commonsensemedia

Published 13.04.2021 00:00

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Reach Across the Stars

A lot or a little?

Parents need to know that Reach Across the Star‪s uses augmented reality to help introduce kids to the work and history of a variety of women scientists. The featured scientists span the ages from Hypatia of ancient Greece to modern day contemporary astronauts and astrophysicists. To use the AR features, kids need to allow access to the devices camera and will need to move freely, and safely, around their environment. Some of the explanations use sophisticated language and assume a basic level of scientific knowledge. Kids may need support to fully understand what they're looking at. At the time of this review, some stories had technical problems including long load times and mismatched captions. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change.