Education

Whether you’re studying for that big exam or making a little time for extracurricular activities (the productive kind), iPhone’s educational apps put you at the head of the class.

National Geographic World Atlas

The whole wide world in your hand.

Find even the most remote places on Earth with a few taps of the National Geographic World Atlas app. This pocket-size iPhone atlas features the same high-resolution images as the Society’s award-winning wall maps and bound atlases.
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The Elements for iPhone 4

Heavy metals.

Based on Theodore Gray’s Popular Science Magazine, The Elements: A Visual Exploration is an app experience unlike any other. Each element in the periodic table is displayed in vivid, interactive detail. Tap an element to set it spinning in 3D space. Learn all its facts and figures. Then shock your friends when you explain what Gallium and Mercury have in common.
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Virtual Water

Just subtract water.

Water is a precious resource. And yet vast amounts of it contribute to the consumption and pollution in making the food and beverages we eat and drink. Use the Virtual Water app to see what foods have the most impact on your water footprint.
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Redshift – Astronomy

Get spaced.

Not sure whether that’s a star or planet you’re staring at? Just point iPhone at that celestial body before you and Redshift can identify it. With detailed surface maps of all the planets and simulated 3-D flights into outer space, this app is pretty far out.
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TripLingo Spanish Essentials for Mexico

Hablar el idioma.

Forget the flash cards and expensive software. With TripLingo Spanish Essentials for Mexico on iPhone, learning Spanish has never been mas facil. With a built-in dictionary and word bank, you’ll learn the phrases that are most useful for travelling. And have fun doing it.
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Need a word?

America’s most respected dictionary, has all the words you will ever need. It will tell you what they mean, how to spell them, how to pronounce them correctly in the audio section, other words that mean the same and even how to find a word if you can’t spell it to start with … guess how.
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