How It Works: Machines by Geek Kids
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $2.99 | Next is Great Sp z o.o. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
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"I’d love my children to get excited about engineering and design. This marvellously-crafted app deserves to be on plenty of parents’ iPads."
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* Let your child discover the fascinating work of engineers
* Assemble 9 incredible MACHINES!
* See what's INSIDE machines you use EVERY DAY
* Please, assist your children & help them understand the mechanics!
How It Works: Machines - by Geek Kids is the first put-it-together-and-make-it-work puzzle app for iPad. The app combines easy to solve puzzles where your child puts together the major working parts of the machine, followed by an animation that shows how those parts work together to make the machine do its task.
* Do puzzles - Your child doesn’t need to place parts exactly, just dragging and dropping them within the machine will guide them to the correct location!
* Watch animation - See how the parts of the machine work together & hear the realistic sound effects!
The application includes 9 vehicles and machines to assemble and set in motion:
a car, a washing machine, a hair dryer, a lawn mower, a vacuum cleaner, a rocket, a steam engine, a wind mill and a pump.
We recommend this app for:
* Children aged 4+ who want to learn more about what's inside the most common machines and vehicles.
* Parents who love to share fun and learning with their children.
Reviews
Very good
GolffLoverr
My 5 year old loves this app. It could be even better if there was some way to identify what each part was (either a voiceover or with text). But we love it!
Mom
Rachart
Any upgrade MUST include labeling of the parts. Otherwise, what's the point? It's not teaching anything if there are no labels or explanations.
Cute but useless.
Father of Galactic Nations
This doesn't teach anything except that the blue thing goes on top of the red thing. Some kind of explanation, audible or written, would turn this from a jigsaw puzzle into a simple physics lesson and would be just as fun. (A three-year-old will need the audible, but look at the Dr. Suess iPad books to see how magic the process can become.) I have seven children and a dozen (and counting) grandchildren. Give them very basic principles and they can understand the world.
Interesting and different
Firebrand2011
I liked it. It was interesting to me and to a 3-4 year old reader I showed it to. He always wants to take things apart to see inside and how things work. (He just ruined my tape measure from his curiosity, which led to me looking for such an app of book.) He also loves trains, so seeing the inside of one will keep him busy for a while. The puzzle feature is great. Everyone has a different perspective about apps, so don't be discouraged by a two-star rating. Some spoken words might make the app better, but I would suggest an on/off option and the option of breaking apart the purpose of each item, as too much information could be overwhelming to younger kids. It is kind of amazing how much preschoolers can understand from just watching the app. Adding the other features might make the app more interesting to a wider age range. It works well for me as it is now.
For the mechanically minded kid
Mom of 2 and1
This is a cute app, and will be enjoyed by children who are machine-oriented. A voice description of the pieces of equipment is definitely in order though! That would be so much more informative.
Not What It's Made Out To Be
Señor IQ
This has no educational value whatsoever, it's a collection of mildly entertaining animations of how different devices/technologies work. No explanation, no detail. Not an app you should pay for.
App shuts off in middle of playing
Garmommy
The app keeps turning off while my son is playing, that is the only down for this app. P.S. Could you the name to each part going into what is being built...I emailed the support team for this game already.
Good but no sound for parts
Lindsay6082
My son is 3 1/2 and loves this app. I was glad to see the parts are named, but where is the sound? It would be great to have the parts spoken for the young ones that can't read.
