Atomic Theory & Radioactivity
Investigate how atomic models changed in response to experimental evidence, compare isotopes, model alpha, beta and gamma decay, and explore radioactive half-life using…
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33 chemistry simulations, guided investigations and challenges, mapped to the WA and Australian curricula, US standards and GCSE.
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Atoms & the Periodic Table
Periodic Table & Reactivity Challenge
A randomised challenge testing periodic table position, chemical families, valence electrons, noble-gas stability and reactivity trend predictions.
Periodic Table & Reactivity Explorer
Explore how atomic structure, electron shells, groups and periods explain patterns in the periodic table and help predict the properties and reactivity of metals,…
Periodic Table & Reactivity Investigation
A guided investigation where students connect groups, periods and valence electrons to chemical families, noble-gas stability and reactivity trends in alkali metals and…
Radioactivity & Stable Atoms Investigation
A guided investigation where students connect protons, neutrons and isotopes to the neutron-to-proton balance, predicting decay type and interpreting half-life.
Chemical Reactions
Acids, Bases, pH & Neutralisation Investigation
A guided Year 9 investigation where students read the pH scale, use indicators, connect acids and bases to H⁺ and OH⁻ particles, and model neutralisation as salt and…
Chemical Reactions & Conservation Challenge
A randomised Year 9 challenge where students use particle models and equations to identify reactants and products, compare atom counts, and justify why atoms are…
Chemical Reactions & Conservation Explorer
Explore chemical reactions by comparing reactants and products, tracking atom counts, and seeing that atoms are rearranged rather than created or destroyed.
Chemical Reactions & Conservation Investigation
A guided Year 9 investigation where students identify reactants and products, count atoms before and after a reaction, and explain conservation of atoms using simple…
Chemical Response Challenge
A real-world chemistry capstone where students diagnose a contaminated water sample, choose a treatment reaction, optimise reaction rate and submit a scientific…
Decomposition Reactions Challenge
A randomised challenge where students identify decomposition reactions, choose products, interpret evidence, recognise non-decomposition examples and apply atom…
Decomposition Reactions Explorer
Explore decomposition reactions as the pattern where one reactant breaks into two or more products, connecting word equations, particle models, energy input and…
Decomposition Reactions Investigation
A guided Year 10 investigation where students recognise the decomposition pattern, write word equations, connect energy input to bond breaking, use evidence and check…
Displacement Reactions Challenge
A randomised challenge where students use the reactivity series to predict displacement products, recognise no-reaction cases, interpret evidence and apply conservation…
Displacement Reactions Explorer
Explore displacement reactions using the pattern A + BC → AC + B, before-and-after particle models, reactivity decisions, no-reaction cases and atom conservation.
Displacement Reactions Investigation
A guided investigation where students spot the displacement pattern, compare reactivity, predict products, model the particle swap and check conservation of atoms.
Physical vs Chemical Change Challenge
A randomised Year 8 challenge where students classify changes, choose evidence, and correct common misconceptions about physical and chemical change.
Physical vs Chemical Change Explorer
Explore physical and chemical changes by comparing everyday examples such as melting, boiling, dissolving, rusting, burning and vinegar reacting with bicarbonate,…
Physical vs Chemical Change Investigation
A guided Year 8 investigation where students classify changes, identify evidence such as gas, colour change, heat, light and precipitate formation, and explain whether a…
Reaction Rates Challenge
A challenge where students predict faster reaction conditions and justify their answers using collision frequency, successful collisions and activation energy.
Reaction Rates Explorer
Explore how temperature, concentration, surface area and catalysts affect reaction rate using collision frequency, successful collisions and activation-energy models.
Reaction Rates Investigation
A guided investigation where students run controlled comparisons and explain how temperature, concentration, surface area and catalysts affect reaction rate.
Synthesis Reactions Challenge
A randomised challenge where students identify synthesis reactions, choose products, distinguish synthesis from decomposition and displacement, interpret evidence and…
Synthesis Reactions Explorer
Explore synthesis reactions using before-and-after particle models, Pearson-style reaction patterns, word equations, balanced equations and atom conservation. Students…
Synthesis Reactions Investigation
A guided investigation where students recognise the synthesis pattern, identify reactants and products, compare particle models, use evidence and check conservation of…
Chemistry & the Environment
The Great Smog of London — What Made the Air Deadly?
Investigate the Great Smog of London using authentic daily smoke, sulphur dioxide and mortality data. Explore temperature inversions through a labelled model, interpret…
Mixtures & Solutions
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures Challenge
A challenge covering classification of elements, compounds and mixtures, chemical bonding, fixed vs variable ratio, and reasoning about real examples like salt water,…
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures Explorer
An explorer showing elements, compounds and mixtures at the particle level — bonded vs unbonded atoms, and fixed vs variable ratio — using real substances like water,…
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures Guided Investigation
A guided investigation building up elements, compounds and mixtures step by step: chemical bonding, why compounds have new properties, fixed vs variable ratio, and how…
Separating Mixtures Challenge
A Year 8 challenge where students choose suitable separation methods, identify the physical property being used, select apparatus and correct common misconceptions about…
Solution Concentration Explorer
Explore how solute amount and solution volume affect concentration. Investigate dilution and evaporation, calculate molar concentration, and compare solutions with…
Particles & States of Matter
States of Matter Challenge
A randomised Year 8 challenge where students identify particle diagrams, predict the effect of heating and cooling, distinguish melting from boiling, and correct common…
States of Matter Investigation
A guided Year 8 investigation into solids, liquids and gases using particle arrangement, particle motion and energy. Students compare states, observe heating and phase…