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Software and Games : Software Categories : Education & Reference : Educational Subjects : Chemistry : GCSE
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GSP
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GSP
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GSP
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The Times
Written by practising teachers, The Times Education Series GCSE Chemistry is an interactive CD-ROM designed to be both a study aid during the two-year course and a revision top-up when you're preparing for the actual exam.It's divided into six chapters and covers Basic Chemistry, the Atomic Model, Uses of Chemistry, Chemical Reactions, Measurements, along with Chemistry and the Earth. Within each chapter you'll find various sub-topics covering the key items in the syllabus including elements compounds and mixtures, gas laws, atomic structure, allotropes, acids and alkalis, the Periodic Table, rates of reaction, titrations, changes to the atmosphere and geological changes.
What distinguishes this from a printed text book however, is the level of interactivity, especially in the Experiments section where you'll find nine "virtual" experiments you can do on the computer without having to prepare all the equipment and clean up afterwards. These include flame and gas tests, evaporation and dissolving, combustion, determining empirical formulas, how temperature affects the rate of reaction and the principle and effect of concentrations. It's very like the real thing. In the flame tests, for example, you'll see eight 3-D bottles on the screen. Pick one and you'll then watch as it's introduced into a Bunsen burner flame--your job is to note the result and then name both the element and its chemical symbol. If you get stuck, you can click the Help button for context sensitive hints and tips.
Elsewhere the Tests & Achievement section quizzes you on the contents of the course, though rightly points out that the results--which you can review at any time--shouldn't be taken as an accurate guide of how you'll do in the final exam; you're not given marks for showing working out, for example.
In all, this is an excellent product that will support a motivated student throughout the GCSE Chemistry course. The Experiments section also makes excellent use of the multimedia features of your PC. --Rob Beattie
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Idigicon
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The Times
The Times Revision Series GCSE Chemistry is an easy-to-use and very well put together revision aid that uses Explorer and Netscape browsers. It covers five subject areas all based on the GCSE 2003/4 syllabus and includes tests for each topic.The program allows children to use the study plan wizard to create their own revision schedule according to their exam board, syllabus and time available. Children can choose to focus on areas of weakness, work sequentially through units of work or devise their own personal plan. Detailed reports show the child how they are doing and whether their revision schedule is on track.
The syllabus is covered in short units that are taught through explanations with text, diagrams and interactive activities. Questions take the form of multiple choice, labelling diagrams, analysis of tables, graphs and text.
Children can also study examination techniques and practise these skills. There are exam practice papers covering six exam boards with 80 mock questions. Children can also customise their own tests from the database of questions. Model answers are given. --Amanda York
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Dorling Kindersley
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Europress
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Europress
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Aircom
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Letts
The Letts range of GCSE titles are revision courses on CD-ROM covering every exam board. Each title is designed with the specific course in mind--you cannot revise the same way for each subject (as there are no set "right" or "wrong" answers in English, unlike Chemistry for example). Once the program has been installed (please note you will still need to put the CD in the drive due to the large amount of content) you will need to log in as a user. Multiple users can be entered and all individual scores and progress will be stored. You're now ready to revise. The main screen provides three main options-Revision, Progress and Mock Exam. "Revision" is broken into the main study sections and includes exam and revision hints and tips. "Progress" is where you'll find the records of results, how much content you've covered and which areas need more practice. The "Mock Exam" includes the answers, so you can test yourself first or run through the paper and view the answers at the same time. As well, the software comes with a manual that's also available online within the program, a timer which allows you to set limits for revision sessions and a pop-up notebook. Titles available in the Letts GCSE range are Maths, English, Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, French, German and Spanish.
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Avanquest Software
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd
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Idigicon
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Avanquest Software
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Aircom
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Life Software
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd
The Chemistry CD from the Dorling Kindersley GCSE revision series is designed to run on a Windows (NT5, 95 or 98, or 2000) platform on a PC with at least Pentium 75MHz speed, or on a Macintosh with System 7.6.1 or later. It provides the user with the ability to tailor his revision for particular tiers of Chemistry study within the GCSE framework (including differences for Scotland and Ireland), and distinguishes between the curriculum for 2001 and 2002. The content presentation is straightforward and linked visually. For example, key Physical and Chemical facts--little lessons in themselves--can be pulled from a virtual filing system. These can be printed for off-line study or convenience.You can create an exam by selecting the proportion of questions in various areas, so that revision can be concentrated on particularly troublesome or complicated area. Questions (and worked examples) feature sensible multiple choice answers--sometimes with multiple answers (identifying electron shells, for example)--and give clear explanations of the correct solution after you have answered. Quicktime 4 is required for driving multimedia components (printing, animation and sound for example), and this is available for installation from the same CD. --Wilf Hey