Happy Atoms

Schell Games

About this game

Happy Atoms is the physical and digital teaching tool that lets you discover the world of molecules in an intuitive, hands-on way! This interactive learning tool combines a digital app with a physical modeling set that lets students from 4th grade through college approach chemistry from a different angle.

Happy Atoms requires the use of the Happy Atoms modeling set for full play! The sets are available at www.happyatoms.com and at many educational retailers!

Chemistry is an incredibly important subject that many students never fully grasp. Knowledge of chemistry is necessary to solve many real-world problems, but the way chemistry is taught now often fails to capture students’ imaginations, discouraging experimentation and discovery.

Happy Atoms aims to change that by offering a chemistry learning experience that sets itself apart.

* See the difference between elements
* Feel the forces that bond them together
* Experiment with ways to combine them
* Discover the relationships between molecular structure and properties

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Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education (ED-IES-15-C-0025)"

Ratings and reviews

I was ready to send the kit I got back after a half hour of multiple people trying to use this app on multiple devices. But I decided to try tech support instead. The tech support responded quickly and helped me bypass the tutorial which is the most finicky about taking the pictures. Now that the app is up and running it's AWESOME! True, sometimes the picture taking can be a bit problematic. We have to find the right lighting and background in different parts of the house during different times of the day, but if I am patient with the set up, the kids become independent learners and are sooo excited every time the create a molecule. So the star rating: Good tech support saved it from a 1, but the daily ritual of finding the best lighting prevents it from achieving 5 stardom. The information, puzzles and application are soo worth the headache of setting it up.

It's kinda expensive. But other than that, it's just fun to make molecules. What you could do is add in a "reaction chamber" and show visually how it reacts (which atoms switch places, and how the electrons interact, etc). Also, can you add a function that allows for infinite atoms? (Just design your own molecule, without having to buy alot of sets) Like a sandbox mode, except maybe it costs $1.99 or use a code found on the box.

It's the best, and you know... You could also add languages like French, Spanish, or Portuguese. Now that there's only an English kit with an English guidebook, you can also include a digital book in a different language. This could help a lot for learners around the world.