Interactive Chemistry offers science games and simulations for teaching principles from middle school through university level. Its activities cover ionic and covalent bonding, cellular respiration, reactions, and molecular interactions. The games were created by chemistry teacher Steven Sogo with help from high school students at Laguna Beach High School. The site describes its purpose as making free web-based learning activities for science. The Cell Model 2025 game works on iPads, Android tablets, and most phones. The Double Replacement Reaction Simulator is playable on laptops, Chromebooks, and mobile devices. In the Matchmaker double replacement game, students receive immediate feedback when they produce correct products and can practice balancing equations; its page links to suggested lessons and an instructional video. The service lists Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, and its plan is Free at 0.00 USD per free. Users can report bugs or suggest features through forms, and the maker says its experiments and prototypes are unfinished and may have bugs. Prototype code is available on GitHub for users who want to finish it themselves.
Who it is for
It suits teachers and learners looking for chemistry practice through games and simulations, from middle school through university. Device access varies by activity, so users should check the supported devices for the particular game.
What is good
- Covers bonding, respiration, reactions, and molecular interactions.
- Matchmaker gives feedback on correct products.
- Matchmaker provides equation-balancing practice.
- Classroom lessons and an instructional video are linked.
What to know first
- The maker describes experiments and prototypes as unfinished.
- Prototypes may contain bugs or problems.
Verdict
Interactive Chemistry combines topic-specific games with simulations and classroom materials, including feedback and equation practice in Matchmaker. Its unfinished prototypes may have bugs, so treat them as works in progress.
Interactive Chemistry plans and pricing
All plansCompared on chemistry simulation software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Virtual labs
- Yes
- Molecular modeling
- Yes
- Reaction simulation
- Yes
- Equation tools
- Yes
- Delivery
- mixed
