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Best Science Apps for Middle School (6-8)

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

356 apps

Grade Level:All Pre-K Elementary (K-5)Middle School (6-8)High School (9-12)

The table below compares middle school science applications by name, overall rating, subject area, and safety or quality certifications. Select an app to read the full review and view detailed certification data. Unrated products are currently under review. Earned certifications indicate a product's privacy standards and educational value.

Rating

Application

Subject Area

Certifications

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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

Humanities, Social Science

1 cert

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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: 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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NextWaveSTEM “We Teach” STEM Programs

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

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

Wallwisher, Inc. DBA Padlet

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

5 certs

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PBLWorks TEACH

PBLWorks (formerly Buck Institute for Education)

Humanities, Social Science

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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

6 certs

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Pencil Spaces

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

PhET Interactive Simulations

Piper Make Base Station

pi-top CS and Robotics Kit

Humanities, Social Science

4 certs

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PLTW Curriculum

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Science, Career & Tech Education

Science, Career & Tech Education

Science, Applied Science

Science, Career & Tech Education

Humanities, Social 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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PRO3

ActiveFloor

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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Progress Learning

USATestprep

Humanities, Social Science

Humanities, Social Science

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QikEasy EV3 Spike Prime Adapter

NovaVolta Limited

Science, Applied Science

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QuestionWell

Humanities, Social Science

2 certs

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Quill.org

Humanities, Social Science

Early Childhood Education, Humanities

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Read Ahead AI

Humanities, Social Science

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Readorium Scholar

Mtelegence DBA Readorium

Humanities, Social Science

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Math Humanities Social Science Applied Science Career & Tech Education Early Childhood Education

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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