Beyond Planet Earth Augmented Reality By American Museum of Natural History

Beyond Planet Earth Augmented Reality By American Museum of Natural History

iTunes Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beyond-planet-earth-augmented/id465877873?mt=8

Website Link: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/beyond/

Description: This is an Augmented Reality (AR) app that allows you to point the iPod Touch/iPhone camera at a printed target to see a 3D space object. Information about each object is included in the app.

Hints/Tips:

• Print these paper targets (images from American Museum of Natural History):
• Beyond Planet Earth Targets (click here)

Integration Ideas:

• Science
• Place targets around the room/school and have students go on a treasure hunt to collect them all!
• Create a learning station for each target and have students research one item for each station and report back what they have learned.

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My Pet Rex By Denver Museum of Nature & Science

My Pet Rex By Denver Museum of Nature & Science

iTunes Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-pet-rex/id475896855?mt=8

Description: This is an Augmented Reality (AR) app that allows you to point your camer at a printed target (advertisement) and see a 3D dinosaur appear on your screen.

Hints/Tips:

• Print this target (image provided by Denver Museum of Nature & Science):
• Dinosaur Advertisement (click here)
• You can rotate the target to get a different view of the dinosaur.
• If you or a student stands next to the target (in the camera frame) you can take a screenshot of you with the dinosaur.

Integration Ideas:

• Science
• A great way to introduce or wrap up a lesson about dinosaurs!
• Use your observations skills to watch the dinosaur and write about you what you see and hear.
• Language Arts
• Take a picture with your pet dinosaur. Write a story about having a dinosaur as a pet.

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Dinosaurs - Live! By Magma Studios

Dinosaurs - Live! By Magma Studios

iTunes Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dinosaurs-live!/id463198136?mt=8

Description: This is an augmented reality (AR) app that allows you to point the camera at a printed target (see below) and watch a 3D dinosaur on your screen.

Hints/Tips:

• Print these targets:
• Dinosaur Poster (click here)
• Tiny Hunter (click here)
• Styraco (click here)
• Ornith (click here)
• T-Rex (click here)
• Spino (click here)
• Note: images from Science Centre Singapore & Magma Studios


• If you or a student stands next to the target or holds the target you can take a screen shot of you with the dinosaur. Like this:

• Rotate the paper target to see different views of the dinosaur.

Integration Ideas:

• Science
• A great way to introduce or wrap up a unit about dinosaurs!
• Have students take a picture with a dinosaur and then write about why it could never be real.
• Language Arts
• Creative Writing - Have students take a picture of their pet dinosaur and write a story about it.

Feeling inspired? Comment below with your ideas!  OR try it out with your class and leave comments about what you did and how it went!