App Directory
Best Science Apps for High School (9-12)
Rated against instructional invariants from learning science. Find apps that actually teach.
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This directory lists high school science apps catalogued by The Learning Standard. The table tracks the rating, app name, subject area, and number of recognized certifications for each tool.
Select an app to view its features, target grade levels, and specific certifications. We will add full product reviews to this list as we publish them.
Rating
Application
Subject Area
Certifications
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Level Up Village Global Connections
Level Up Village
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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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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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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Luna
Luna
Humanities, Social Science
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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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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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MedMicroMaps
MedMicroMaps, LLC.
Science, Applied Science
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Merge EDU
Merge
Science, Applied Science
1 cert
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MeterHero
STEMhero, LLC
Social Science, Science
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Methodize
Method Learning
Humanities, Science
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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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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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MYdys EDU
FACIL'iti MYdys
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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My Worksheet Maker
BrightSprout
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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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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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: Cybersecurity
NextWaveSTEM
Science, Career & Tech Education
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NextWave STEM: Invention & Entrepreneurship
NextWaveSTEM
Social Science, Science
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NextWave STEM: Plants and Hydroponics
NextWaveSTEM
Science, Applied Science
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NextWaveSTEM “We Teach” STEM Programs
NextWaveSTEM
Science, Math
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NoteDex
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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Online Resource Bundles and Classroom Command Center
Spider Learning, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
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Onshape
Onshape
Science, Math
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OpenClass
OpenClass
Humanities, Social Science
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OT-2
Opentrons Labworks Inc.
Science, Applied Science
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Otus
Otus
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
7 certs
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Ozobot Classroom
Ozobot
Science, Math
3 certs
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Padlet
Wallwisher, Inc. DBA Padlet
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
5 certs
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PBS LearningMedia
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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