Earth Primer 4+

Chaim Gingold

    • 4.7 • 34 Ratings
    • $9.99

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Description

Discover how our planet works through play! Create volcanoes, sculpt mountains, and control the forces of nature with your fingertips.

Earth Primer defies existing genres, combining aspects of science books, toys, simulations, and games. It is a new kind of interactive experience which joins the guided quality of a book with open ended simulation play.

• App Store Best of 2015 • Best New App • Featured Education App •

"BEAUTIFUL ... ENGAGING ... WELL DESIGNED."
–Kristie Lu Stout | CNN

“EFFORTLESSLY BEAUTIFUL... perfectly...realizes the promise of a truly interactive textbook.”
–John Brownlee | Fast Company

"THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION... sets a high benchmark for what educational apps should be aspiring to."
–Luke Dormehl | Cult of Mac

“INSPIRING ... a reminder that interactive media is a young and undeveloped world itself.”
–Kyle VanHemert | WIRED

“PLAYFUL, child-like, beautifully designed reenvisioning of the book” –IndieCade

“The MOST AWESOME APP EVER for teaching Geomorphology to a young audience”
–Alan Parkinson | Award Winning Teacher

“one of the most deluxe, and memorable educational apps available... AN ABSOLUTE MUST” 5/5
–Trevor Sheridan | Apple n Apps

“A TOUR DE FORCE” –Bret Victor

"This is much more than a toy. It is a catalyst for thinking about our world. ... TRULY A JOY."
–Samuel Arbesman | WIRED

"I want every book to be this awesome. ...ABSOLUTELY WORTH EVERY CENT."
–Owen Williams | The Next Web

Features
• Discover how Earth works through play.
• The forces of nature are at your fingertips—make volcanoes, shape sand dunes, form glaciers, sculpt mountains, push around tectonic plates, paint with wind, heat up magma—and more!
• 20 different tools to unlock.
• Richly interactive geological simulations.
• Five chapters: Earth's Interior, Surface, Water Cycle, Biomes, and Sandbox.
• Sandbox mode.

What’s New

Version 1.0.3

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Improvements:
- iPad Pro support
- Fixed iPad Air graphics glitch (rift shader)
- Minor usability improvement (Back button easier to hit)
- Potential crash bug fix
- 64-bit support
- Thank you for purchasing and supporting Earth Primer! If you're a fan, please consider leaving a rating or review — it helps a lot!

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

Editors’ Notes

A lot of us live on this great big planet without really understanding what makes it tick. This kid-friendly introduction to the Earth’s inner and outer workings uses touch-based tools and exercises to teach everything from how volcanoes are formed to where rain comes from. With clear language, vivid photos, interactive 3D models, and a delightful sandbox mode, it’s a fantastic owner’s manual for the world we live in.

TimHicks ,

A new kind of book!

Wow. This is so cool! I read about this App on Wired and decided to check it out. Well, I've never had an interest in geology, honestly, but learning about Earth by playing with simulated, volcanoes, mountains, dunes and glaciers is so cool that I'm learning about geology simply because Earth Primer so fun.. It makes me wish there were more things I could learn in this way!

fungusamongus ,

Amazing!

I spend a lot of time searching for and playing with math / science apps. It's part of my job. This one jest blew my mind in terms of the app itself and in terms of the possibilities it suggests for further related educational media. Perfect integration of instruction and play.

This one has it all right. Clear instruction, deep dynamic simulation, excellent emergence of geological land forms and related ecosystems... it really is excellent!

Suggestions:

It would be nice to be able to adjust the rate at which time passes,. Maybe even pause time as needed.

I'd also love slightly larger surface in sandbox mode. I would love to be able to run a larger landscape at a lower frame rate/ slower time rate.

App Privacy

The developer, Chaim Gingold, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

No Details Provided

The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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