Subscription fees vary according to the number of participants. Site and district licenses are available. The Chemistry Place involves students and teachers in activites which extend and personalize learning on topics ranging from acids and bases to materials science, organic chemistry and nuclear chemistry. Learning Activities provide tutorials and quizzes as well as engage students in the analysis, integration and application of information on the Web. The site makes good use of Java features to create dynamic visual representations of data and student input.
Current events play a major role on the site.
The faculty create vignettes and activities to help students better understand the role of chemistry in their own lives. There are also summaries of important discoveries and late-breaking developments. Worksheets, instructor's guides, and links to Web resources are available for learning activities. Chemistry place offers activities and resources in a wide range of traditional and expanded chemistry-related topics, many of which will also be of interest to social studies classes.