A short diagnostic can confirm the most suitable starting point before enrolment.
Current programme rhythm · IB Chemistry Scientific Investigation
Weekly commitment at a glance
From current offering data
Programme length
10 weeks
Live sessions each week
Confirmed per cohort
Session duration
Confirmed per cohort
Total contact hours
15 hours
Independent practice
The 15 contact hours comprise 10 × 60-minute group workshops and 5 × 60-minute individual consultations. 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
Vietnam time (UTC+7)
Timetable status
3 sessions per week · exact times arranged together
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. Weekly workshops and five individual consultations provide support where scientific decisions matter most.
10 weeksOne connected investigation pathway
10 × 1 hourWeekly group workshops
5 × 1 hourIndividual consultations
15 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.
Dashed lines mark individual checkpoints.
Weekly group workshopOne hour each week · 10 hours in total
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9
W10
Consultation 1Question and feasibility checkpointAfter Week 2 · 1h
Consultation 2Pilot and design checkpointAfter Week 4 · 1h
Consultation 3Data-processing and uncertainty checkpointAfter Week 7 · 1h
Consultation 4Conclusion and evaluation checkpointAfter Week 9 · 1h
Assessment criteria, academic integrity and realistic planning.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 2 · Student responsibility
Focus the question
Chemical context, variables and feasibility.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 3 · Student responsibility
Design the investigation
Measurements, controls, range and replicates.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 4 · Student responsibility
Pilot and refine
Test whether the method produces useful quantitative evidence.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 5 · Student responsibility
Collect and organise data
Raw data, observations, units and uncertainties.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 6 · Student responsibility
Process the data
Calculations, processed tables and significant figures.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 7 · Student responsibility
Analyse evidence
Graphs, uncertainty, patterns and anomalies.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 8 · Student responsibility
Build the conclusion
Answer the research question using numerical evidence and chemistry.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 9 · Student responsibility
Evaluate
Limitations, effects and realistic improvements.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
Week 10 · Student responsibility
Communicate and self-review
Clarity, concision, citations and final student checks.
Weekly group workshop · 1h
The student owns every decision, every result and every submitted word.
Why this programme exists
The programme turns syllabus coverage into observable capability: choosing models, using evidence, completing multi-stage reasoning and correcting recurring errors.
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
Entry check
Complete a short diagnostic before joining
Show secure prerequisite calculations and explanations
Commit to the live lessons and independent practice
How the programme adapts
Diagnose. Understand. Apply. Track.
Each cycle uses new evidence to decide what the student should work on next.
1
Diagnose
Identify the immediate gap or recurring error.
Example in this programmeComplete a short diagnostic before joining
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.
A concrete teaching example
Incomplete response
From a broad topic to a measurable question
How does temperature affect reaction rate?
Developed response or feedback
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 15 contact hours comprise 10 × 60-minute group workshops and 5 × 60-minute individual consultations. 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.
Delivery and current place requests
Group workshops + individual consultations. Feedback can address plans, data treatment and selected extracts, normally within three working days.
Open for place requestsIA-2026-SEP-OI
Online nationwide · Individual
Starts
1 Oct 2026
Schedule
3 sessions per week · exact times arranged together
It is a short, low-pressure sample of prerequisite calculations and explanations. It is used to protect programme fit, not to promise or predict a grade.
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.