Science Online Games
Energyville
Energyville, put out by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Chevron, puts you in charge of meeting the energy demands of a city of 5.9 million people, while at the same time keeping the city prosperous, secure, and clean.
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PhysicsGames
PhysicsGames.net features hundreds of games that help students learn the properties of physics. Games include such concepts as balance, gravity, and bridge-building.
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Red Remover
This game, created by the programmers at Kongretate, a leading online game creation/game playing community, challenges you to remove the red bricks without making the green bricks fall off the screen. Students must anticipate the way their removal of one brick will impact how other bricks on top of it will fall.
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NASA Games for Grades 5-8
The NASA website includes dozens of games for grades 5-8 including building space shuttles, developing clean energy technology, and trying to build the perfect solar system.
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Microbes
This game, created by BrainPop, makers of award-winning online educational resources, challenges players to "isolate a single microorganism that is causing a plague while supporting understanding of scientific inquiry and life sciences."
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Design a Space Station
This game allows the player to build and maintain a space station that will accommodate astronauts who will live and work aboard it. It was created by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
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ElectroCity
ElectroCity is an award-winning game put out by Genesis Energy in New Zealand. It challenges players to manage virtual towns and cities in order to learn about energy, sustainability, and environmental management.
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Cells Alive
This website, created by Jim Sullivan, "represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research." The website teaches students about cell biology, microbiology, immunology, and microscopy through interactive demonstrations and animations, as well as puzzles and games.
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Science Hangman
Science Hangman reinvents the classic game by giving players clues to help them guess the science term being taught. The website is run by Jefferson Lab, a world-leading nuclear physics research facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Science Brainteasers, Puzzles, and Riddles
This website, created and run by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, teaches students about the parts of the brain and what they're used for, and then challenges them to solve brainteasers and riddles about various topics. There is also a link to a very comprehensive Neuroscience for Kids webpage.
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Coaster CreatorCoaster Creator is an interactive game that explores the science behind roller coasters. Use your knowledge of potential energy and kinetic energy to design your own coaster. Rapid energy transfer is the key to roller coaster thrills but be careful – too much kinetic energy and you’ll crash, too little and you’ll stall. Play this beta version of the game and find out if your coaster will be a smash or a snore!
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Landform DetectivesTravel the globe to unlock the secrets of Earth’s strangest and most inspiring landforms in The JASON Project’s geology game: Landform Detectives. Unlock new, challenging landforms and earn commendations to place on the leaderboard! Teachers, students, parents, and residents of Earth everywhere will love this fascinating trip through the amazing processes of geology.
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Gamestar MechanicGamestar Mechanic
uses fun, game-based quests and courses to help you learn game design and make your own video games! |