Travel back in time to the age of the dinosaurs with Dino Dino. Then tune your up math skills with a little friendly competition in Mathematical Run. Finally, travel even further back in time with the latest discovery about the origins of life.
Dino Dino
by Ahoiii Entertainment
Dino Dino, as you might guess, lets kids play with and explore the world of dinosaurs. Tap around a dig site to uncover dinosaur fossils, discover what they ate by feeding them, and even weigh them on a giant scale to discover just how large they were. The coloring book gives you an animated dinosaur that you can color in with textured brushes. Plus, it contains one of the most original puzzles I’ve seen where you reconstruct a dinosaur, and the dinosaur shakes bits off if you get them in the wrong place. All these activities unlock dinosaur trading cards that contain their stats as well as some information about them. The watercolor artwork is very good, and all-in-all this is a quality app. Try the app for free, with an in-app purchase to unlock all content.
Mathematical Run
Mathematical Run is a math quiz and puzzle game covering a wide range of topics and with a few twists on the usual quiz genre. Topics include counting, addition and subtractions, times tables, fractions, and Boolean numbers. Quizzes on these topics can be done with or without a timer and can be customized for difficulty, length and the operations included. Interestingly, you can play against another person on the same device, or even an artificial intelligence opponent, which I don’t think I’ve ever seen in an app like this, but introduces a level of competition that may help motivate some kids. Also interesting is the “Math Genius” section containing over 100 puzzles that require mental arithmetic to solve and can be quite challenging. The graphics are minimal, but colorful and appropriate. You can try the app for free, with in-app purchases to unlock more content, and an option to unlock everything for a single price.
Billion Year Old Fossils
So how did life go from single cells to complex multicellular animals? Were there even creatures with only two or three types of cells? Apparently, yes, and a fossil of one was found in Scotland dating back one billion (yes, billion) years.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-56917272
