MeaganS Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 There are lots of great apps out there for many concepts, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a good children's anatomy app? I'm looking for one geared to around ages 4-8ish and that uses real terms and identifies stuff. Human body would be best, although animals are cool too. Even a puzzle app or something. It doesn't have to be a game, it could be more exploratory. My daughter has learned so much from some geography and word apps that we've used that we have and I was hoping to use the iPad to introduce her to anatomy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracesteacher Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Well, I've looked through several and none look like they are great for my needs. So, someone needs to make an anatomy app. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I don't have access to iTunes or any devices that would use an App, but a quick search led me to possibilities here: Drill Down Child Anatomy Anatomy 3d Organs DK's Human Body App (this is the not-so-hot-review, but I thought it looked ok for educational purposes) Human Anatomy (older version is free, newer one costs, but has more parts, I think?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rident_Mama Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I haven't looked for it on the iPad yet, but my son enjoys BioDigital Human. Proper names, different systems you can stack, etc. Free. https://www.biodigitalhuman.com/home/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I have one called Body Organs, but my kids never seem to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'm resurrecting this old thread because I've found a few that I think are great. We have three that are good in different ways. First is the Toca Doctor app. It is very very basic, probably more for like 2-4 year olds and teaches more broad body concepts than actual anatomy. That said, my girls both like playing with it (like they do every other Toca app). You do things like put bandaids on ouchies and get rid of germs and put together a broken bone. The next I think was mentioned upthread and is good, atlhough my girls don't seem to like it very much. Maybe it is a little old for them? I'm not sure, but it seems fairly decent to me. It is called This is My Body- Anatomy for Kids. It seems to be sort of an interactive book? I'm not really sure, but there are game-like aspects to it and it teaches some good concepts, although they label the femur "leg bone" which is really dumb. Just use the actual word. But our most favorite is really new and called The Human Body by Tinybop. It is exactly what I was looking for in an anatomy app. It is detailed, but not too complicated. It also illustrates important concepts (like what would happen to our bodies if we took all our bones out or what nerves do). It doesn't rely on the ability to read (although you can make the labels there if you like), which means my K'er and younger kids both can enjoy it. It is not really a game, although it is interactive. Here is an in depth review of it, although they focus on different features than we've used. Anyways, I can't say enough good things about this app. My med student dh was especially impressed with it. If you can only get one, this would be the one I would suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Ooh, I second The Human Body by Tinybop. It was an app of the week awhile ago and it turned out to be really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norah Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 We have the tinybop The Human Body app. Also picked it up while it was the app of the week. It's a good app, but definitely for younger kids. I figured we'd check it out since it was free. My son still plays with it once in a while, usually to show other people the app. He's 9, and we've already done some biology. He's also really into science. He hasn't learned anything from this app, but has still had a little fun. It would have been great for him when he was 2-4, maybe 5. Or for a less science obsessed kid probably closer to the suggested age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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