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What’s New Version 6.7.0
Added compatibility for new upcoming products
Description
The Arduino Science Journal (formerly Science Journal, an initiative by Google) is free and allows you to gather data about the world around you by harnessing the sensors in your smartphone as well as sensors connected to Arduino. The Science Journal transforms smartphones and tablets into science notebooks that encourage students to explore their world.
The Arduino Science Journal app is recommended for students from 10 to 18 years of age.
About Arduino Science Journal
With the Arduino Science Journal, you can learn interactively, conduct experiments and iterate on findings.
• Enhance your existing lesson plans: use the Science Journal with activities and assignments you have already prepared
• Classroom & home-school friendly: you don’t have to be in a classroom setting to start exploring. The Arduino Science Journal can be used to run experiments straight away, as long as you have your smartphone or tablet with you!
• Move learning outside: the use of mobile devices along with the types of experiments we offer encourage students to get out of their seats and open their eyes to the world around them through the power of science
• Science and data have no secrets: you can easily record your observations, store your data sensors in real-time and analyse them, just as a proper scientist!
• Connect the digital and the physical world from your pocket: go through a series of simple tutorials and start having fun with science
With built-in device sensors as well as external hardware, you can measure light, sound, movement, and much more. You can also compare results, and even set triggers.
Together with the external hardware, (not included with the app), students are enabled to conduct more complex experiments, and advance in their scientific studies. As long as the external sensors are compatible with a Bluetooth-connecting device such as a microcontroller, there is no end to what experiments the students can make. Some popular sensors that the app can work with are: light, conductivity, temperature, force, gas, heart rate, respiration, radiation, pressure, magnetism, and many more.
The app is classroom-friendly, since students can sign in on any device and access their experiments to continue exploring the world, wherever they are!
Permissions notice:
• Bluetooth: needed to scan for Bluetooth sensor devices.
• Camera: needed to take pictures to document experiments and for the brightness sensor.
• Photo Library: needed to store pictures taken to document experiments and for adding existing photos from your library to experiments.
• Microphone: needed for sound intensity sensor.
• Push notifications: needed to inform you of recording status when backgrounding the app.
Benefits of using the Arduino Science Journal
• It’s free and simple to use
• Easy setup: download the app and start exploring with your phone’s built-in sensors
• Cross-platform support
• Portable: enhance your home learning or bring your device outside to study the world around you
• Fully compatible with Arduino hardware: keep experimenting with the Arduino Science Kit Physics Lab, as well as the Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense board
• Google Drive integration, as well as local download
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Terms and Conditions: https://www.arduino.cc/en/sj-terms-conditions
Privacy Policy: https://www.arduino.cc/en/privacy-policy
Children's Privacy Policy: https://www.arduino.cc/en/privacy-policy/children-privacy-policy
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Version history 21 versions
Build 876327388v6.7.02025-07-14 12:28:13
Added compatibility for new upcoming products
Build 870731323v6.6.02025-01-16 14:33:46
The Teacher Plan feature has been discontinued and is no longer available. Rest assured, all the core features of the app remain fully accessible.
Build 869789362v6.5.02024-10-23 09:44:35
Starting from this version, the Teacher Plan will no longer be available for subscription. In the next version, the associated features will be removed.
Build 865240496v6.4.02024-04-17 09:21:47
What's new:
- This update contains infrastructure improvements and fixes related to Collecting experiments & Barometer sensor readings
Bug Fixes:
- This release addresses issues when there are no experiments to collect and the App Crashes when you click on "Collect All" button
- Added fitness and motion user privacy permissions for Barometer readings
Build 862200770v6.3.02023-12-18 11:30:45
This update contains fixes related to triggers, as well as downloading PDF issues.
What’s New:
- New features: This update introduces new features for the Science Carrier R3.
- Accurate readings: We have updated the readings from the Voltage and Current sensors of the Science Carrier R3, so that you can now make even more accurate readings up to two decimal places.
Build 860397300v6.2.02023-10-10 13:34:13
In this update, we've expanded compatibility with newly introduced hardware, allowing for an extended array of possibilities.
What's New:
- Wider Hardware Compatibility: this update embraces the latest hardware, broadening the scope of our app's capabilities.
- Increased Sensor Integration: additionally, our app now offers extended support for various sensors, offering an even more diverse range of data collection and analysis opportunities.
Build 856095802v6.1.02023-04-06 08:23:52
Various Fixes
Build 853687510v6.0.62022-12-03 10:15:32
This version includes resolving a bug related to a missing record button in iPad landscape mode. You can now also see the timestamp for your sensor recordings as well as choose to only see the external sensors in the sensor view.
Build 853253981v6.0.52022-11-09 20:51:38
Minor updates to the collect past experiments flow as well as added the option to forget external devices from the sensor list.
Build 852646879v6.0.42022-10-08 21:37:37
This update contains bug fixes such as the keyboard hiding where you are writing, as well as fixing crash issues when downloading .csv files.
You can now also delete your Arduino account directly from the app by following the instructions in the Advanced Settings tab.
Build 850756583v6.0.32022-07-15 12:56:44
This update contains minor fixes to crash issues with recording as well as some minor UI updates.
Build 849923458v6.0.22022-06-13 09:00:50
Updated bugs which led to the app crashing when trying to record multiple sensors at the same time, as well as adding the multi-view of collective sensor recordings.
