recommended browser-based games
HighScore House
Age Range: Ages 8 and up.
HighScore House is an online game that is powered by the real-world. You and your children decide on a set of tasks, like walking the dog or mowing the lawn, and rewards, like an extra hour of TV time or a new game. Then as your children complete the tasks, they earn points that they can redeem for the rewards.
HighScore House is an online game that is powered by the real-world. You and your children decide on a set of tasks, like walking the dog or mowing the lawn, and rewards, like an extra hour of TV time or a new game. Then as your children complete the tasks, they earn points that they can redeem for the rewards.
Ayiti - the cost of life
Age Range: Ages 8 and up.
Ayiti: The Cost of Life is a game that challenges its players to manage a rural family of five in Haiti over four years and keep them healthy, get them educated, and help them survive. (Lesson plan included)
Chinese version with teaching plan - 海地：生命的代價
Ayiti: The Cost of Life is a game that challenges its players to manage a rural family of five in Haiti over four years and keep them healthy, get them educated, and help them survive. (Lesson plan included)
Chinese version with teaching plan - 海地：生命的代價
Change your generation
Age Range: Ages 11 and up.
Austin Energy is intended to educate players about the challenges inherent in providing energy for a city. Players get to make decisions about what types of energy the City of Austin will use and see the impact of their decisions in terms of cost, availability, capacity, and the environment.
Austin Energy is intended to educate players about the challenges inherent in providing energy for a city. Players get to make decisions about what types of energy the City of Austin will use and see the impact of their decisions in terms of cost, availability, capacity, and the environment.
Food Detectives Fight BAC
Age Range: 7 and up.
The Food Detectives Fight BAC!R game gives players a fun way to learn about foodborne illness.
Go Goat Go!
Age Range: Ages 3 and up.
Game about the importance of goats to the livelihood of a poor village.
Mongolian Conquests (蒙古西征)
Age Range: Ages 7 and up.
Game about the three famous Mongolian Conquests. Players play as the commander of the army who is responsible for the training and battle. Players relive the experience of the three conquests in details. (Teacher resources available)
ElectroCity
Age Range: Ages 10 and up.
ElectroCity is an online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It’s great fun to play and also teaches players all about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand.
3rd World Farmer
Age Range: Ages 11 and up.
3rd World Farmer lets players manage a small virtual farm in a developing country, and thus experience the hardships and dilemmas faced by the poor.
Animal Jam
Age Range: Ages 11 and up.
Students love virtual worlds, they enjoy being immersed in a story, sent on a mission, and interacting with each other to complete adventures and learn. This game lets them do all of these things while providing a virtual world where they can discover real-world plant and animal information and follow a rich storyline that has National Geographic’s multi-media content built in.
Students love virtual worlds, they enjoy being immersed in a story, sent on a mission, and interacting with each other to complete adventures and learn. This game lets them do all of these things while providing a virtual world where they can discover real-world plant and animal information and follow a rich storyline that has National Geographic’s multi-media content built in.
Climate Challenge
Age Range: Ages 18 and up.
A game where the player is the president of the European Nations. The player must tackle climate change and stay popular enough with the voters to remain in office.
CSI : The Experience – Web Adventures
Age Range: Ages 12 and up
Rice University has partnered with CBS, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the National Science Foundation to produce educational web adventures based on the CSI television series. The web adventures are designed to teach students the process of forensic investigation and problem solving.
Rice University has partnered with CBS, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the National Science Foundation to produce educational web adventures based on the CSI television series. The web adventures are designed to teach students the process of forensic investigation and problem solving.
Darfur Is Dying
Age Range: Ages 18 and up.
Darfur is Dying provides a window into the experience of the 2.5 million refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. Players must keep their refugee camp functioning in the face of possible attack by Janjaweed militias.
Darfur is Dying provides a window into the experience of the 2.5 million refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. Players must keep their refugee camp functioning in the face of possible attack by Janjaweed militias.
Eco Defender
Age Range: Ages 14 and up.
In this game, students design “alien” invasive species and set it loose on an imaginary ecosystem. Students must use their knowledge of ecosystems, adaptations, and competition to design a simulation of an invasive species. Students find out that when an invading species occupies the same ecological niche as native species, they can cause problems for the ecosystem.
In this game, students design “alien” invasive species and set it loose on an imaginary ecosystem. Students must use their knowledge of ecosystems, adaptations, and competition to design a simulation of an invasive species. Students find out that when an invading species occupies the same ecological niche as native species, they can cause problems for the ecosystem.
FloodSim
Age Range: 18 and up.
FloodSim puts you in control of all flood policy decisions and spending in the UK for 3 years. Whether its deciding how much money to allocate to flood defences, deciding where to build houses, or how best to inform people about the risk of flooding, you are in control.
FloodSim puts you in control of all flood policy decisions and spending in the UK for 3 years. Whether its deciding how much money to allocate to flood defences, deciding where to build houses, or how best to inform people about the risk of flooding, you are in control.
Hot Shot Business
Age Range: Ages 11 and up.
It teaches kids about business & entrepreneurship through a fun simulation game. Students are introduced to the idea of entrepreneurship and franchising with advice and recommendations offered throughout the game. They will have to make decisions on how to respond to market trends, customer preferences, fast breaking news reports that may affect their business, and ethical dilemmas.
It teaches kids about business & entrepreneurship through a fun simulation game. Students are introduced to the idea of entrepreneurship and franchising with advice and recommendations offered throughout the game. They will have to make decisions on how to respond to market trends, customer preferences, fast breaking news reports that may affect their business, and ethical dilemmas.
Robot Obstacle Course
Age Range: Ages 7 and up.
The game is an excellent introduction into programming for young kids. Students must program the robot to jump over the obstacles and pick up the keys to complete the obstacle courses. Through this process, students are introduced to basic programming language and learn how to think like a programmer.
The game is an excellent introduction into programming for young kids. Students must program the robot to jump over the obstacles and pick up the keys to complete the obstacle courses. Through this process, students are introduced to basic programming language and learn how to think like a programmer.
Wasteland Adventure
Age Range: Ages 3 and up.
The earth lost the ability to heal and the environment continues to get worse. The fresh air and clean water are polluted. The son of a scientist, BOBO is very interested in the garbage that has polluted the earth. The player plays as BOBO to clean up the environment.
The earth lost the ability to heal and the environment continues to get worse. The fresh air and clean water are polluted. The son of a scientist, BOBO is very interested in the garbage that has polluted the earth. The player plays as BOBO to clean up the environment.
Stop Disasters!
Age Range – Ages 7 and up
The on-line game aims at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. (Teacher resources available)
The on-line game aims at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. (Teacher resources available)
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