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NPS Independence Junior Ranger – Education Game Review
NPS Independence Junior Ranger is a Education game from National Park Service, first launched in 6th April 2015.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 12+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes NPS Independence Junior Ranger Stand Out
Become an Independence Junior Ranger with this official National Park Service app.
Have fun with any of the five interactive activities:
-Ring the Liberty Bell
-Sign your Declaration of Independence
-Create your own portrait
-Print on Benjamin Franklin's press
-Create your own seal.
Play one activity or play them all! Complete all five activities to earn your Junior Ranger certificate.
In the park? Show the certificate to a park ranger at the Independence Visitor Center to get your Junior Ranger badge.
Features
Ring the Liberty Bell – Just tilt your iPhone to ring the Liberty Bell. But first, learn more about the famous crack. Tap on the blue circles and listen carefully. You may hear these words: Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants thereof. What does liberty mean to you?
Print on Benjamin Franklin's press – Drag the letters in your name on to the composing stick and then use your finger to coat them with ink. When you're ready, pull the lever to earn your Printer's badge.
Sign your Declaration of Independence – Personalize your own Declaration and then sign it. The men of the Second Continental Congress pledged to give up what was important to them for freedom. What would you give up for freedom?
Create your own portrait – Look at Benjamin Franklin's portrait to learn how to uncover clues in a painting. Then choose objects for your own portrait that tell people about you.
Create your own seal – Learn about the Great Seal of the United States and then create your own seal. You choose the shield, the characters and even a name.
This Education game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, NPS Independence Junior Ranger is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 10th June 2020
Recent improvements include:
Minor updates to improve compatibility with newer devices.
Download & Availability
NPS Independence Junior Ranger is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get NPS Independence Junior Ranger on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Our kids all loved this App! We just discovered the program and the kids are so excited to earn real badges! They loved being able to play this app and learned so much. We love that they enjoying learning while playing! Please make more Jr Ranger apps for all the National Parks.
We got this app to use with our Special Needs students who may never be able to visit a National Park. We had so much fun learning, and the certificates were priceless! We had no problems working through the program together, and everyone learned something. Thank you.
Short educational fun for kids. Im 15 and enjoyed it.
Great app that kept a 7 year old entertained while educating them on American history. "Next" buttons were not obvious but there was good content beyond them. Earning badges is fun, like playing games.
We just got the game and we assume it will be great because our friend has it and she says it's awesome.
Downloaded this for our Jr. Ranger and was disappointed to discover that it crashes after showing splash screen on iPhone 4 running iOS 7.1.2. The app says it requires iOS7 and only that it's optimized for iPhone 5. It does not say iPhone 5 is required.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.4.6
- Size: 137.10 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: National Park Service
Last updated: 10th June 2020 | Genre: Education | Developer: National Park Service