ixplain GCSE Science for Life

Improve your understanding & results in GCSE Science

This ixplain Science app makes learning fun and easy and will dramatically improve your understanding and exam results if you put in the time. As a big bonus, it also gives you some great careers ideas and tests you on what skills you will need for employment.

It’s quick and simple to use and provides four ways to learn:

Browse & Learn via the highest quality content

Quiz & Learn via timed interactive quizzes with 3 options of 10,30 or 50 questions

Flick & Learn via our high quality illustrations and photos,

Watch & Learn via the Youtube videos linked to the content

Enjoy ixplain and please tell your friends about it. We also have ixplain apps for Chemistry, Maths, Additional Science, Physics and Biology along with Apps supporting F1inSchools and the BLOODHOUNDSSC project.

Written by Ann Fullick and Catherine Jones and supported by award winning careers writer Liz Reece & skills expert Gareth Lewis.

We work hard to ensure iXplain content is totally accurate. However, if you find anything you think is incorrect or you have ideas about how we can improve the app for you please tweet us via the Twitter link in the app.

Provides multiple ways to learn

Can improve their understanding and results by providing the building blocks of knowledge via the key terms.

Can empower them as you become familiar with the technical language and key terms of the subjects

Can give them a sense of belonging to a subject community through increased ownership of the key terminology

Provides invaluable practice in reading and answering questions under time pressure

Provide a fun element which supports learning and revision

Can hopefully inspire them via the careers ideas

Connects them with employers

Please see below for the full content covered along with how the stats sections works along with the technical requirements.

App Content

This app is based on the AQA Science specification and covers the following topics:

Biology B1

how science works

keeping healthy

nerves and hormones

the use and abuse of drugs

interdependence and adaptation

energy and biomass in food chains

waste materials from plants and animals

variation and control

evolution

Chemistry 1

how science works.

the fundamental ideas in chemistry.

limestone and building materials.

metals and their uses.

crude oil and fuels.

other useful substances from crude oil.

plant oils and their uses.

changes in the earth and its atmosphere.

Physics 1

transfer of energy by heating process.

energy and efficiency.

usefulness of electrical appliances.

generating electricity.

using waves.

Topic quizzes: questions are presented randomly.

The % score is shown at the end of the quiz - a button takes you to the summary of the questions you got right or wrong. You can go back to the original questions or facts to improve your understanding.

iXplain records your progress on three dials as you start learning:

1 shows the % of the content you have read

2 shows the score of your last test

3 shows the % of the content you have answered correctly.

Technical Requirements

Minimum 3G is needed to view the links and videos. Please be aware that 3G/4G uses your data allowance.

Copyright

All ixplain copyright belongs to ImpartIQ Ltd and Ann Fullick and Catherine Jones except edubranding partners National Grid who retain copyright of their content