iWorld Australia vs Space by Tinybop

iWorldGeography apps are used by schools, libraries, and families in 74 countries!!!! "Learn the fundamental geography of Australia with this excellent and easy to use Educational App ... RATING: 10 out of 10!" --iPadFamily.com.au - Australia "Your iWorld apps were the first ... we could endorse whole-heartedly … Thank you for your quality, real, Montessori apps." -- montessoritech.net " ... the simplicity ... means that children will be able to focus completely on the contents and they’ll definitely learn the material." -- theiPhoneMom.com "We love the simplicity ... and the friendly navigation system. Little kids can virtually use this app on their own and figure it all out seamlessly." --TeachersWithApps.com ****************************************************************************** FREE OUTLINE MAPS & LABELS AVAILABLE ONLINE http://tensuninteractive.com/extras.html ****************************************************************************** A Montessori-based introduction to Australia's territory and states, plus neighboring Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-to-9-year olds, Australia includes an animated introduction to each state, territory and country name, plus a quiz, puzzle, and label activities for names, capitals, and flags ... Content: • Active Intro - Touch a state, territory, or country to hear its name. • Passive Intro - Movie introduces each state, territory, and country name. • Quiz - "Ask Me" to locate a country. Option to repeat. Touch to reveal answer. • Puzzle - Drag pieces to reconstruct map. • Labeling - Pin drags freely in 3 activities to label countries, capitals, and flags. Features: • Self-Correcting Quiz - Answer fades in; audio reinforces; no wrong-answer penalty. • User-Controlled Manipulatives - Pins and puzzle pieces drag freely around screen. • Fresh Challenge - Questions, labels, and puzzle pieces appear in new order each time. • Puzzle - Pieces disburse around screen edges; touch Toss button to scatter randomly. • All Labels -- • --- Pass - Touch Pass button to skip a label. • --- Control Map - Touch lightbulb to show-and-hide map. Answer is highlighted. • --- Flag Viewer - Magnifying glass opens large-flag viewer. Learning Style: • Challenge increases as activities progress. • Children control the app's navigation; never locked into an activity. • Touch Puzzle and Label buttons within activity to restart. • No penalty for a wrong answer. • Correct answers simply reinforced. • No distracting bells and whistles. Why include Papua New Guinea and New Zealand? iWorld apps follow American Montessori Society curriculum and match classroom materials. ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS Touch Classroom Printouts button on app's title screen to access printouts for additional color, trace, and label activities. TWITTER NEWS Follow us on Twitter @tensuninteract for App, Update, and Online Extra alerts. EDUCATION PRICING 50% discount for 20+ apps with Apple's Volume Discount Program for Education EDUCATIONAL NOTE iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials. iWorldGeography Series blends self-correcting, child-directed-activity design with Geography curriculum used in Montessori Children's House and Lower Elementary classrooms. Concept and visual design is thoughtfully integrated to supplement existing curriculum and classroom materials. The series was inspired by 3-year's observation in Lexington (MA) Montessori School Children's House classrooms where MyWorld, TenSun's desktop-based version of this series, has been used since 2004.

Travel into space and visit tiny Mercury, fierce Venus, friendly Earth, dusty Mars, stormy Jupiter, elegant Saturn, hazy Uranus, and mysterious Neptune. Perfect for future astronomers everywhere. "Space should more accurately be called "Hands On With the Solar System." — Children's Technology Review *** KAPi Best App for Older Children *** *** Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice *** Hurl meteorites through the atmosphere. Spin around the sun and zoom onto its surface. Jump into a whirling space storm. Boldly go where no kid has gone before in 3, 2, 1…. liftoff! Space is No.8 in Tinybop’s award-winning Explorer’s Library. Kids can discover new worlds in other Explorer’s Library apps, including The Human Body, Plants, Simple Machines, The Earth, Weather, Homes, and Skyscrapers. FEATURES + Visit 8 planets and the sun! + Study the surface of each planet and the sun up close. + Discover the characteristics of each planet with a helpful snowman. + Throw meteorites at each planet to test their atmospheres and gravity. + See how big and massive each planet and the sun are by comparing them side-by-side. + Play with and observe each planet’s orbit around the sun. + Follow the moon’s orbit to discover the phases of the moon. + See how quickly or slowly each planet spins on its axis and how long each day is. + Peek inside each planet’s rocky crust or gassy outer layer. + Move the Earth’s axis to see how it affects seasons. + Explore Mars’ rocky surface with NASA’s Curiosity, Pathfinder rovers. + Fly the Ingenuity Chopper on Mars. + Experience wild weather and more on Venus. + Find out why Mercury has so many craters. + See what Saturn’s rings are made of and make them spin. + Discover diamonds on Neptune and Uranus. + Interactive text labels in 50+ languages teach vocabulary. + FREE Space Handbook has technology tips and basic info for teachers and parents. + Original artwork by Jessie Sattler. + Original sound design. + Open-ended activities with no rules. Curiosity and creativity are rewarded. + Multi-user system. + Fun for all ages. + No third-party advertising. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom, or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)