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By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Goofy and fun way to learn about the U.S. presidents.
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Presidents vs. Aliens
What's It About?
Kids study historical information and then answer multiple choice questions. If they answer correctly they play a round of an arcade-style game. If they answer incorrectly, the app shows the correct answer and players move on to the next question. Once they complete the game level, they are given a presidential portrait to add to their gallery. Kids can control the depth of information included in the quiz and there are two bonus games to unlock. The app includes digital "flash cards" with information on each of the presidents to help study.
Is It Any Good?
PRESIDENTS VS. ALIENS is just plain educational fun. The game provides a database of facts, so you can study up before you play. You can also just learn as you go. The alien head layouts keep changing and you can earn power-ups by answering three questions in a row correctly. You can't help but learn something in the process. There's something strangely satisfying about flinging these staid presidential portraits across the screen at colorful alien heads. This is a wacky but fun way to learn about U.S. history.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Quiz kids on presidential facts. Ask them what it might have been like to be president in different eras given the events that were taking place at the time.
Keep in mind that, while anyone can learn from this app, kids studying the presidents in school may find the app most rewarding.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Math : geometry , Science : physics , Social Studies : historical figures
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : hypothesis-testing
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : August 19, 2011
- Genre : Educational Games
- Publisher : Dan Russell-Pinson
- Version : 1.2
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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