Developing a real curiosity for science starts by exploring how things move, change and react visually. Good online Year 11 Chemistry tutoring keeps them doing the thinking, with a tutor working alongside them in real time.
Chemistry happens at a scale nobody can see. Drawing atoms, bonds and reactions live turns invisible ideas into something your child can reason about.
Why drawing it out helps with Chemistry
Most Chemistry confusion starts with a picture that’s missing. A student who can’t picture what a bond is, or what a mole is counting, has to memorise rules instead of understanding them.
Once the picture is clear, the rules and calculations make sense, and they’re much harder to forget.
| What we draw live | What it makes clear |
|---|---|
| Atoms sharing or transferring electrons | The difference between covalent and ionic bonding |
| Particles counted out in groups | What a mole is actually counting |
| A balanced equation, atom by atom on each side | Why the numbers in front matter for calculations |
| Particles colliding faster or more often | What changes the rate of a reaction |
How a session works
Sessions run on Google Meet with a shared digital whiteboard. Your child can write with a pen on an iPad, or type and draw with a mouse.
- Check-in: how they’re feeling, and what they’re up to in class.
- Set the focus: upcoming assessments and anything from previous sessions that still needs work.
- Picture first: the tutor and your child draw what’s happening at the particle level.
- Then the calculation: worked step by step, with your child explaining each step.
- Review and next steps, written into the shared Google Doc.
How we check it’s landing
Signs it’s working
- Your child can explain what a mole is in their own words.
- They draw a quick particle picture before starting a hard question.
- Their calculations show every step, with units.
- New topics feel connected to bonding and the mole, instead of separate.
Every drawing and note stays in the shared Google Doc, so you can see what was covered at any time.