurs, oceans, humans, plants, etc.
Earth sciences: volcanoes, plate tectonics, earthquakes, etc.
Physics: mechanics, magnets, friction, etc.
Wow! One APP contains so much scientific content, no wonder it is very popular abroad. In addition, unlike the general app which is mainly animation, Tappity uses "real-life teaching" to bring children to experiment and play games, and to shape a character named Haley to accompany children to learn and interact.
In the Tappity, you will find the same scientific phenomenon, but it can be presented in such a vivid and attractive way that children can learn scientific concepts through fun. If you do n’t mind all English, this scientific app is worth using.
Tappity
Suitable age: 3-11 years old
Field: Science
Cost: Free for the first time; subscription system
👉 Mobile version download: iOS version only
2. Program Coding APP - CodeMonkey
CodeMonkey is a game APP that fosters children's programming language concepts. Developed in Israel, the country that has the most importance to technology education, with this APP you can let children feel that programming language is very fun, very suitable as a coding enlightenment tool.
CodeMonkey has a computer version and a mobile APP version, with a total of 250 levels, covering most concepts and knowledge in the field of computer programming, including variables, objects, function calls, parameters, loops, arrays, function definitions, etc.
How to play CodeMonkey?
The story begins when a little monkey’s bananas are stolen by gorilla. The children need to help the monkey get all the bananas back, but they will encounter some obstacles and checkpoints along the way. Starting from the simplest level, there is a treasure chest in front of the little monkey. What instruction should you give to the monkey to get the treasure chest? At this time, you can click “arrow”, an arrow represents a step, and also represents the direction. As shown in the figure below, the monkey wants to "take a step to the left", so click on the left arrow ⬅️, and get the treasure chest.
If you click the right arrow ➡️, the little monkey will not get the treasure chest and will cry!
The above demonstration is the first level and the most basic to introduce the concept of coding to children. As you continue to play, you will gradually become familiar with a programming language called "CoffeScript", which is very helpful for learning JavaScrip in the future. Even if you don’t take the path of an engineer and let your children understand a programming language that communicates with machines, it is actually very helpful for other aspects of learning!
CodeMonkey
Suitable age: 6-16 years old
Field: Technology, program coding
Cost: Free
👉Mobile version download: iOS version, Android version
3. TinyBop Robot Dream Works - The Robot Factory
This mechanical engineering APP is very interesting. Children can assemble their own robot and learn to repair it when the robot breaks down! In addition, the APP has a very nice design, and a very user-friendly interface. It is easy for children to learn how to operate.
How to play TinyBop Robot Dream Works?
In the robot factory, there are hundreds of parts, which can form thousands of robots. When the assembly is completed, the robot will explore outside. There are stones, trees, water pipes or fire on the way, you have to find out the problem immediately to help him repair robot’s health!
This is a good game for children to enlighten their love to mechanical device. During the assembly process, it will prompt the children how to install it correctly. Even the colors and sounds of the robot can be freely matched, teaching children to create a robot from head to toe!
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TinyBop Robot Dream Works
Suitable age: 6 years old and above
Field: Machinery, Science
Cost: USD 30
👉 Mobile download: iOS version only
TinyBop Robot Dream Works demo video:
4. Fun Math APP - Quick Math Jr.
Do your children always have difficulties with math? Try this app! Quick Math Jr. a game with a vivid and cute little monsters as main role to help children lay the foundation of numbers and grow interest in mathematics.
How to play Quick Math Jr.?
Children must first create their own little monster on the APP, then they will see their little monster appear in every question!
Next, they will gradually be challenged along with the games level. One of the good things about Quick Math Jr. is that it will adjust the difficulty of the next question according to the time when the child answers the previous question, to ensure the child's learning progress. It can build children's self-confidence, naturally willing to continue to play.
Children can learn to count numbers, practice writing numbers, understand the size of numbers, addition and subtraction, singular and even numbers in Quick Math Jr., which is very suitable for teachers to bring students to play, or learners at home!
Quick Math Jr.
Suitable age: 3-7 years old
Field: Mathematics
Cost: Free
👉 Mobile download: iOS version only
5. Art logic game APP - Fiete
Have you ever played art APP with your children? I personally think that Fiete is a great art game. You will see cute characters in the game. Children must observe and use their imagination to play the game.
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How to play Fiete?
Fiete is the main character of this game, he is a captain. He is going to venture around the world, so you will see many places, countries, and even go to watch football or skiing. They also launch the Fiete-World version, adding characteristics of each country in the world into the game, at the same time, also allows children to be familiar to different cultural of various countries. I know it’s nice, right..
This is a very ‘free’ children's game. There is no winning or losing, and there is no need to break through one level. Therefore, the game screen configuration is very cute, and many options are set for children to choose. There are no rules for games.
In the game, children have to help Fiete to pick apples, choose hats, or play memory games. To be more advanced, you need to know how to cut wood to make fires, run races, etc., and train children's imagination and cognitive construction.
Fiete demo video
Conclusion
The above five STEAM APPs are recommended from the five major fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. You can play all, and you can also specialize in playing one of them. It is fun!