Games for Years 10 and 11
Where the exam boards differ, a game says which board it follows. For equations, see the physics equation sheet, and for masses of elements, the periodic table by exam board.
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GCSE science games
Science games for GCSE students in Years 10 and 11. Each one practises a skill that exam questions test.
New & updatedInside the Atom
Chemistry
Count the protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom, write its electronic structure and spot isotopes, which are atoms of one element with different numbers of neutrons.
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Balance It
Chemistry
Pick the balanced symbol equation, count the atoms on each side and add state symbols such as (s) for solid and (aq) for dissolved in water.
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New & updatedBlood Glucose
Biology
Work out how insulin and glucagon control blood glucose, read glucose graphs and answer questions about diabetes.
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New & updatedBonding Blitz
Chemistry
Look at the atoms in each substance, decide if the bond is ionic, covalent or metallic, then see why.
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Cell Builder
Biology
Put each part in its place in an animal cell, a plant cell and a bacterial cell, then match each part to its job.
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Circuit Builder
Physics
Build series and parallel circuits, predict what the ammeter or voltmeter will read, then watch the bulb light up.
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New & updatedCircuit Symbols
Physics
Recognise circuit symbols or match their functions in ten questions. Includes an untimed option.
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New & updatedDot and Cross Diagrams
Chemistry
Practise dot and cross diagrams for GCSE covalent and ionic bonding. Check shared pairs, lone pairs and ion charges in ten questions for Years 9-11
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New & updatedElectrolysis Products
Chemistry
Work out what forms at each electrode when electricity splits molten compounds and solutions, then match the ions and half equations.
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New & updatedElectromagnet Workshop
Physics
Change the turns, current and core to make an electromagnet stronger, find its north pole, then use F = B I l and Fleming's left-hand rule.
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New & updatedEnergy Changes
Chemistry
Sort reactions into exothermic, which heat the surroundings, and endothermic, which cool them, then read reaction profiles and work out energy changes from bond energies.
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Energy Stores
Physics
Name the energy store that empties, the store that fills and how the energy moves between them in everyday scenes, then work out the efficiency.
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New & updatedEnzyme Activity
Biology
Match each digestive enzyme to the food molecule it breaks down, find the best temperature or pH on a rate graph, then work out a rate from a time.
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Equation Rearranger
Physics
Rearrange each physics equation, then use it to calculate an answer with the right number and unit.
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New & updatedFlame Test Lab
Chemistry
Name the metal ion from the colour of its flame, choosing from lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium and copper, with AQA or Edexcel colour words.
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New & updatedFood Tests Lab
Biology
Match the Benedict's, iodine, Biuret and emulsion tests to sugars, starch, protein and fats, then pick the colour you see when the substance is there.
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New & updatedFractional Distillation
Chemistry
Find where each crude oil fraction, a group of compounds with similar boiling points, leaves the column, then compare alkanes and write their formulas.
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New & updatedGroup Trends
Chemistry
Place each element in group 1, 7 or 0, put the trends in order, then predict which halogen takes the place of another in a compound.
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New & updatedHalf-Life
Physics
Watch a sample decay, read the half-life off the graph, work out what is left after each half-life and balance alpha and beta decay equations.
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New & updatedHeart and Circulation
Biology
Label the chambers and blood vessels of the heart, from the right atrium and both ventricles to the aorta, then follow the blood round the body.
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New & updatedHeat It Up
Physics
Work out how far the temperature rises and how much energy it takes to melt ice or boil water, then read a heating curve.
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New & updatedMagnification Challenge
Biology
Use the magnification formula to find the magnification, image size or real size, convert between mm, µm and nm, then read a scale bar.
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New & updatedMole Ratio Rush
Chemistry
Turn a mass into moles, use the mole ratio from the equation, then find the mass of the product.
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New & updatedMoments Balance
Physics
Find the force or distance that balances the beam, then work out the moment, or turning effect, in N m, with distances in cm and masses in kg.
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New & updatedMotion Graphs
Physics
Read distance-time and velocity-time graphs, then find the speed or acceleration from the gradient, or steepness, and the distance from the area under the line.
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New & updatedNatural Selection
Biology
Follow how inherited variation, the differences passed from parents to offspring, changes a population over generations, then apply it to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
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New & updatedOhm's law
Physics
Practise Ohm's law, read I-V graphs and connect current, potential difference and resistance. GCSE physics for Years 9-11
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New & updatedOsmosis Lab
Biology
Predict which way water moves, work out the percentage change in mass, then read the graph from the potato practical.
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New & updatedPathogens and Disease
Biology
Match each disease to its pathogen, the microbe that causes it, then find out how it spreads and when vaccines or antibiotics can stop it.
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Periodic Table Challenge
Chemistry
Place elements by group and period, pick their electron arrangements and add up relative formula mass, using your own exam board's periodic table.
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New & updatedpH Detective
Chemistry
Sort samples on the pH scale from acidic to alkaline, name the salt each acid makes and tell strong acids from concentrated ones.
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New & updatedPhotosynthesis Lab
Biology
Read rate graphs to find the limiting factor, the thing holding the rate back, then build the word equation for photosynthesis.
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New & updatedPressure Dive
Physics
Use p = F ÷ A to find the pressure under a heel, a pin, a snowshoe and a tyre, then follow a diver down as water pressure rises.
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New & updatedPunnett Squares
Biology
Fill in each box of a Punnett square for a genetic cross, then find the ratio of dominant to recessive offspring.
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New & updatedRadiation Types
Physics
Name alpha, beta or gamma radiation from what stops it, then decide if an object is contaminated or irradiated.
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New & updatedRates of Reaction Graphs
Chemistry
Read the curve to find the mean rate, pick the fastest reaction and use tangents to find the rate at one moment.
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New & updatedReactivity Rank
Chemistry
Rank metals from most to least reactive using your exam board's list, then say which metal can push another out of its compound.
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New & updatedReflex Arc
Biology
Put the reflex arc in order, name each lettered part, then find the receptor, which senses, and the effector, which responds, in reflexes you know.
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New & updatedRelative Formula Mass
Chemistry
Practise relative formula mass with subscripts, brackets and percentages in a GCSE chemistry game for Years 9-11
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New & updatedRespiration Equations
Biology
Build word equations for aerobic respiration, which uses oxygen, and anaerobic respiration, which does not, then match the formulae and say where respiration happens.
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Resultant Force
Physics
Combine the forces on a free body diagram to find the resultant force and its direction, then use F = m a to work out the acceleration.
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New & updatedRf Race
Chemistry
Measure how far the spot and the solvent front have moved on a chromatogram, calculate the Rf value, then decide if a sample is pure or a mixture.
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New & updatedSpring Stretch
Physics
Use F = ke to work out forces and spring constants, read force-extension graphs, then find the energy a stretched spring stores.
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Stopping Distance
Physics
Sort road factors, calculate thinking and braking distances, then add them to find a vehicle's stopping distance.
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New & updatedTerminal Velocity
Physics
Study terminal velocity with falling-object graphs, forces and GCSE calculations in a free physics game for Years 10-11
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Unit Sprint
Physics
Convert as many units as you can in 60 seconds, including prefixes, hours into seconds, km/h into m/s and cm² into m².
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New & updatedWave Lab
Physics
Change a live wave, read it off a grid, calculate its speed with the wave speed equation, then put the electromagnetic spectrum in order.
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New & updatedWork Done
Physics
Practise work done, rearrange W = Fs and check energy transfers in this GCSE physics game for Years 9-11
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