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Active Explorer 2.0

8.7 MB / 1+ Downloads / Rating 5.0 - 1 reviews


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Active Explorer, developed and published by American Assn. for the Adv. of Science, has released its latest version, 2.0, on 2014-10-20. This app falls under the Education category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 100 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 5.0, based on 1 reviews.

Active Explorer APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.aaas.activeexplorerapp

Updated: 10 years ago

Developer Name: American Assn. for the Adv. of Science

Category: Education

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Active Explorer on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Previous Versions

Active Explorer 2.0
2014-10-20 / 8.7 MB / Android 4.0+

About this app

Send kids on fun, educational Quests with Active Explorer on their mobile devices!



Educators, afterschool providers, group leaders, or parents log in to the Active Explorer website as leaders and create Quests for kids. Leaders then share the Quest number and password with their student explorers so they can complete the Quest.



Using the Active Explorer app, kids participate in a Quest by capturing data via photo, video, audio, text, map coordinate, and/or graph.



Similar to a scavenger hunt, a Quest might ask students to create data that includes:




  • Notes about different kinds of seeds found in a kid's backyard

  • Pictures of items in a museum visited on a field trip

  • Videos interviewing a kid's family members

  • Map coordinates showing the most popular restaurants in an explorer's town



As explorers work their way through the quest requirements, they can upload the resources they create to the Active Explorer website. Then, kids go to the website to use that data to make posters, comics, slide shows, and other SmartWorks to show off the information they compiled.



Active Explorer collects no personally identifiable information from explorers. Both the website and the app are free of charge and ad-free. visit http://active-explorer.com to learn more.

App Permissions

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to read from external storage.