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"Get your brain in shape with Brain Tuner, a great math game for all ages. It takes less than a minute a day to tune your brain! Like a Brain Age exercise."

"beginners to learn programming concepts in a hands-on, non-theoretical way. The app consists of giving instructions to a turtle who moves around the screen trying to capture diamonds. It teaches basic programming concepts through a game type interface. Kids can try out their programs and see them run visually on the screen as the turtle moves about. They can then edit their program to complete the given task"

"The iPhone's built-in accelerometer has created a world of opportunities for developers to create applications that are engaging, creative, innovative and fun. Here we bring you 10 creative ways the accelerometer has been used, from games to photography, music and reading."

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"GPS has been the biggest game changer. Before GPS with few navaids available you really had to know the country to navigate to a village in low visibility. Many of the villages out on the tundra are really hard to find even in CAVU. Now you just follow the line right to the runway and the things will even tell you where the terrain is. When I started my first flying job (before GPS) I was warned by my boss that all my passengers had more hours flying in that area and would know the country better than I did. He told me about the "Eskimo ADF" which means you watch your passengers and when all their heads turn at once you probably just flew past their village."

"This activity was created by the folks at CellCraftGame.com, and made available to the public. Its great when talented people produce something with educational benefit, but its even better when they make it free to use."

Sector 33 Aviation and Mathematics Education App Looking for a fun iPhone/iPad app for students or math workshops? Check out the new "Sector 33" application developed by NASA Ames Research Center. It is a game-based activity that allows the player to use mathematics and proportional reasoning to solve realistic air traffic control problems. It is on iTunes and is free! Click here for more information and how to download the app.

"Principal architect and lead programmer for NASA's "Eyes on the Solar System" software, which uses video-game technology to recreate the solar system and the spacecraft that explore it within a web-browser."

"Everybody learns better when they are having fun! Here at Quiz-Tree.com you will find educational games and quizzes on many subjects, including Math, Reading, Spanish, Geography, SAT, Spelling, Music and more. All activities come with animated interface, fun sounds and other cool features that make learning more enjoyable. "

"Learn about two wily pitches that can give pitchers the upper hand in the great American game of baseball."

"In honor of National Inventor's month (August), I've compiled a list of 120 significant American inventions. I've only included inventors who were born in the United States, not inventors who were born elsewhere yet whose inventions were created and/or patented in the U.S. Excluded inventions due to this rule include things such as the telephone, helicopter, basketball, video game console, blue jeans as well as the numerous inventions of Nikola Tesla. The only exception to this rule are co-inventors who share their invention with American-born inventors (such as federico faggin who co-invented the microprocessor)."

"Play the award-winning learning game that puts the action in fraction! ✭ Excellence in Design Award - Children's Technology Review ✭ ✭ Cooney Center at Sesame Street Workshop-Mobile Learning Prize Finalist ✭"

ChemiCroc is a Professor of Chemistry and wants to help children learn more about the chemicals that surround them in their everyday life. As well as being a helpful Croc he can sometimes get into a lot of trouble, and in the ChemiCroc games you must help him get out of trouble by helping him use his knowledge of Chemistry.

Presentation (100) Video (58) Handout (292) Worksheet (90) Quiz (4) Experiment (331) Game (8) Tutorial (118)"

"From cell phone and video games to Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way young people play and socialize in the 21st century. Learn more at http://www.macfound.org/programs/lear.... The MacArthur Foundation's grantmaking aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to education and other social institutions that must meet the needs of this and future generations."

Crayon Physics is an innovative physics puzzle game in which you get to experience what it would be like if drawings you create on your computer were magically transformed into real physical objects. Through 70 levels, your success relies on nothing but your imagination, creativity, and ability to wield a miniature crayon.

Includes a citizen science project finder. Lists new and popular projects - Coral Reef Monitoring Data Portal, Colorado River Watch Network, EteRNA Game: Solve Puzzles for Science, Great World Wide Star Count, Texas Bee Watchers: 52 Gardens, 52 Weeks

Foldit is a revolutionary new computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research. This page describes the science behind Foldit and how your playing can help.