Chapter library
Every chapter of every game, with what it teaches. Find the one your child needs, from "why do prices go up?" to telling the time, and open it directly.
97 chapters in 19 games
How Soil Is Made: Dig In with Digby the Mole
Rocks & Soils · Year 3 · Members (chapter 1 free to try)
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Chapter 1: What is soil made of? Rock bits and organic matter
- Can recognise organic matter as dead plants and animals that rot and become part of soil
- Can say that soil is made from tiny bits of rock and organic matter
Year 3 science
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Chapter 2: Rocks break into tiny bits to make soil
- Can explain how rock slowly breaks into tiny bits that become part of soil
Year 3 science
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Chapter 3: Organic matter: dead plants and animals rot into soil
- Can recognise organic matter as dead plants and animals that rot and become part of soil
Year 3 science
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Chapter 4: Making soil: rock bits and organic matter mix over time
- Can say that soil is made from tiny bits of rock and organic matter
Year 3 science
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Chapter 5: Soil in a jar: separating rock bits and organic matter
- Can separate soil in a jar of water and say which layers are rock bits and which is organic matter
Year 3 science
Properties of Rocks: A Rock Detective Adventure with Pebble
Rocks & Soils · Year 3 · Members (chapter 1 free to try)
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Chapter 1: Rock appearance: natural rocks, colour, texture and shine
- Can spot natural rocks and describe rocks by their colour, texture and shine
Year 3 science
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Chapter 2: Looking closely: grains, crystals, layers and fossils
- Can use a magnifying glass to spot grains, crystals, layers and fossils in rocks
Year 3 science
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Chapter 3: Hard or soft rocks: the scratch test
- Can test rocks to find out if they are hard or soft, and put them in order
Year 3 science
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Chapter 4: Permeable or impermeable rocks: the water test
- Can test which rocks let water soak in, and group them as permeable or impermeable
Year 3 science
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Chapter 5: Compare and group rocks in different ways
- Can compare rocks, group them in different ways and spot the rule used to sort them
Year 3 science
Earthquakes for Kids: Dig Deep with Pip the Mole
Volcanoes & Earthquakes · Years 3–6 · Members (chapter 1 free to try)
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Chapter 1: What is an earthquake? Earth's layers and tectonic plates
- Can say what an earthquake is, name the Earth's layers (crust, mantle, outer core and inner core) and explain that the crust is cracked into tectonic plates
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 2: Why earthquakes happen: plates, faults and epicentres
- Can explain that earthquakes happen when tectonic plates get stuck and then suddenly slip, and can point out the focus and the epicentre
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 3: Where earthquakes happen: plate boundaries and the Ring of Fire
- Can describe how most earthquakes happen along plate boundaries, especially around the Ring of Fire, and why the UK only has small ones
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 4: Measuring earthquakes: seismometers and magnitude
- Can explain that a seismometer measures shaking and that a higher magnitude means a much stronger earthquake
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 5: How people prepare: drills, emergency kits and safe buildings
- Can explain how people prepare for earthquakes, including Drop, Cover and Hold On, emergency kits and earthquake-safe buildings
Years 3–6 geography
Volcanoes for Kids: Build One and Make It Erupt
Volcanoes & Earthquakes · Years 3–6 · Members (chapter 1 free to try)
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Chapter 1: What is a volcano? Magma chamber, vent, crater, magma and lava
- Can name and find the main parts of a volcano: magma chamber, main vent, crater, side vent, layers of lava and ash, and ash cloud
- Can explain that magma is melted rock underground and lava is melted rock that has come out of a volcano
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 2: Why volcanoes erupt: magma, gas and pressure
- Can explain that rock melts into magma, the magma rises, and gas builds up pressure until the volcano erupts
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 3: Where volcanoes are found: tectonic plates and the Ring of Fire
- Can explain that most volcanoes are found where tectonic plates meet, especially around the Ring of Fire, and can find some famous volcanoes on a map
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 4: Active, dormant and extinct volcanoes
- Can explain the difference between active, dormant and extinct volcanoes
Years 3–6 geography
Climate Zones and Biomes: A Hot-Air Balloon Adventure
Weather & Climate · Years 3–6 · Members (chapter 1 free to try)
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Chapter 1: Weather and climate: what is a climate zone?
- Can explain that weather is what happens day to day, and climate is the usual weather over many years
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 2: Climate zones: tropical, temperate and polar
- Can explain why the Equator is hottest: sunlight hits it straight on, so its heat is squeezed into a small area
- Can find the tropical, temperate and polar zones on a map or globe
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 3: Biomes: rainforest, desert, grassland, forests and tundra
- Can name the main biomes and say what climate, plants and animals each one has
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 4: Vegetation belts: from the Equator to the poles
- Can describe how vegetation belts change from the Equator to the poles, and as you climb up a mountain
Years 3–6 geography
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Chapter 5: Vegetation belts on mountains: higher means colder
- Can describe how vegetation belts change from the Equator to the poles, and as you climb up a mountain
Years 3–6 geography
Hot and Cold Places: Fly Pole to Pole with Bobby
Weather & Climate · Years 1–2 · Members (chapter 1 free to try)
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Chapter 1: The North and South Poles: the coldest places
- Can find the North Pole at the top of the Earth and the South Pole at the bottom, and knows they are the coldest places
Years 1–2 geography
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Chapter 2: The Equator: the hot middle of the Earth
- Can find the Equator, the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles
Years 1–2 geography
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Chapter 3: Hot and cold areas of the world: near the Equator or near the Poles
- Can say that places near the Equator are hot and places near the North and South Poles are cold
Years 1–2 geography
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Chapter 4: UK weather: seasonal and daily weather patterns
- Can say the UK is between the Equator and the North Pole, and describe how its weather changes with the seasons and through the day
Years 1–2 geography
Weather and Seasons: Explore UK Skies with Pip the Cloud
Weather & Climate · Years 1–2 · Members (chapter 1 free to try)
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Chapter 1: What is weather? Sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, snowy and foggy
- Can say what the word weather means and name sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, snowy and foggy weather
Years 1–2 geography Years 1–2 geography
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Chapter 2: Daily weather in the UK: how the weather changes in a day
- Can describe how the weather often changes from morning to evening in the UK and choose clothes to suit it
Years 1–2 geography
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Chapter 3: The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter weather in the UK
- Can name the four seasons in order and describe the weather each one usually brings in the UK
Years 1–2 geography Years 1–2 geography
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Chapter 4: Hot and cold places: the Equator and the North and South Poles
- Can find the hot and cold places of the world using the Equator and the North and South Poles
Years 1–2 geography
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Chapter 5: Land and water words: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley and vegetation
- Can name and find land and water features such as hill, mountain, valley, river, forest, soil, vegetation, coast, beach, cliff, sea and ocean
Years 1–2 geography
Chapters open in the game. Newer games go straight to the chapter; for older ones, a note says which chapter to choose. Members-only games have their first chapter free to try.
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