hAppy Friday! Solar System App. Walk

First I want to share some of my favorite free Solar System Apps and then give some ideas on how to use them in your classroom.  Here is a list of some of my favorite Solar System Apps:

• Planets app
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planets/id305793334?mt=8
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• facts about the planets 
• shows location in 2D and 3D
• show planes visibility

• Space Craft 3D App (marker
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spacecraft-3d/id541089908?mt=8
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• use augmented reality of view different spacecrafts
• facts are given about each craft

• Amazing Space Journey App (marker)
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazing-space-journey-3d-solar/id579895132?mt8
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• view the planets using augmented reality
• facts, location about each planet
• Best of ISS 3D (marker)
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/best-iss-interactive-edutainment/id537986979?mt=8
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• use augmented reality to view the space station
• students can also take the role of the astronaut on a space walk outside the space station
• videos, photos and facts are included about the space station
• Astro App
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/astroapp-space-shuttle-crew/id432366873?mt=8
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• facts about the astronauts and their missions
• The Solar System App
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solar-system-planets/id495546462?mt=8,  
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• gives overview of each planet and the sun
• shows scale
• show orbital patterns

HERE is a link to a lesson I will use next week using these apps. I make sure to print of several copies of the markers associated with the apps. Please note that markers must be printed in color. While I ask my students to complete the linked worksheet, I encourage them to explore all aspects of each app. Students learn much more from this activity, than is displayed on their worksheet! I also give my students the list of apps ahead of time, so they can download onto their own devices.