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Play Financial Football, learn money management Financial Football, a fast-paced, NFL-themed video game, tests your money management skills. It's part of Visa's free financial literacy program, Practical Money Skills for Life. The website provides useful financial literacy information for ages kindergarten through adult, including free lesson plans and other classroom materials. www.PracticalMoneySkills.com

Although not a free site, Zoodles has a great deal of interactive games for the various primary school age subjects. My 10-year-old enjoyed the free trial so we're considering purchasing a membership for 1 year. Subjects include reading, math, science, and writing.

Useful ages 11+ this free, online simulation game allows learners to play the role of an "Oiligarch" an oil baron, building profits but also causing environmental and economic problems. It is useful for natural sciences, social sciences, environmental science, and economics courses.

lots of games, diverse subject matter, pk-6 but usuable to grade 8. lots of FREE games but things you can buy

from PreKinder thru high school, this website has variety for all ages. Some of the games didn't work.

Link to many games about social change. All appear to be free.

According to the website Chatzy is a good alterantive to facebook, skype, etc... You are allowed to start a quick private chat room that only allows people you invite to participate. The great thing about this is that it is free.

Real Estate simulation game. A little simplistic. Good for ages 12-14.

It's free - but have not had time to investigate. So much to do - so little time!!! I know you know that feeling.

Great Math Puzzles....Elementary

Interesting site with what looks like free mind games but have not had a chance to look into it fully.

It wasn't until after I registered that it hit me, I have these kits in my library! Teachers come in and drool over them because they're complete and most of the time, the kits the teachers have in their classrooms are completely empty. Teachers register for free and share their username and password with their students. This is the middle school module, they also have modules for K-2, and 3-6.

This is an online game where users decode letters to find the scrambled word. This game seems useful for vocabulary building and literacy training, (especially with adult learners) where learners can work at their own pace in a game environment to learn more words and become more comfortable with text. In this game, they are free to make mistakes that

has many educational games for all ages. check it out!!!

this website is cool. elementary or secondary will enjoy educational games. I only tried a typing game under Language Arts. There's something for all teachers here (Math, Social Studies, Science, etc...).

This is a 14+ game for use in teaching and understanding addiction, useful in health and psychology education. It's in English and free to download (PC only) From the site: Akrasia is a single-player game that challenges game conventions and is intended to make the player think and reflect. It is based on the abstract concept of addiction, which is expressed metaphorically throughout the game.

This is a free simulation game for 12+ where learners are able to virtually "live" the lives of someone across the globe. They make choices and face circumstances faced by people in those parts of the world, choice available jobs, battle diseases, navigate unstable political terrain. The program is based on all current data from the United Nations, World Health Organization, and other international aid organizations and links with Google maps as well. This game would be useful for middle school or high school world cultures or politics courses, and also in different enrichment or afterschool activities. From the website:"Experience life as a: * Peasant farmer in Bangladesh * Factory worker in Brazil * Policeman in Nigeria * Lawyer in the United States * Computer operator in Poland or any of thousands more ... Through statistically accurate events, Real Lives brings to life different cultures, political systems, economic opportunities, personal decisions, health issues, family issues, schooling, jobs, religions, geography, war, peace, and more. As your students make decisions for their characters and experience the consequences of those decisions they will learn about the world and gain an increased appreciation of their own culture and the cultures of other peoples."

This is a game-based learning initiative by NASA. The site links to numerous related and supplementary resources. The game is downloadable (free) but unfortunately PC-only. Here's a link to a Youtube video showing gameplay and audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmAGNTzpINE&feature=related Description: In Moonbase Alpha, you assume the exciting role of an astronaut working to further human expansion and research. Returning from a research expedition, you witness a meteorite impact that cripples the life support capability of the settlement. With precious minutes ticking away, you and your team must repair and replace equipment in order to restore the oxygen production to the settlement.

This game is set up by the UN World Food Program and touts itself as the first humanitarian video game. Available on MAC and PC platforms and is available in several different languages, but unfortunately not Spanish. From the website "Set on a fictitious island called Sheylan riven by drought and war, Food Force invites children to complete six virtual missions that reflect real-life obstacles faced by WFP in its emergency responses both to the tsunami and other hunger crises around the world."

This is geared toward Middle to High School Students. You download the game where players have to pilot helicopters, airdrop food to camps, negotiate with rebels. This is a free game to help players realize all the obstacles in helping others in third world countries

Interesting interactive science simulations