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Plant and Manage your own forest.

Played it a little (not all the way thru). The way it develops slowly seems to suggest the immense patience required to manage a forest over decades.

i like the sounds and music on the games. this is for elementary and maybe middle school.

I played Wizards and Pigs all the way thru and thought the music got a little intrusive, just my opinion. It would be nice to be able to turn it off and on at will. W&P did provide a rich interactive environment, I'll give it that.

Simple dissection of a salmon. Students can be exposed the the inner working of a salmon. At very least, the learner will be able to clean the inside of a fish for dinner.

This would be very good practice for a student before doing the hands-on dissection of a real specimen.

this website has simple, but fun games. Also, it has resources for teachers and you can save them to your Diigo account and print them out later(puzzles, word finds, charts, etc....).

Tornado SimulaTor allows user To adjust width of Tornado and pressure difference then run the simulation and determine the category of the twister.

This is an interactive site for elementary and middle school kiddos. The games are quite engaging and make learning math a lot of fun.

what's really 'cool' about this site is the use of word problems which are often difficult for someto grasp the understanding of completing such a problem.

This game website allows you to practice math problems by playing with numbers and giving your brain a workout. This site is good for elementary and middle school students to practice math skills play a logic game and have some fun...

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 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.

While not technically a game, students can learn to program which would be authentic

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.

lots of activities for each season, colorful, lower to middle elem. simple - ad supported

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

different games coverning basic grammar rules, k-6 prob up to 8, ad supported

page has links to 50 or more brain games. simple, ad supported

lots of simple math games, can choose problems for grades k-6, basic operations to pre-alegbra. ad supported

Many games like Pacman with addition and card games. Good for K-8

Links to a multitude of games on social change.

Shows the changes of the liver with the use of alcohol. Shows how alcohol travels through the digestive system. Age Range : 12-16 Time to complete: 30-45 minutes Its the sames level but it has 3 episodes. Science and Health Thumbs UP

looks like skills type games - but plenty to look at.