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This site is from PBS kids has students using a virtual kitchen to solve a puzzle and do experiments. It also has experiments the kids can do in their own kitchens and post the results

The ultimate virtual dissection. Gamers complete a total knee replacement using virtual tools.

A general website with information on many things involving current and cutting edge instruction.

brain stuff - may have some stuff

Brain games

It's got a pretty interesting story line to go with the game. I want to play - but grading FACTS designs are calling me.

Game Central - Discovery.com. One of the most intriguing stations on television brings a host of varied gaming opportunities to youngsters of all ages.

Ran across this as I was reading about the Serious Games meeting in Houston. Looks interesting.

good simulations including alien juice jar

A simulation/game where the player makes selections of crop and animals to "grow". "Cards" are drawn that give the player the chance to make choices for type of product, machinery, fertilizer, etc. Players start the game with $2,000,000 and current average costs are deducted for each choice made to set up the farm. The game cycles through a year and occasional "Baaaaad news" cards pop up, usually costing more money. Players are also given choices for contract prices for their products and determine how much yield to put out to contract. At the end of the year, the estimated sales are applied and the income is calculated. Players can look at a summary of their efforts.

An interactive site with 5 simulations regarding the heart: Anatomy - construct a model of the heart structure and a model of the heart circulatory pathways. Disease - learn about diagnostic tools and heart diseases/disorders. Includes a section where learners can "try out" the diagnostic tools. Exploring the Hospital - Learn about heart catheterization and heart surgeries. Read about medical profession careers Surgery - Learn about heart bypass surgery and perform a virtual heart bypass surgery Prevention - learn about prevention of heart disease and follow one patient's life timeline and how his choices affectied his heart health

THE COLONY is an experiment that simulates a post-apocalyptic world in which volunteers are tasked with surviving and rebuilding everything from scratch, using only raw ingenuity and supplies they scavenge from their environment. Here's your destination to learn more about these bold experiments into a dark future that holds the promise of hopeful regeneration. At top of page click on colony central or go to: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/colony-central/ for VIRTUAL GAME. haven't had time to play but love show and will play soon.

Thinkport works in concert with Education Arcade, especially on Labyrinth. But Think port has some excellent offerings as well including a full STEM Consortium, ahd games that stretch the grade level gambit from PK-16.

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.

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

A video game for young people with cancer. They choose tools and battle unhealthy cells. Downloadable, in English, Spanish, and French.

This fairly simply but interesting game centers on practicing knowledge about the mummification processes of ancient Egyptian embalmers. The player plays the role of the embalmer who has to practice all the right steps and use the correct tools in the correct order so that the deceased pharoah is granted access to the afterlife.