Knights and Castles is suitable for children aged 8 – 12 and hasbeen developed around Britannica’s exclusive curriculum-basedcontent with high quality images and interactive learning games.This app has been specifically designed to help with homework,projects and exams but at the same time children get fun andexcitement while learning. Plus as it’s from Britannica you can besure it’s appropriate and safe for the whole family!
Coverage of the topic includes:
The Middle Ages
History of Castles
Castle Structure
Life in a Castle
History of Knighthood
Life as a Knight
Armour
Knights of Arthurian Legend
Arthurian Figures A-Z – featuring 12 figures including:
Arthur
Elaine
Galahad
Gawain
Geraint
Guinevere
Lancelot
Merlin
Mordred
Morgan Le Fay
Perceval
Tristan and Isolde
Then the fun starts:
Map – With this amazing tool you can locate where you areanywhere in the world. Want to see a castle ruin? It’s easy withour map tool, and you can use the zoom feature to see the locationup close.
Jigsaw Puzzles, created from stunning scenes from the apps imagelibrary. Break apart the puzzle and have some fun by shaking yourdevice (iPod and iPhone) and then sliding the pieces back intoplace to complete the puzzle - it’s not as easy as it looks!
Scramble images of impressive castles and glorious paintings inThe Magic Square game by shaking your device (iPod and iPhone).Challenge yourself by re-arranging the squares to unscramble theimage.
Brush off - brush the layers to reveal parts of a castlestructure and then try to guess what they are – how many can youanswer correctly?
Test your knowledge on Knights and Castles with the Quiz feature- how much have you learned? But hurry: you must answer quickly asthe quiz is timed!
Test your memory with the popular Memory Match game and match upthe pairs!