This free app does not teach but could be a good multiple choice review before a chemistry exam. The app includes three, 20 multiple-choice question quizzes covering the basic concepts of high school chemistry. When students score 80% or higher on a quiz, they permanently unlock one of the three games. Unfortunately, the games will not be the incentive that motivates a student to finish the quizzes. Students receive no feedback during the quiz, only a score of percent correct at the end. Hence, this is truly an app to test one's knowledge, not for learning or fun. There is the option for students to see the 60 quiz questions in one Mega Chemistry Quiz Challenge and get answers as they go along, but even in this option there are no explanations just an indication of the correct answer. The questions are well written and accurate and can serve as a good review.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Attention
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Visual Discrimination
• Words used during activity can be too small or difficult to read
• Visual Motor Speed
• Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation

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