No entry assessment is required. Students may enrol directly, and the course begins from the foundations of its published sequence.
Current programme rhythm · IB Chemistry Scientific Investigation
Weekly commitment at a glance
From current offering data
Programme length
10 weeks
Live lesson cadence
1 weekday lesson weekly + 1 weekend lesson every other week
Session duration
90–180 minutes
Total contact hours
30 hours
Independent practice
The programme includes one 90-minute weekday seminar each week and one three-hour guided investigation workshop every other weekend: 15 meetings and 30 live contact hours over ten weeks. Independent experimental and writing time is additional.
Feedback turnaround
Submitted work is normally returned within three working days.
Parent-summary cadence
At agreed programme checkpoints
Time zone
Local time
Timetable status
Wed · 17:15–18:45 · weekly; Sat · 13:00–16:00 · every other weekend
The current offering remains the authoritative source for dates, times and availability.
Scientific Investigation support
One investigation. Two clearly defined roles.
The student owns the investigation from first question to final submission. Two structured group lessons each week provide support where scientific decisions matter most.
10 weeksOne connected investigation pathway
2 × 90 minGroup lessons each week
20 lessonsStructured live teaching
30 hoursTotal live contact time
Student-owned investigation
The student makes every decision, produces the evidence and writes the report.
Student responsibility
Week 1
Understand the task
Assessment criteria, academic integrity and realistic planning.
Student responsibility
Week 2
Focus the question
Chemical context, variables and feasibility.
Student responsibility
Week 3
Design the investigation
Measurements, controls, range and replicates.
Student responsibility
Week 4
Pilot and refine
Test whether the method produces useful quantitative evidence.
Student responsibility
Week 5
Collect and organise data
Raw data, observations, units and uncertainties.
Student responsibility
Week 6
Process the data
Calculations, processed tables and significant figures.
Student responsibility
Week 7
Analyse evidence
Graphs, uncertainty, patterns and anomalies.
Student responsibility
Week 8
Build the conclusion
Answer the research question using numerical evidence and chemistry.
Student responsibility
Week 9
Evaluate
Limitations, effects and realistic improvements.
Student responsibility
Week 10
Communicate and self-review
Clarity, concision, citations and final student checks.
Student responsibility
Tutor support
Teaching, questioning and feedback support the process without taking ownership.
20 live group lessons
Two group lessons each weekTwo 90-minute lessons each week · 30 hours in total
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9
W10
Week 1 · Student responsibility
Understand the task
Assessment criteria, academic integrity and realistic planning.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 2 · Student responsibility
Focus the question
Chemical context, variables and feasibility.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 3 · Student responsibility
Design the investigation
Measurements, controls, range and replicates.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 4 · Student responsibility
Pilot and refine
Test whether the method produces useful quantitative evidence.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 5 · Student responsibility
Collect and organise data
Raw data, observations, units and uncertainties.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 6 · Student responsibility
Process the data
Calculations, processed tables and significant figures.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 7 · Student responsibility
Analyse evidence
Graphs, uncertainty, patterns and anomalies.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 8 · Student responsibility
Build the conclusion
Answer the research question using numerical evidence and chemistry.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 9 · Student responsibility
Evaluate
Limitations, effects and realistic improvements.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
Week 10 · Student responsibility
Communicate and self-review
Clarity, concision, citations and final student checks.
Two group lessons each week · 2 × 90 min
The student owns every decision, every result and every submitted word.
How the course begins
Begin with the foundations of the published course sequence
Build the required calculations and explanations during the course
Commit to the live lessons and independent practice
Expected change
Develop a focused, chemically meaningful research question
Design a feasible and reproducible investigation
Process data, uncertainty and graphs carefully
Write defensible conclusions and evaluations
Work independently and with academic integrity
How the programme adapts
Identify. Understand. Apply. Track.
Each cycle uses new evidence to decide what the student should work on next.
1
Identify
Find the immediate gap or recurring error.
Example in this programmeBegin with the foundations of the published course sequence
2
Understand
Build the chemical explanation behind the topic.
Example in this programmeFrom a broad topic to a measurable question
3
Apply
Use the understanding in IB-style work.
Example in this programmeDevelop a focused, chemically meaningful research question
4
Track
Record progress and define the next priority.
Example in this programmeSubmitted work is normally returned within three working days.
TEACHING EXAMPLE
From a broad topic to a measurable question
Incomplete response How does temperature affect reaction rate?
Developed response How does changing temperature from 293 K to 323 K affect the initial rate of the sodium thiosulfate–hydrochloric acid reaction under fixed concentrations? The student must still justify and refine the final design.
Week 1 — Understanding the Scientific Investigation
Week 2 — Research question and chemical context
Week 3 — Research design
Week 4 — Pilot work and refinement
Week 5 — Collecting and organising evidence
Week 6 — Data processing
Week 7 — Uncertainty, graphs and quantitative analysis
Week 8 — Writing a defensible conclusion
Week 9 — Critical evaluation
Week 10 — Scientific communication and final self-review
Practice, feedback and parent visibility
Submitted work is normally returned within three working days. Feedback marks the point at which the reasoning broke down and turns recurring errors into later practice.
The student receives
Focused assignments between live lessons
Human feedback linked to the first broken reasoning step
A clear next practice priority in the learning space
A parent can see
Attendance and completion patterns
Recurring error areas and current priorities
A concise progress summary at agreed checkpoints
Workload and attendance
The programme includes one 90-minute weekday seminar each week and one three-hour guided investigation workshop every other weekend: 15 meetings and 30 live contact hours over ten weeks. Independent experimental and writing time is additional.
When an enrolled student gives notice that they will miss a class, a private catch-up video is offered with the materials and catch-up priority. This is either the lesson recording where consent and format allow, or a tutor-recorded recap. A missed group lesson is not automatically replaced one-to-one.
Academic-integrity boundary
I can question, teach, annotate and help the student test decisions. I will not invent data, write assessed sections or edit the work into a submission. The school and classroom teacher remain authoritative.
Questions about this programme
Does the course require an entry assessment?
No. Students may enrol directly without an entry assessment. The course begins from the foundations of its published sequence.
Are lessons recorded?
Yes—a private catch-up video is offered when an enrolled student gives notice that they will miss a class. Where the lesson format and participant consent allow, this is the lesson recording; otherwise the tutor provides a focused recorded recap. Access is limited to the relevant enrolled student or cohort.
