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Features
Interactive Animations and Models
There is a huge range of interactivity in Absorb - ranging from simple animations that show hidden concepts, to powerful models that allow flexible experimentation.
The key to Absorb courseware is allowing students to think for themselves, rather than simply learning facts. Investigations are used in each unit, with the student operating controls and interpreting results or data. Questions link with these investigations, focusing the student on key learning objectives.
Key principles are animated in Absorb Chemistry for GCSE, with a clean and accessible style being used to illustrate the concept.
If you've got Flash Player 5 or later installed, you can try the example animation below, which shows how increasing surface area affects rate of reaction.
Crocodile Chemistry Simulations
Absorb Chemistry for GCSE also incorporates powerful simulation from Crocodile Chemistry.
These simulations give an environment where free experimentation in a virtual chemistry lab can be used. They allow reactions to be studied, looking at how changing properties affects the outcome.
Videos
Videos are used to show key reactions performed by experts in the lab.
We have created many videos of experiments for Absorb Chemistry for GCSE. This allows your students to study difficult and dangerous reactions that they wouldn't normally see in a school lab. They also provide a vital opportunity for real-life observations, which can be related to the animations.
Questions
Each unit has questions within the narrative, designed to break up the text and check understanding of what has been covered. They can be used as a basis for classroom discussion while presenting on a whiteboard, or to help involve pupils studying alone. Each unit also has a set of test questions at the end. These cover what has been studied in the unit.
If you're using Internet Explorer 5 or later, you can try the example below - choose an answer and then click on the green button to check it.
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4. Which type of zinc has the largest surface area? |
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