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- Kids' Science Challenge Clubhouse in Whyville!
- Provided by MacArthur Foundation
- Games
- For Students
- It's all about having fun with science. Kids can talk about science projects with other kids, or with REAL scientists and engineers who are making new kinds of skateboards, searching for alien life in outer space, discovering the secrets of water pollution, and creating new flavors of candy. Kids can learn more at kidsciencechallenge.com, where there are games to play and other fun science activities. To enter the competition you need to download an Entry Application. On the form, you can suggest ideas for experiments for the scientists and engineers. If your idea is chosen you'll work with the scientists to see your idea come alive - win great prizes too!
- Lure of the Labyrinth
- Provided by MacArthur Foundation
- Math
- Games
- For Students
- Lure of the Labyrinth is a web-served game targeting middle school students learning pre-algebra. An adventure game played over many sessions, it consists of puzzle environments through which players think and act like scientists, mathematicians or engineers, solving problems in collaboration with others, and communicating their reasoning to teammates.
- Weatherlings
- Provided by MacArthur Foundation
- Games
- For Students
- Weatherlings is a web-based collectible card battle game, in which players build decks of creature cards to duel with other players’ decks. The twist to the game is that creatures’ moves depend on the weather of the arena where the battle is being fought, which has been recorded from real locations.
- Stitching Circuits: Exploring Computational Textiles for Learning
- Provided by MacArthur Foundation
- Science, Computer Science
- Games
- For Students
- Wearables and e-textiles are now revolutionizing fashion and design with commercial advances like the LilyPad Arduino, which can be sewn directly into fabric (web.media.mit.edu/~leah/LilyPad). This project explores how traditional arts and crafts combined with new technologies can be used to empower students, hobbyists, artists and educators to explore new domains and spark new creative communities.
- Scratch: Programming for All
- Provided by MacArthur Foundation
- Games
- For Students
- Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.