App Detail » Religious Studies

Published by: SSS Learning Ltd

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $9.99
Current Version: 2.1.0
Released: October 14, 2015

What's New

This version is an update so that the app can run in iOS 12+

App Description

This app will provide you with curriculum content for Religious Studies across age ranges: ‘ages 11-16’ and ‘ages 14-16’.

Visually stunning, this single app covers all these topic areas:

-Places of Worship - Buddhism
Introduction to buddhist temples, the main features of a theravada temple, conduct in a buddhist temple, puja, meditation

-Places of Worship - Christianity
The churchyard, inside the church, outside the church, catholicism

-Places of Worship - Hinduism
The mandir, the people of the mandir, worship, objects and symbolism, temples in India and other uses

-Places of Worship - Islam
Background to the mosque, inside the mosque, outside the mosque, people, artefacts, functions of the mosque, worship

-Places of Worship - Judaism
Interior features of a synagogue, history and customs of judaism, items used in jewish worship, important people in jewish worship

-Places of Worship - Sikhism
Outside of the gurdwara, inside the gurdwara, the guru, granth sahib, conduct in the gurdwara, worship, the langar, other uses of the gurdwara

-Sikhism - Faiths & Beliefs
How sikhism began, sikh beliefs, daily life, sikh ceremonies, sikh festivals

-Christianity - Faiths & Beliefs
Belief, festivals, rites of passage, authority, the church

-Islam - Faiths & Beliefs
Belief, festivals, rites of passage, authority, worship

-Judaism - Faiths & Beliefs
Introduction to judaism, jewish scripture, worship, the jewish home, festivals, branches of judaism, rites of passage Hebrew Prayers

-Interactive Moral Issues
Sanctity of life: Euthanasia, sanctity of life: Abortion, wealth and poverty, work and leisure, crime and punishment, environmental issues, war and peace, prejudice, sexual morality, substances, family

The App uses high quality 3D animation, video, imagery, professional voice-overs, text and interactive activities with high score functions to ensure effective learning of relevant curriculum topics. Superb for class or independent learning and revision both in school and at home, delivering an engaging interactive learning experience.

Thanks to a user-friendly interface, navigation through the content is made easy and intuitive, including swipe gestures, scrolls and expandable menus.

Each section is completed with activities (fill in the blanks and quizzes) to reinforce learning.

Cherry on the cake: The app also provides a handy direct access to all the activities contains in the subject and your scores. So you can easily take a test on any topic, and know which ones you haven't been tested on yet, or redo the ones you haven't scored 100% on yet. You can even compare your scores with other users through the game center, highlighting performance on each topic, age range or whole subject.