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2 Have you seen these iPad science apps for middle school and high school students? See 7 Free iPad Apps for Science Lessons, a blog by Richard Byrne in Free Technology for Teachers (October 17,2013), that gives details about using these 7 science apps in the classroom.7 Free iPad Apps for Science Lessons Bill Nye The Science Guy iPad app is a free iPad app on which students can watch Bill Nye videos, play games, and discover kitchen table science experiments to do at home with their parents.Bill Nye The Science Guy iPad app goREACT is a free iPad app from the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. This free iPad app allows students to virtually create chemical reactions.goREACT Powers of Minus Ten: Bone is a neat iPad app for biology students. The app takes students through ten levels of viewing the inside of human bones.Powers of Minus Ten: Bone Virtual Heart is a free iPad app that allows users to take a closer look at how the human heart functions. The free app lets users speed up and slow down the virtual heart rate.Virtual Heart 3D Brain is a free iPad app that features a model of the human brain. The app provides a three dimensional model of the human brain that students can rotate.3D Brain Essential Skeleton is a free iPad app for students studying the human skeletal system.Essential Skeleton Solve the Outbreak is a free iPad app produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The app is a game that contains three epidemics for students to researchSolve the Outbreak

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