Tick Bait's Universe
© 2012 You University Apps
This is a power of 10 app, that lets you explore the really big and the extremely small. You start with a view of a back yard, with a dirty dog named Tick Bait. You can zoom in or out by powers of 10. If you zoom out, you see views of the earth's atmosphere, then the Earth itself. From there it is out to the solar system's sun and planets, the Milky Way galaxy and beyond to the universe. At any point, you can also start zooming in, back to the back yard, and then down into the ticks on the dog's skin, and down into the microscopic world to explore bacteria, viruses, DNA, atoms and protons. Each screen contains facts about the current level, along with a multiple-choice question. For example, “True or False: The space shuttle flies above the Earth’s atmosphere.” or "Can humans live on Venus?” The design and art is simple, but the app does a good job presenting an abstract concept; and the dog is a meaningful hook. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VbVaxG3PZw
$4.99, iPad
Teaches: science, math, space, atoms
CTR Rating: 80%