PLICKERS : game where you need to print the game cards in advance. Laminate them to have them last.

KAHOOT

SPLODER arcade game maker

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ClassTools.net is a free service teachers can use to create their own educational games. Games made on ClassTools.net can be shared via email or embedded into a blog or website. (Yet another reason for having a class website or blog). ClassTools.net provides fifteen easy to use templates with which teachers can make educational games for their students. There are also pre-made games on ClassTools.net which teachers will find useful.

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PowerPoint Games (Jeff Ertzberger) A cool site with a great collection of PowerPoint (Word and Excel, too!) games and game templates for whole class participation and individual student use.

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The Education Arcade represents a consortium of international game designers, publishers, scholars, educators, and policy makers who are exploring the new frontiers of educational media that have been opened by computer and video games.

 

WebQuest Is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.

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MATH

Math Playground An action-packed site for elementary and middle school students. Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun!

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Math at the Mall Practice math while shopping at a virtual mall. Find the exact change, calculate the interest earned at the bank, compare health memberships at the gym, and figure out how much to tip your waiter at THe Happy Hamburger.

 

Change Maker Figure out how many of each bill or coin that you expect to get back when you pay for something. For example, if something costs $3.75 and you pay with a five dollar bill, you would expect back one quarter and one dollar bill. If you get the answer correct, the amount of change is added to your piggy bank. If you get the answer wrong, the correct amount of change is subtracted from your piggy bank. The more money you get in your piggy bank, the harder the questions will get.

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Interactivate - Math Activities This site provides a range of interactive tools to help students understand maths concepts. There are 149 tools to play with! Each tool has a section for the learner (explains the concept), a help section and information for the instructions.
 

LANGUAGE ARTS

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Find the Authors Among hundreds of letters, the names of Literature Laureates are hidden. Pick a period and search for the authors mentioned on the list beside the puzzle. The names may be written in all directions.

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Lord of the Flies The game is supposed to be played after one has read the book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. The aim is to introduce some basic analytical aspects concerning the book and to challenge the reader's memory through play.

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FreeRice A cool game to learn vocabulary and help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free (Made possible by the sponsors who advertise on the site).

 

 

SCIENCE

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ElectroCity ElectroCity is a new online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It teaches players about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand.

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The Immune System Defender Ilya Mechnikov, inserted a thorn into a larva and noticed strange cells gathering around the thorn. The cells were eating any foreign substances entering the ruptured skin (devouring cells). Play the game to learn more!

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The Ear Pages Sound is caused by changes of pressure in the air that is transformed into nerve impulses in the inner ear. Explore "The Ear Pages" and collect the snail shaped symbols to gain points in the quiz!

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The Conductive Valley We have been taught that plastics, unlike metals, do not conduct electricity. However, plastic can, after certain modifications, be made electrically conductive. Play the game to learn more.

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Chirality Chiral molecules can be used to control or speed up different chemical reactions. In this game you can learn the basic principles of chirality.

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Invar & Steel Alloys Steel, brass and amalgam are a few examples of an alloy. Invar, from the word "invariable", is a special steel alloy - used today in toasters and CRT-monitors for example. Play the game to learn more.

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Heating Plastics There are two major groups of plastics - some melt when heated and others don't. Find out why by playing the Heating Plastics Game.

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The Recycler (Transistors) Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain, the men behind the transistor, were awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics. Today, transistors are found in virtually every electronic device. Play the recycling game to learn more.

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The Laser Challenge Laser is used in many areas, such as research, communication, industry, medicine, and environmental care. Learn more about the laser by playing this game.

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Fold It - Solve Puzzles for Science Is a computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research. Foldit uses spare computer time, via a screensaver, to work out how proteins fold. Players use their computers to fold proteins.

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Blood Typing In this game you have to blood type each patient and give them a blood transfusion.

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WolfQuest Learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park. Play alone or with friends in on-line multiplayer missions, explore the wilderness, hunt elk, and encounter stranger wolves in your quest to find a mate.

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Climate Challenge (BBC) 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.

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The River City Project Game's learning objective: Develop an understanding of the scientific method through inquiry and teamwork, as well as an appreciation for history and environmental issues. Type: Multi-user Virtual Environment

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SOCIAL STUDIES

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Road to Revolution Game Test your knowledge about the American Revolution, and see if you can navigate your way to independence. Every correct answer gets you closer to liberty!

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Conflict Map In the course of the 20th century, mankind experienced some of the most devastating wars of all times. Where, what, How,When, Why? This map gives you the opportunity to answer these questions. It displays wars with at least 1,000 military battle deaths.

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Prisoners of War Can people behave as they like during times of war? No, they can't. The Geneva Conventions of written rules and articles make some acts unlawful. Play the prisoners of war game to learn more.

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The Peace Doves Take on the mission to disarm the world of nuclear weapons! You have eight "Peace Doves" to help you, each able to disarm one of the eight countries possessing nuclear weapons.

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FreeCol Is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation.

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My US Rep - Role Play Congress! This game enables you to play your favorite (or not so) House of Representative and help them become more popular! Based on real voting data, My US Rep allows you to discover your Rep’s hopes and dreams within an engaging game experience.

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3rd World Farmer It aims at simulating the real-world mechanisms that cause and sustain poverty in 3rd World countries. In the game, the player gets to manage an African farm, and is soon confronted with the often difficult choices that poverty and conflict necessitate.

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Revolution Game's learning objective: Experience historical incentives for the American Revolution from the grassroots level. Type: Modification of Neverwinter Nights Gold

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America's Army Players are bound by Rules of Engagement (ROE) and grow in experience as they navigate challenges emphasizing team play, loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage.

 

BUSINESS

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Virtual Trader - Investment Game (UK) Virtual Trader is a free Investment Simulation Game, offering its users the opportunity to gain practical experience trading stocks under real market conditions (London Stock Exchange), against their actual and current prices.

 

HEALTH

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McDonald's Video Game You’ll discover in this game all the dirty secrets that made McDonald's one of the biggest companies of the world. Interesting stuff man! Multiple languages. Offline version available. From La Molle Industria.

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The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective There has been a mysterious outbreak of unhealthy habits among kids, and we need to solve these cases. All junior food detectives will get secret training on how to eat right and exercise. Have fun playing the game!

 

The Food Detectives Fight BAC! The game gives kids a fun way to learn about foodborne illness. From New Mexico State University.

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