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Active Explorer on Windows Pc

Developed By: American Assn. for the Adv. of Science

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: December 26, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.0
Size 8.7 MB
Release Date October 20, 14
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (10)]

Description from Developer:
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 websit... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Active Explorer and install on Windows PC. Active Explorer is free Education app, developed by American Assn. for the Adv. of Science. Latest version of Active Explorer is 2.0, was released on 2014-10-20 (updated on 2023-12-26). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Active Explorer is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Active Explorer on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Active Explorer on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Active Explorer on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Active Explorer using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Active Explorer" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Active Explorer on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Active Explorer" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.0.

Download Active Explorer 2.0 on Windows PC – 8.7 MB

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.

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.