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Best Applied Science Apps

Rated against instructional invariants from learning science. Find apps that actually teach.

596 apps

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The Learning Standard catalogues applied science software. Review the ratings and earned certifications below to evaluate technical safety and instructional design. Select an app name to read the complete evaluation data.

Rating

Application

Subject Area

Certifications

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Newsela Science

Newsela

Science, Applied Science

9 certs

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News Literacy Project Resource Library

The News Literacy Project

Humanities, Social Science

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News-O-Matic

Humanities, Social Science

1 cert

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NexGen News

Humanities, Social Science

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Next Gen Personal Finance

Social Science, Math

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NextWave STEM: 3D Printing

NextWaveSTEM

Science, Applied Science

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NextWaveSTEM All-in-One Solution

NextWaveSTEM

Applied Science, Career & Tech Education

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NextWave STEM: Artificial Intelligence Literacy

NextWaveSTEM

Science, Math

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NextWave STEM: Invention & Entrepreneurship

NextWaveSTEM

Social Science, Science

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NextWave STEM: IoT and Smart Automation

NextWaveSTEM

Science, Math

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NextWave STEM: Plants and Hydroponics

NextWaveSTEM

Science, Applied Science

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NextWave STEM: Renewable Energy

NextWaveSTEM

Science, Applied Science

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NextWave STEM: Robotics

NextWaveSTEM

Math, Applied Science

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NoteDex

Humanities, Social Science

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NovaChat® 10

PRC-Saltillo

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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NovaChat® 8

PRC-Saltillo

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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Octopus Insights

Octopus BI

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

1 cert

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onEVO Interactive Floor

onEVO Corporation

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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Online Resource Bundles and Classroom Command Center

Spider Learning, Inc.

Humanities, Social Science

Humanities, Social Science

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Optima Independent

Humanities, Social Science

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Ori Learning Social Emotional Learning Solution

Ori Learning

Social Science, Applied Science

1 cert

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OT-2

Opentrons Labworks Inc.

Science, Applied Science

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OTIS for Educators

Teq Inc.

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

2 certs

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Otus

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

Humanities, Social Science

Applied Science, Career & Tech Education

Wallwisher, Inc. DBA Padlet

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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PBS LearningMedia

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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Pearltrees Education

Pearltrees

Humanities, Social Science

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Pear Practice

GoGuardian

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

1 cert

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Pencil Spaces

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

1 cert

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Persona Life Skills

Persona Education Ltd

Social Science, Applied Science

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PhET Interactive Simulations

Science, Math

1 cert

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Phidgets Getting Started Kit

Phidgets Education

Applied Science, Career & Tech Education

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Phidgets Plant Kit

Phidgets Education

Applied Science, Career & Tech Education

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Phidgets Rover Kit

Phidgets Education

Applied Science, Career & Tech Education

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Phidgets Scale Kit

Phidgets Education

Applied Science, Career & Tech Education

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pi-top CS and Robotics Kit

Humanities, Social Science

4 certs

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Playbl Behavioral Health Video Games

Playbl

Social Science, Applied Science

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PLTW Curriculum

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Science, Applied Science

Humanities, Applied Science

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Poster Studio Express Poster Maker

Red Circle Solutions

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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PowerNotes

Humanities, Social Science

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How We Rate Apps

Every app is evaluated against instructional invariants developed by Invariant Education. We test whether apps actually teach — not whether they look good or have high ratings.

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