Meet the Insects: Village Edition
© 2012 NCsoft
This second edition interactive encyclopedia contains 30 insects commonly found around urban and suburban settings. The first app covered 30 forest insects that are common in Korea. The content comes from the National Science Museum of Korea. Each insect includes a narrated overview in clear English, plus a 20 second video and a few high quality photos that can be adjusted for close examination. The insects are grouped by order, and the navigation is book-like, with each page containing about six insects, organized by their order. Other features include an observation journal that lets you take photos of bugs you find (a good possible resource for a classroom), a clunky multiple-choice quiz and an animated tutorial called "The Insect Story" with interactive features. For example, in "How to Make Sounds" you learn how different bugs make noises, and why. This app is full of clear photos, videos and facts on a limited number of insects. There's clearly enough to satisfy a curious child. Weaknesses include less than comprehensive content, an inability to mute the persistent background music, and a visually cluttered interface. It is also not possible so search for specific insects. This is the second edition in the insect encyclopedia series, focusing on village insects. The first covers forest insects. Contents include cicadas, ladybugs, grasshoppers and flies. See also Meet the Insects: Forest Edition. The app was created by NCsoft's iactionbook, runs only on iPads running iOS 4.3 or later.
$3.99, iPad
Teaches: science, insects
CTR Rating: 82%