GCSE syllabus
Every GCSE Chemistry Foundation skill maps to a topic in the syllabus, so sessions cover what the exams test.
GCSE Chemistry Foundation
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GCSE Chemistry Foundation tutor
Pioneered by Stanford AI researchers and learning scientists, Aristotle is the world's first voice-based AI tutor. Built for the GCSE Chemistry Foundation syllabus and exams.
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Your exam goal
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Exam prep
How does Aristotle help with GCSE Chemistry Foundation exam prep?
Aristotle tracks 200 GCSE Chemistry Foundation skills, finds the ones costing your child points, and plans review back from exam day.
Unit-by-unit review
Follows the syllabus, unit by unit.
Exam-style practice
Your child talks it through. Aristotle coaches from the step that went wrong.
Help on demand
Any time before the exam. No booking.
A parent view
See what's mastered and what's left.
Features
All the tools of a great tutor.
Talk things through, work side by side, and come back next time to a tutor who remembers where you left off.
Learn out loud
Ask questions out loud, hear explanations in Aristotle’s voice, and interrupt whenever you need to.
An interactive whiteboard
Aristotle draws steps, diagrams, and images to help you learn visually.
Practice built for you
Get practice problems tailored to the exact topics you’re struggling with.
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Review with ease
Revisit session summaries, session whiteboards, and uploads in one place.
Upload your own materials
Aristotle can read and navigate any PDFs and images with the learner. That includes textbooks with hundreds of pages!
Personalized tracking
We break all subjects down into granular skills, then track mistakes and mastery on each one. Parents can see the whole picture at a glance.
A tutor that knows you
Aristotle remembers every session: what you’ve covered, where you got stuck, how you like things explained. It picks up right where you left off.
The curriculum
200 GCSE Chemistry Foundation skills, personalized to your child
Aristotle is designed to always know what to teach at exactly the right time.
Sample curriculum
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Atomic structure and the periodic table
Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
Quantitative chemistry
Chemical changes
Energy changes
The rate and extent of chemical change
Organic chemistry
Chemical analysis
Chemistry of the atmosphere
Using resources
GCSE Chemistry Foundation tutoring curriculum200 skills across 10 units
Atomic structure and the periodic table
Topics: A simple model of the atom, symbols, relative atomic mass, electronic charge and isotopes, The periodic table, Properties of transition metals.
Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
Topics: Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic, How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances, Structure and bonding of carbon, Bulk and surface properties of matter including nanoparticles.
Quantitative chemistry
Topics: Chemical measurements, conservation of mass and the quantitative interpretation of chemical equations, Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure substances, Yield and atom economy of chemical reactions.
Chemical changes
Topics: Reactivity of metals, Reactions of acids, Electrolysis.
Energy changes
Topics: Exothermic and endothermic reactions, Chemical cells and fuel cells.
The rate and extent of chemical change
Topics: Rate of reaction, Reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium.
Organic chemistry
Topics: Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock, Reactions of alkenes and alcohols, Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers.
Chemical analysis
Topics: Purity, formulations and chromatography, Identification of common gases, Identification of ions by chemical and spectroscopic means.
Chemistry of the atmosphere
Topics: The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases, Common atmospheric pollutants and their sources.
Using resources
Topics: Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, Life cycle assessment and recycling, Using materials, The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers.
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Common questions about online GCSE Chemistry Foundation tutoring
A few things you might wonder before getting started.
What does Aristotle's GCSE Chemistry Foundation course cover?
Aristotle's GCSE Chemistry Foundation course tracks 200 skills across 10 units, mapped to the GCSE specification, including Atomic structure and the periodic table, Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter, and Quantitative chemistry. Every skill is linked to the skills it builds on, so the tutor always knows which parts of GCSE Chemistry Foundation your child has mastered and what to teach next.
Does Aristotle follow the GCSE Chemistry Foundation syllabus?
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