# iPad Educational App Suggestions **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100 "2012-07-13T12:53:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100/1 "2012-07-13T12:53:35Z")
My kids, aged 8 and 7, will be spending the majority of the summer with my parents in Texas. As usual, they will be spoiled beyond belief. I’ve given up that fight. I want to assign them at least an hour or more of “homework” a day. They both have iPads that they will bring with them. Does anyone have suggestions on educational but fun iPad apps that focus on math and science? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100/2 "2012-07-13T14:49:24Z")
Well, it’s not specifically math and science, but **Reading Rainbow** recently released a pretty sweet app that lets your kid borrow from a pretty extensive library of books, watch videos with Levar Burton, and suchlike. You get to borrow one book free, but access to the unlimited library is by subscription. I wish I could recommend some good video podcasts, but the little Torqueling is only 5, so she’s really into the excellent Sesame Street ones, which are a little young for your bunch. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100/3 "2012-07-13T17:37:41Z")
My kids really enjoy the ‘Teach Me [grade]’ apps. They’re about a buck each. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100/4 "2012-07-13T21:18:41Z")
Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100/6 "2012-07-16T18:39:38Z")
Not math/science but I like a game called Stack the States. Geography and state trivia. The company also has a Presidents and Rocket Math game. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100/7 "2012-07-17T02:00:51Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Not math/science but I like a game called Stack the States. Geography and state trivia. The company also has a Presidents and Rocket Math game. I just downloaded Rocket Math earlier today! The earlier suggestions didn’t work for me, as my kids are a bit older at 8 and 7. I’m still looking for good general science apps. ---
**Author:** ![Ketabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Ketabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ketabe)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100/8 "2012-12-02T04:38:15Z")
The f word was used in the movie Lincoln, and that seemed so out of place for that era. Why would they use that word that seemed so out of place?