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Smart apps + Smart learning = Smarter kids
For ages 8 - 12.
Britannica’s interactive apps have been designed to keep kids busy for hours on end with exciting facts, maps, memory games, puzzles, quizzes and videos and are a fantastic tool to help kids get their homework and projects done. And as it is from Britannica you know its information you can trust.
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Key Benefits
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Britannica apps are fantastic for homework help and encouraging children to get their homework done
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At the same time children get fun, excitement and sheer astonishment at the high-tech delights of these new apps
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Educational apps that you can be sure are appropriate for the classroom and safe for the whole family
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Expand your child’s knowledge while keeping them entertained with these curriculum-based apps
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Knights & Castles app is perfect for getting the facts right in a cool and interactive way. You can learn about heroic knights, courtly love and historic castles. This fascinating app looks at the rise of the chivalric knight and knightly orders, life inside a medieval castle and further medieval legends. Features include exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games and images.
With topics include:
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> History of Castles
> Life in a Castle
> Life as a Knight
> Armour
> Knights of Arthurian Legend
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> Features an A-Z of 12
different Arthurian figures,
such as Arthur, Merlin,
Guinevere, Galahad and
Lancelot
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Snakes app is perfect for getting the facts right in a cool and interactive way, and examines poisonous Adders, venomous Cobras and deadly Boa Constrictors. The app charts human understanding of the reptile, from the oldest recorded fossils 120 million years ago to the modern day eight-metre long Reticulated Python. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games and images.
With topics include:
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> The World of Snakes
> Physical Features
> Feeding Habits
> Staying Alive
> Types of Snake
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> Features an A-Z
of 16 different snakes, such
as Anaconda, Rattlesnake
and Mamba
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Aztec Empire is the perfect app for getting the facts right, and examines the rise of the ancient civilization founded by nomadic farmers to the reign of Montezuma II and eventual fall to Hernán Cortés in a really cool and interactive way. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games and images.
With topics include:
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> Aztec Rulers
> Aztec Society
> Aztec Religion
> Other Mexican Civilisations
> Tenochtitlán
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> Features an A-Z
of 12 different Gods, such
as Coatlicue, Tlaloc
and Chalchiuhtlicue
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Ancient Rome is the perfect app for getting the facts right, and exploring this fascinating era in a really cool and interactive way. Learn all about the Roman Empire, Roman gods, Gladiators and the Caesars. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games and images.
With topics include:
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> The Rise of Rome
> The Caesars
> Gladiators
> Asteroids and Comets
> The Roman Empire
> Roman Mythology
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> Features an A-Z
of 13 Roman Gods, such
as Apollo, Neptune
and Venus
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Learning about rainforests has never been more fun. Rainforests is
the perfect app for discovering different types of rainforest, animals and plants all with a touch of a finger. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games and images.
Topics include:
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> What is a Rainforest?
> Types of Rainforest
> Rainforest Plants
> People of the Rainforest
> Rainforest Threats
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> Features an A-Z
of 21 different animals,
such as Leopard, Orangutan
and Crocodile
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Learning about the solar system has never been more fun. Explore the eight major planets, the sun, comets, asteroids, gravity and space with the touch of a finger. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games and images.
Topics include:
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> Make up of Solar System
> Solar System Formation
> Gravity and Space
> Asteroids and Comets
> The Planets, Moon and Sun
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> Features an A-Z
of the 8 major planets, such
as Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn
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Ancient Egypt is the perfect app for getting the facts right, and exploring the secrets of hieroglyphics, the Pyramids and mummification in a really cool way. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games, maps and images.
Topics include:
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> The Ancient Egyptian World
> Gods and the Afterlife
> Dynasties of Egypt
> The River Nile
> Everyday Life and Writing
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> Features an A-Z
of 14 Egyptian Gods, such
as Anubis, Horus and Re
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Learning about dinosaurs has never been more fun. Unearth this fascinating era and uncover the facts about your favourite dinosaurs with a touch of a finger. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games and images.
Topics include:
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> The World of Dinosaurs
> Dinosaur Characteristics
> Death of the Dinosaurs
> Discovering the Dinosaurs
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> Features an A-Z
of 36 dinosaurs, such as
Diplodocus, T-Rex and
Stegosaurus
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Explore volcanoes’ awesome display of Earth’s power in a cool new way with this app. Learn about eruptions, lava, plate tectonics and much more. Features exclusive Britannica curriculum-based content, high-quality videos, interactive games, maps and images.
Topics include:
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> The Erupting Earth
> Lava, Magma and Eruptions
> Types of Volcano
> Birth of an Island
> Plate Tectonics
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> Features 16 of the
world’s deadliest volcanoes,
such as Colima, Etna and
Galeras
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