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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
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
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: 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
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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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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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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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
Pencil Spaces
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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Penda Learning
Learning 2020, Inc.
Science
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PhET Interactive Simulations
PhET Interactive Simulations
Science, Math
1 cert
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Piper Computer Kit
Piper Learning, Inc.
Science, Math
1 cert
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Piper Make Base Station
Piper Learning, Inc.
Science, Math
1 cert
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pi-top CS and Robotics Kit
pi-top
Science, Math
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Pixton
Pixton Comics Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
4 certs
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PLTW Curriculum
Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
Science, Math
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PocketLab Air
PocketLab
Science, Career & Tech Education
1 cert
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PocketLab G-Force
PocketLab
Science, Career & Tech Education
1 cert
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PocketLab Voyager
PocketLab
Science, Applied Science
1 cert
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PocketLab Weather
PocketLab
Science, Career & Tech Education
1 cert
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PopTeams
Longtail 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
PowerNotes
Humanities, Social Science
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PRO3
ActiveFloor
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Progress Learning
USATestprep
Humanities, Social Science
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Propello
Propello
Humanities, Science
1 cert
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Pulse 3D Printer
MatterHackers, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
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QikEasy EV3 Spike Prime Adapter
NovaVolta Limited
Science, Applied Science
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QuestionWell
QuestionWell
Humanities, Social Science
2 certs
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Quill.org
Quill.org
Humanities, Social Science
2 certs
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Radius
Radius Systems LLC
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Read Ahead AI
Read Ahead AI
Humanities, Social Science
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Readorium Scholar
Mtelegence DBA Readorium
Humanities, Science
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Read STOP Write
Strong Literacy
Humanities, Social Science
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