Subjects currently covered

The simulations cover NCEA level 2 and Cambridge International A level subjects:  physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, history, accounting, economics.

During 2009 SchoolSims worked with Auckland Grammar School and Diocesan Girls to run pilot simulation programmes. Information about pilot results can be found in the subject pages. Some significant results from the pilots were the following:

  • Out of 115 students who tried the pilot simulations 97 wanted more in their future education
  • In the different subject areas, the average increase in learning, based on improvement in pre and post test scores, ranged from 20% to 200%!
  • Majority of the students believed they gained siginificant value from the simulation and had fun playing it.

These are our sims:

Physics (Target: 80% NCEA)

  • Mechanics – completed with videos
  • Waves – completed, creating videos
  • Electricity – due to complete next week, no videos yet
Chemistry (Target: 50% NCEA)

  • Titration – completed, overview video
  • Organic chemistry – due to complete early next week
  • Redox – due to complete this week, creating videos

Biology (Target: 50% NCEA)

  • Ecology – completed with videos
  • Cells – due to complete next week
  • Genetics – completed, creating video
Math (Target: 100% NCEA, 50% CIE)
  • Series CIE – completed, no videos yet
  • Sequences – completed with all videos
  • Algebra – completed, creating videos
  • Quadratics – completed, more polishing possibly needed
  • Quadratics CIE – completed
  • Differetiation and Integration – completed, creating videos
  • Probability – completed, creating videos
  • Functions CIE – completed, creating videos
  • Numerical Analysis CIE – completed, creating videos
  • Coordinate Geometry – completed with all videos
  • Trigonometry – completed, no videos yet
History (Target: 80% of popular topics)
  • Six-day war (sim used in pilot program) – completed with videos
  • The rise of Hitler – completed, overview video
  • The cold war – completed, no videos yet
  • Origin of WW1 – due to complete next week
  • Russia 1890-1922 (Bolsheviks & Lenin, the rise of communism) – due to complete next week
Accounting (Target: 50% CIE)
  • Costing – completed with all videos
  • Equity – due to complete next week
  • Control Systems – due to complete this week
  • Ratio – completed, creating videos
Economics (Target: 80% NCEA)

  • International trade – completed with all videos
  • Goverment policies – completed, additional questions needed
  • Economic growth – completed, creating videos
  • Inflation – due to complete next week