Build 848513409v6.0.12022-05-16 09:10:40
You can now drag and drop elements in the experiment editor, give your recordings names for easy sorting, and both undo and redo changes in the experiment editor.
Additionally, some bugs have been fixed such as the app crashing in landscape mode and the app not saving triggers.
Build 845928128v6.0.02022-03-18 21:26:49
In this version of the app, we have added a paid subscription plan to a Teacher plan which allows you to integrate Google Classroom with the Science Journal app.
With the Teacher Plan, you can:
• Create Google Classroom assignments from the app
• Attach experiments to an existing assignment
• Use the Science Journal app teacher plan with all the existing Google Classroom classes
We have also added some new cool features! For example, now your experiments can resemble real life science reports where you can add text into the experiment itself! Create and record more sensor readings and collect your findings in one place.
With the new version, you also get a new look and feel as well as new search, filtering and sorting features.
Build 843241279v5.0.12021-07-28 13:05:45
Minor bug fixes
Italian translation
Update of Terms and Conditions
Build 842469747v5.0.02021-06-03 06:01:49
- Arduino authentication available for Adult and Junior Accounts
- Integration with Google Drive to allow experiments backup
- New external links
Build 840247999v4.4.02021-01-28 23:10:16
Support for resistance sensor on Nano 33 BLE Sense
Build 840144266v4.3.02021-01-26 18:53:54
• Bug fixes
Build 839428987v4.2.02020-12-03 21:33:09
• New UI
• New getting started flow (for first time users)
• New Experiments Platform link in the sidebar
• New in-app welcome experiment
• Bug fixes
Build 838230846v4.1.02020-10-16 16:23:49
• New Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense board integration to run even more exciting experiments;
• New set of icons when taking snapshots of your external sensors!
• Improved iOS 14 compatibility.
Build 836373447v4.0.02020-09-07 12:24:45
No pricing data captured yet — comparisons appear once the app has paid storefronts or in-app purchases.
Availability 1 of 1 storefronts
| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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US | en-US | Free | 1.1k | 4.4 | 6.7.0 |
Change log 25 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
Added compatibility for new upcoming products
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description updated
The Arduino Science Journal (formerly Science Journal, an initiative by Google) is free and allows you to gather data about the world around you by harnessing t
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subtitle updated
Think like a real scientist!
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name updated
Arduino Science Journal
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Version 6.7.0 released
Added compatibility for new upcoming products
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Version 6.6.0 released
The Teacher Plan feature has been discontinued and is no longer available. Rest assured, all the core features of the app remain fully accessible.
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Version 6.5.0 released
Starting from this version, the Teacher Plan will no longer be available for subscription. In the next version, the associated features will be removed.
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Version 6.4.0 released
What's new:
- This update contains infrastructure improvements and fixes related to Collecting experiments & Barometer sensor readings
Bug Fixes:
- This release addresses issues when there are no experiments to collect and the App Crashes w
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Version 6.3.0 released
This update contains fixes related to triggers, as well as downloading PDF issues.
What’s New:
- New features: This update introduces new features for the Science Carrier R3.
- Accurate readings: We have updated the readings from the Volta
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Version 6.2.0 released
In this update, we've expanded compatibility with newly introduced hardware, allowing for an extended array of possibilities.
What's New:
- Wider Hardware Compatibility: this update embraces the latest hardware, broadening the scope of our
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Version 6.1.0 released
Various Fixes
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Version 6.0.6 released
This version includes resolving a bug related to a missing record button in iPad landscape mode. You can now also see the timestamp for your sensor recordings as well as choose to only see the external sensors in the sensor view.
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Version 6.0.5 released
Minor updates to the collect past experiments flow as well as added the option to forget external devices from the sensor list.
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Version 6.0.4 released
This update contains bug fixes such as the keyboard hiding where you are writing, as well as fixing crash issues when downloading .csv files.
You can now also delete your Arduino account directly from the app by following the instructions i
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Version 6.0.3 released
This update contains minor fixes to crash issues with recording as well as some minor UI updates.
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Version 6.0.2 released
Updated bugs which led to the app crashing when trying to record multiple sensors at the same time, as well as adding the multi-view of collective sensor recordings.
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Version 6.0.1 released
You can now drag and drop elements in the experiment editor, give your recordings names for easy sorting, and both undo and redo changes in the experiment editor.
Additionally, some bugs have been fixed such as the app crashing in landsca
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Version 6.0.0 released
In this version of the app, we have added a paid subscription plan to a Teacher plan which allows you to integrate Google Classroom with the Science Journal app.
With the Teacher Plan, you can:
• Create Google Classroom assignments fro
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Version 5.0.1 released
Minor bug fixes
Italian translation
Update of Terms and Conditions
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Version 5.0.0 released
- Arduino authentication available for Adult and Junior Accounts
- Integration with Google Drive to allow experiments backup
- New external links
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Version 4.4.0 released
Support for resistance sensor on Nano 33 BLE Sense
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Version 4.3.0 released
• Bug fixes
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Version 4.2.0 released
• New UI
• New getting started flow (for first time users)
• New Experiments Platform link in the sidebar
• New in-app welcome experiment
• Bug fixes
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Version 4.1.0 released
• New Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense board integration to run even more exciting experiments;
• New set of icons when taking snapshots of your external sensors!
• Improved iOS 14 compatibility.
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Version 4.0.0 released