Educational+Games

Here are some games that encourage thinking and learning:


 * [|Free Rice Game] || This site donate rice to the United Nations food program for every correct answer. This is a neat vocabulary-building exercise for anyone. It stands-out because it only increases its difficulty level based on how well you’re doing in the game. ||
 * [|MightyQuiz] || Quiz game on many subjects or create your own. ||
 * [|WordMaster] || In it, you’re shown a sentence with a word missing (indicated by a blank). Then you have to click on an on-screen keyboard to type the correct word “hangman” style. You can ask for clues, and you’re competing against the clock. You can also choose various levels of difficulty, and the game has thousands of words. And after you’ve either guessed the correct word or the timer is up, you can have the sentence read to you. ||
 * [|MapGame] || This activity teaches concepts of "Longitude" and "Latitude" by dropping the countries into the geographic locations. ||
 * [|USCapitals] || Learn the US capitals and test your knowledge ||
 * [|OpenHistory] || Fun games created by other history students to test your history knowledge ||
 * [|PoliticsDean] || Political Activism game which is sponsored by Dean ||
 * [|NobelPrize] || Various games ||
 * [|DestroyCastle] || Simple, but fun castle game. ||
 * [|ReadWriteThink] || Various literacy games using NCTE standards ||
 * [|FoodForce] || UN game based on reality ||
 * [|DarfurDying] || Interesting game and information on Darfur ||
 * [|3rd World Farmer] || Game which explores the issues surrounding farming in a 3rd world farmer. ||
 * [|RolePlayCongress] || Become a real life Congressman and try to stay alive in the political arena. ||
 * [|OrangeRevolution] || 2004 Ukraine's Orange Revolution Simulation ||
 * [|Simsweatshop] || Sweat Shop Simulation ||
 * [|CostofLife] || Cost of life interactive game called Ayiti. ||
 * [|eLECTIONS] || Run for President ||
 * [|WhackTB] || A good game and information on TB. ||
 * [|NobelGames] || A variety of games from Nobel website...a bit different from above. ||
 * [|GlobalWarming] || “CO2FX is a web based multi-user educational game which explores the relationship of global warming to economic, political and science policy decisions. The game is driven by a systems dynamics model and is presented in a user friendly interface intended for the high school user.” Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. ||
 * [|ClimateChallenge] || “A game where you are president of the European Nations. You must tackle climate change and stay popular enough with the voters to remain in office.” From the BBC. ||
 * [|WorldW/outOil] || “WORLD WITHOUT OIL is an alternate reality event, a serious game for the public good. It invites everyone to help simulate a global oil shock. People participate by contributing original online stories, created as though the oil shock were really happening. The game’s masters rank the participants (“players”) according to their contributions to our realistic portrayal of the oil shock. The game also places value on player-created communities, collaborative stories, and collective efforts." ||
 * [|StopDisasters] || “The on-line game aims at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Children will learn playing how the location and the construction materials of houses can make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education can save lives.” From the United Nation/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. ||
 * [|StopWhaling] || “Steer the Greenpeace inflatable boat around the seas and intercept the dangerous harpoons from the whaling ship. To make the whaling ship stop whaling, you must try and get your activists on board the whaling ship. Good luck!” From GreenPeace UK. ||
 * [|McDonald'sGame] || “Making money in a corporation like McDonald’s is not simple at all! Behind every sandwich there is a complex process you must learn to manage: from the creation of pastures to the slaughter, from the restaurant management to the branding. You’ll discover all the dirty secrets that made us one of the biggest compan[ies] of the world.” ||

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