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Built exclusively for AQA GCSE Physics

Stop reading textbooks.
Start fusing elements.

The interactive survival engine for AQA GCSE Physics. Students answer questions to fuse their way to iron, map their neural pathways with dynamic progression tracking, and keep their atomic core from going critical by regularly reviewing knowledge and understanding.

And for teachers: every answer your class gives feeds a lesson starter generator that builds targeted questions from the topics they have genuinely forgotten — so retrieval practice is meaningful in every lesson, with no extra planning.

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Flagship teacher toolLesson Starter Generator

Meaningful retrieval practice, in every single lesson.

One click builds a starter from what your class has genuinely forgotten — no trawling past papers, no guesswork. Display it on the board, question the room, and reveal answers when you are ready.

  • Built from real gaps
    Six questions drawn from the topics your class has actually forgotten or answered poorly.
  • You choose the scope
    Whole cohort or one class, all topics or specific sections. You decide, we create.
  • Ready for the board
    Full-screen display, dynamic text sizing, option to display as multiple choice, and answers revealed only when you want.
See how it works
11KR · Energy Section A Starter
1

Calculate the kinetic energy of a 1200 kg car at 15 m/s.

135 000 J

2

State the energy transfer when a kettle heats water.

3

Define specific heat capacity.

4

A spring is stretched 0.04 m. Find the energy stored.

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One platform, two roles

Built for the whole classroom

For Students: Survive the Core.

Every correct answer feeds your Atomic Core, fusing you from Hydrogen to Iron. Let it decay and the core goes critical — so revision stops being something you put off and becomes something you keep alive.

Your home base

The Lab

  • 1,000+ spec-mapped questions

    Every AQA topic split into Section A and B, so you always know exactly what you are practising.

  • AI Lab Assistant

    Stuck on a question? Your tutor walks you through the thinking, pitched at grade 4, 7 or 9.

  • Exam tools on tap

    Scientific calculator and the full equation sheet, one tap away while you work.

  • New learning or practise all

    Meet fresh spec points, or shuffle everything you have seen for proper retrieval practice.

  • Beat the 24-hour decay

    Answers fade over time. Answer 20 questions in a day to lock in Perfect Stability.

Equation Architect

Four escalating stages, from spotting the variables to full Platinum calculations — rearranging and unit work drilled until it is automatic.

The Particle Zoo

Collect all 17 Standard Model particles by hitting real milestones — finishing a paper, holding a streak, mastering a topic.

  • Target your exact weak points with the dynamic Neural Map.
  • Sit full mock papers, timed or untimed, with tools but no tutor.
  • Watch your mastery of every spec point rise on your own dashboard.
Explore the Lab

For Teachers: See the Unseen.

Your students’ independent practice becomes live evidence — and the Lesson Starter Generator turns that evidence into targeted questions for your very next lesson. Meaningful retrieval practice every time, without adding to your workload.

Flagship tool

Lesson Starter Generator

  • Targeted, not generic

    Six questions chosen from the spec points your class has forgotten or keeps getting wrong.

  • Class and topic control

    Pick a group and choose all topics or specific sections, then refresh for a new set.

  • Made for the room

    Full-screen mode with dynamic text sizing so students at the back can read every word.

  • You control the reveal

    Show multiple-choice options or answers per question — perfect for cold-call questioning.

  • Zero planning time

    No trawling past papers. The starter is ready before your class has sat down.

  • Live progress for every student and class, against every spec point.
  • Spot class-wide weak areas before mock exams, not after them.
  • Printable progress reports for parents' evenings and interventions.

Development roadmap

Always leveling up

Recently added

Shipped
  • Neural Map weak-area practice
    Drill the exact spec points you got wrong most recently, one tap from the map.
  • 24h Core Stability mechanics
    A tug-of-war stability bar with real consequences — miss too many and your core goes critical.
  • Stability streak counter
    Track the number of days you've kept your core alive with a highly visible flame badge.
  • Element fusion progression
    Every correct answer builds you toward the next element — Hydrogen through Iron.

Coming soon

In the lab
  • Updated exam practice tools
    Exam practice and identification of strengths and weaknesses as expected but with future plans to support live exam sessions where users complete the same questions at the same time and receive feedback on their efforts compared to others! Time to get competitive!
  • Support for KS3 learning and other GCSE Sciences
    Upcoming support for our younger learners and Biology and Chemistry classes following the same philosophy as the current Physics offering.

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