Apps
Are you looking to explore the surface of the Sun from your phone? We have an app for that! The Lawrence Hall of Science continues its long tradition of excellence in educational technology with a suite of new apps that explore hands-on science and important health topics.
Digital Cell Puzzles
Digital Cell Puzzles is an app that lets you solve problems the way a bioengineer would. First choose the problem you want to solve, then design your own solution by changing the inner workings of digital model cells. Bioengineers are creating digital models of the inner workings of real live cells to solve problems ranging from plastic pollution to a disease destroying citrus trees. Try it out!
Ages: 8+
Language: English
Topics: Biotechnology, Engineering
Requirements: Web browser
DIY Human Body
The DIY Human Body app allows families and educators to investigate and learn about the human body.
Ages: 4+
Languages: English and Spanish
Topic: Human Body
OS: Apple
Requirements:
iPhone or iPad iOS 7+
DIY Lake Science
DIY Lake Science includes a dozen easy to use, hands-on activities to learn about freshwater ecosystems.
Ages: 4+
Languages: English and Spanish
Topics: Lake Science, Outdoors
OS: Apple
Requirements:
iPhone or iPad iOS 7+
DIY Nano & DIY Nano HD
The DIY Nano apps provide free, easy to use, hands-on activities at your fingertips.
Ages: 4+
Languages: English
Topics: Nano
OS: Apple
Requirements:
iPhone iOS 5.0 or iPad iOS 6.0+
DIY Solar System
DIY Solar System makes it easy for families and educators to explore the solar system from anywhere, anytime!
Ages: 4+
Languages: English and Spanish
Topics: Astronauts, Solar System
OS: Apple, Android
Requirements:
iPhone, iPad iOS 12+ or Android
DIY Sun Science
The DIY Sun Science app allows families and educators to investigate and learn about the Sun.
Ages: 4+
Languages: English & Spanish
Topics: Sun
OS: Apple, Andriod
Requirements:
iPhone, iPad iOS 11+ or Android
I Got This
“I Got This,” created by UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, is an interactive, first-person, educational story that follows a young teenage girl who discovers that she has type 2 diabetes, one of the fastest growing diseases in the US and around the world.
Ages: 9-11
Languages: English and Spanish
Topics: Diabetes
OS: Apple or Android
Requirements:
iPhone or iPad iOS 7+
Android 4.4+
Monster Heart Medic
Monster Heart Medic is an educational adventure game that explores the cardiovascular system and how it is affected by healthy living.
Ages: 9-11
Languages: English and Spanish
Topics: Heart, Health
OS: Apple, Android
Requirements:
iPhone or iPad iOS 7+
Android 4.4+
Space Chef
Space Chef is a fast-paced action game designed to provide the starting point needed to build healthy meals using simple, readily available, and nutritious ingredients.
Ages: 9-11
Languages: English
Topics: Nutrition, Health
OS: Apple, Android
Requirements:
iPhone or iPad iOS 7+
Android 4.4+