Earth-Now
Children rotate/zoom a 3D Earth and switch false-color layers for air temperature, carbon dioxide/monoxide, ozone, water vapor, gravity, and sea level, reading legends to compare relative conditions.
- Route
- Explore
- Ages
- 10–14 with adult support
- Best for
- Adult-led satellite climate-data exploration
At a glance
- Developer
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Cost
- Free
- US App Store
Free US iOS and Google Play download; no IAP displayed.
The short version
A free official JPL visualization of recent Earth-science data fills a data-literacy gap; it is not a weather-safety or forecasting app.
Creative agency: Medium — children choose layers and questions. Learning value: Medium–High with adult scaffolding. Age fit: 10+; labels require reading/data interpretation. Parent view: official/free, but check update/data/permission behavior. Staying power: Medium. only. Learning value: Medium–High with adult scaffolding. Age fit: 10+; labels require reading/data interpretation. Parent view: official/free, but check update/data/permission behavior. Staying power: Medium. only. Age fit: 10+; labels require reading/data interpretation. Parent view: official/free, but check update/data/permission behavior. Staying power: Medium. only.
What we found
Strengths
- Creative agency: Medium — children choose layers and questions. Learning value: Medium–High with adult scaffolding. Age fit: 10+; labels require reading/data interpretation. Parent view: official/free, but check update/data/permission behavior. Staying power: Medium. only.
- Learning value: Medium–High with adult scaffolding. Age fit: 10+; labels require reading/data interpretation. Parent view: official/free, but check update/data/permission behavior. Staying power: Medium. only.
- Staying power: Medium. only.
Watch-outs
- A free official JPL visualization of recent Earth-science data fills a data-literacy gap; it is not a weather-safety or forecasting app.
- Parent view: official/free, but check update/data/permission behavior. Staying power: Medium. only.
- No live data-freshness, accessibility, or child check was performed.
Before you download
- Age guidance
- 10–14. Adult involvement: Medium; false-color maps and climate vocabulary need interpretation.. Adult involvement: Medium; false-color maps and climate vocabulary need interpretation.
- Privacy
- official/free, but check update/data/permission behavior.