Built for AQA GCSE Physics & Chemistry

Stop reading textbooks.
Start fusing elements.

The interactive survival engine for AQA GCSE Physics and Chemistry. Students answer questions to fuse their way to iron, explore the Atlas revision maps with notes, models and required practicals, 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.

See it in action

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The Atlas, Chemistry, Quark the AI tutor and the fusion rewards — everything new, in under a minute.

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

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

135 000 J

State the energy transfer when a kettle heats water.

Define specific heat capacity.

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

Drawn from 42 decayed answersReveal all

NewAI Lab Assistant

Stuck on a question? Ask the Lab Assistant.

Our built-in AI tutor sits right next to every Lab question. It walks you through the physics, prods your thinking, and helps you crack the reasoning yourself — it will never just tell you the answer.

Socratic tutoring
Guides you through the reasoning without ever handing over the answer.
On-topic guardrails
Grounded in the exact question and spec point in front of you — no distractions.
Free for signed-in students
A generous daily message quota, included with your account.

Try the Lab Assistant Explore the Lab

Lab Assistant

Socratic tutor · online

I don't get why the current is the same everywhere in a series circuit.

Great question. Think about the charges flowing round the loop — where else could they go? What does that tell you about how many pass each point per second?

…oh. There's only one path.

Exactly. Now — what does that mean for the current at each component?

Ask about this question…

NewTeacher Console

Run your groups from one dashboard.

The teacher dashboard now groups students into classes, filters progress by class or topic paper so you can stay on top of tracking progress without all the paper work.

Classes with join codes
Name a class and allow students to join effortlessly with a generated QR code or class code which are generated instantly for students.
Course settings that stick
Set Combined or Triple and Foundation or Higher once — every student who joins inherits it so you know they are learning the right things.
Search and class averages
Find any of your students in seconds, or switch to class view for whole-group progress. See progress against every specification point and in key tools such as equation architect.

Signature toolEquation Architect

Master every AQA equation — one guided step at a time.

The Architect breaks intimidating word problems into a repeatable 3-step method: map the variables, pick the formula, then compute. Rinse and repeat to unlock tiers from Silver all the way to six markers in Platinum.

Map the variables
Drag knowns onto the question so the physics becomes visible before any maths.
Pick the right formula
Rearrange the AQA equation sheet so your unknown lands on the left.
Compute with confidence
Plug values in, check units, and fuse the answer to earn tier points.

Open the Architect See your progress

1Map

2Formula

3Compute

▶ Step 1 of 3Next instruction

Identify the variables in the question.

An LED has a potential difference of Voltage=3V across it and a 20 mA current flowing through it. Calculate its resistance.

Variable bank

VoltageCurrentResistancePowerCharge

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.
Keep knowledge fresh
Knowledge fades over time. Refresh fading topics through Core Maintenance — time away never locks you out.

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

Chemistry has landed
A full AQA GCSE Chemistry course with its own question bank, element collection, shiny isotopes and the Quantitative Engine for calculation practice.
The Atlas revision maps
Every Physics and Chemistry topic as an interactive map — Quick Notes, Full Notes, models, required practicals and self-guided journeys.
Quark, the AI lab tutor
Stuck on a question? Quark breaks down your exact misconception step by step, with safeguarding built in.
Installable app with homework alerts
Add Particle Playground to your phone's home screen and opt in to push notifications when new homework lands.

Coming soon

In the lab

Live exam sessions
Future plans for live exam practice where a class completes the same questions at the same time and compares feedback. Time to get competitive!
Biology
GCSE Biology is next, following the same philosophy as the Physics and Chemistry courses.

Stop reading textbooks.Start fusing elements.