Some ideas refuse to be memorized because they are shaped like a story, not a list. History & Science Diagrams turns one concept — the causes of a war, how a process works, why something happens — into an explainer diagram your child can actually follow: a small table of steps or causes in order, each with a plain one-line explanation, connected by real "leads to" and "because" links instead of a wall of text.
How it works
- Type the concept ("the causes of World War I", "how photosynthesis works") — or photograph the textbook page and skip typing entirely.
- Pick a reading level and how much detail you want.
- Get the diagram: structure (timeline, cause-and-effect chain, or part-by-part breakdown), the ordered node table, the one-sentence takeaway, and source notes.
Structure first, always
- The diagram's shape follows the concept's own logic: events over time become a timeline, "why did this happen" becomes a cause-and-effect chain, "how does this work" becomes a part-by-part breakdown
- Every node carries a marker (a date, a role like Cause or Effect, a part name), a plain-words explanation, and an explicit link to the node before it — the arrows mean something
- A one-sentence takeaway names the logic spine, so the diagram is retold from understanding, not recall
Honest about facts and disputes
- Every diagram ships with source notes: what the mainstream textbook account says, where historians or scientists genuinely disagree (both sides named), and which specific figures could not be verified
- Too-broad concepts ("science", "ancient Rome") get a clarification card with narrower, diagram-sized angles instead of a vague diagram
- If the textbook photo cannot be read, you are told to retake it or type the concept — nothing is guessed
Made for parents and students
- Reading levels from elementary to high school; "not sure" gets the plain, widely-readable version
- The textbook photo is used only to read the concept; the task and its result are kept for 30 days, then deleted — never used for training or shared
- This is an explainer, not an assessor: it never grades, scores or ranks the student
