Solar Family Planets Stars Games Solar System Kids
By Dana Anderson,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Cute characters and planet facts not out of this world.
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What’s It About?
Tap Play Story on the SOLAR FAMILY PLANETS STARS GAMES SOLAR SYSTEM KIDS app's main screen. Tap the corner of the screen to turn the book's page. Listen as the sun and each planet explain their role in the solar system. When kids tap on a planet, they can play games and learn information about that planet. Games include arcade-style games, spelling games, and multiple-choice Q&A games. The more games you play, the more "constellations" you can collect around each planet, and you can earn game cards with solar system facts, too.
Is It Any Good?
There's a lot of cuteness and some basic facts in this early education app, but parents might not be over the moon. For $4.99, it seems like there should be more to learn and do on Solar Family Planets Stars Games Solar System Kids. Still, this app is a colorful, interactive way for preschool- and kindergarten-age kids to learn the basics about the solar system. Within a couple stories, there also are embedded messages about inclusion, such as when Halley's Comet wants to play and some of the planets aren't keen at first. However, the mix of science learning with social-emotional lessons doesn't work all that well here, since so much of the information is fact-based. Overall, it may be a good starting point to launch into the topic of planets, but kids may need parent involvement to really bring the lessons home.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the characteristics of each planet as kids use Solar Family Planets Stars Games Solar System Kids. Even young kids are often interested in the names, colors, and other basic characteristics of the planets.
Visit websites such as NASA's Space Place and Space.com with your kid to find out more details about and view real images of the planets.
Encourage your kid to write their own story about the planets.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Subjects: Language & Reading: spelling, Science: astronomy
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: part-whole relationships
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Release date: January 7, 2017
- Category: Education
- Topics: Space and Aliens
- Publisher: Dweek Studios
- Version: 2.0.1
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 8.0 or later
- Last updated: September 9, 2021
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