App Directory
Best Science Apps for Elementary (K-5)
Rated against instructional invariants from learning science. Find apps that actually teach.
329 apps
Browse Elementary Science Apps
The directory below lists our elementary science tools. The table includes the app name, primary subject area, third-party certifications, and our formal rating. Since our evaluations are in progress, the rating column is currently empty.
Browse the list to see what is available for K-5 science instruction. Click any app name to view its specific certifications and developer information. You can use this directory to find tools that meet your technical and privacy needs before introducing them to students.
Rating
Application
Subject Area
Certifications
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Lightbox AV2 Nonfiction
Lightbox Learning Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Lightbox AV2 World Languages
Lightbox Learning Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Lightbox EyeDiscover
Lightbox Learning Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Lightbox Nonfiction
Lightbox Learning Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Lincoln Content Bank
Lincoln Learning Solutions
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
2 certs
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Lincoln Empowered EK - 12
Lincoln Learning Solutions
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
5 certs
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Lingokids
Lingokids (Monkimun Inc.)
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
2 certs
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Lucidchart
Lucid for Education
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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Lucidspark
Lucid for Education
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Lumio
SMART Technologies
Humanities, Social Science
7 certs
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Lummio
lummio
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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MAD-learn
MAD-learn
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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MagicBox
Magic EdTech
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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MagiCore Academy
MagiCore
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Makers Empire 3D Learning Program
Makers Empire
Science, Math
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MarkerLMS
Rootloud
Humanities, Social Science
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Mastery Coding After-School Enrichment Camps and Clubs
Mastery Coding, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
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mAuthor
Learnetic SA
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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mCourser
Learnetic SA
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Merge EDU
Merge
Science, Applied Science
1 cert
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Miacademy
Miacademy
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Microsoft MakeCode
Microsoft
Science, Applied Science
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Microsoft Teams for Education
Microsoft
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
5 certs
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Mobile Max
ActiveFloor
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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MobyMax
Learn Without Limits LLC
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
2 certs
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Moodle LMS
Moodle
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
2 certs
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Mosaic Instructional Planning
Mosaic Instructional Planning
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Mosa Mack Science
Mosa Mack Science, Inc.
Science
1 cert
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MYdys EDU
FACIL'iti MYdys
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Mystery Science
Discovery Education, Inc.
Science
1 cert
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My Worksheet Maker
BrightSprout
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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MyZone
Tomyzone Ltd
Humanities, Social Science
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Nearpod
Nearpod
Humanities, Social Science
8 certs
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NEO LMS
CYPHER LEARNING
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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NetTutor
Link-Systems International, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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NewPath Online Learning Platform
NewPath Learning, LLC
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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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
News-O-Matic
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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NexGen News
NexGen News
Humanities, Social Science
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NextWave STEM: 3D Printing
NextWaveSTEM
Science, Applied Science
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NextWave STEM: Artificial Intelligence Literacy
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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NextWaveSTEM “We Teach” STEM Programs
NextWaveSTEM
Science, Math
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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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Onshape
Onshape
Science, Math
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