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Locke's Gambit

Locke's Gambit

Locke’s Gambit was created in collaboration with IEEE TryEngineering, an initiative inspiring the next generation of engineers through STEM learning. This puzzle strategy game takes place aboard a microchip fabrication ship in the distant future.

Project Hercules

Project Hercules

In Project Hercules, you play Astrid, an astronomer in the distant future, working to identify objects in the night sky and uncover the mystery of an impending celestial event.

Walden, A Game: Self-Reliance

Walden, A Game: Self-Reliance

Play as Henry David Thoreau as you attend to his basic needs of life in the woods, exploring his thoughts on self-reliant living and his critique of materialism in early industrial society in America.

All Games

All of the games are free, work on chromebooks, and have been hand selected by the nerds at the Field Day Lab.

Locke's Gambit

Locke’s Gambit was created in collaboration with IEEE TryEngineering, an initiative inspiring the next generation of engineers through STEM learning. This puzzle strategy game takes place aboard a microchip fabrication ship in the distant future. Players explore a distant star system while researching materials, building supply chains, designing chips, and fabricating wafers, mastering the science and engineering of microchip fabrication along the way.

Beats Empire

Run a music studio in a city full of data. Study what listeners want, sign artists, and record songs that climb the charts.

ThermoLab

ThermoLab is a thermodynamics simulator designed to introduce the Vapor Dome using a familiar Piston-Cylinder scenario. The simulation allows students to view a 3-dimensional graph of pressure, volume, and temperature while manipulating the cylinder properties, to gain a situated intuition for their relationships.

Transformations Quest

Arrange blocks to translate, rotate and reflect your way through puzzles in this game about geometric transformations for middle school students.

Uncovering Loyalties

The year is 1774 in Colonial Williamsburg, can you uncover where loyalties lie?

Unit Rates

Learn how to calculate and compare unit rates while shopping for groceries or racing cars! Use double number lines to solve real-world problems and...

Velocity Raptor

Velocity Raptor must travel near the speed of light to save the world! Take on an adventure in 2+1 dimensions, in the the Lair of relativity

Wake: Tales from the AQUALAB

Play as a young scientist faced with scientific challenges across multiple oceanic ecosystems. Made in partnership with Harvard and the Penn Center for Learning Analytics. Funding provided by NSF

Water Cycle Game

Can you move water from the ocean to the sky--and then back again? The Water Cycle game shows you how, but there's a tricky opponent!

Wave Combinator

Your pals find a mysterious wave combinator in the yard, but can you figure out how waves interact? And just what is amplitude, anyway?

Wave on a String

Dive into the fascinating world of waves! Wiggle the string to create waves, or tweak the frequency and amplitude of an oscillator to explore wave ...

Win the White House

Run your own presidential campaign to find out if you can Win the White House.

Wind Simulator

Can you defeat multiplying bacteria with an antibiotic dose? It sounds easy, but remember--whatever doesn't kill bacteria makes it stronger!

ZType

Improve your typing speed and accuracy in this action-packed game! Type words to fire plasma bullets and destroy enemy ships while fending off wave...

Nitrogen Cycle Game

Can you control nitrogen and move it from plants to deer to clouds? You'll have to watch out for a tricky opponent!

Outbreak Squad

Use a team of heroes to research, educate, heal, and protect people. Can you keep your community from getting sicker?

Pearl Diver

Navigate the number line while diving amidst sunken ruins. Will you find a pearl or an old boot? Watch out for the electric eel!

Pendulum Lab

Experiment with pendulums to uncover what affects their swing! Test variables like length, mass, and angle, and even calculate gravity on an unknow...

People's Pie

From taxes to spending, can you create and balance the budget for a whole country?

Projectile Motion

Explore projectile motion by launching objects from a cannon! Adjust factors like angle, speed, and height to see how they affect the object's traj...

Quandary

Shape the future of a new society while recognizing ethical issues and making decisions based on evidence and differing points of view.

Race to Ratify

Drop into 1787, where the ink is still drying on the new Constitution. Will it become the law of the land or will it fall into the dustbin of history?

Ratio Rumble

The battle is on in this ratio-building game. Out-compete your opponents by making powerful potions.

Shady Sam

Learn the hidden “tricks of the loan trade” as you play the role of a loan shark and try to maximize your profits.

States of Matter

Explore the states of matter by heating, cooling, and compressing atoms and molecules. Watch as solids melt, liquids boil, and gases condense while...

Tami's Tower

It’s lunch time and Tami, the golden lion tamarin, is hungry! Help Tami reach the delicious fruit by building a tower. But watch out! Other animals...

That's Your Right

A challenging, fun card game that helps students learn about their rights under the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

The Electric Shocktopus

Our hero, the titular Shocktopus, is out for revenge against the Magnetic Yeti. Zoom across electric fields, twist through magnets, and use conductors to bend the world to your will.

The Fiscal Ship

You're the captain of our Fiscal Ship! Can you steer the federal budget towards smooth sailing, or will you head into stormy waters?

The Legend of the Lost Emerald

Take on the role of a maritime archaeologist uncovering shipwrecks in the Great Lakes! In this historical inquiry game, players use GPS coordinates, go out on dives, take underwater photos, and use artifacts to solve the mystery of each shipwreck.

Theme Park Kitchen

We all love eating, but what about making food? Have you mastered the kitchen practices that keep you safe?

Graphing Lines

Explore the world of linear equations and graphs! Investigate the relationships between slope, equations, and graphs, and challenge yourself in the...

Headlines And High Water

Play as a young journalist covering events as they unfold in the fictional town of Twin Lakes. Made in partnership with UW School of Journalism and Mass Communications

Hot Air Balloon

Can you fly a janky air balloon using your knowledge of air pressure and gravity? Watch out for when the birds come flapping by!

Immigration Nation

Can you choose who should become citizens of the US? In Immigration Nation, find out as you guide newcomers along their path to citizenship!

Infosphere Invaders

Play as an all star agent team that works together to de-escalate disinformation threats made by The Divider, The Misleader, and The Bot Master in ...

Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case

This award-winning game turns kids into history detectives! Made in partnership with PBS Wisconsin and archivists at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Lakeland

This town-building game teaches complex systems. Made in partnership with the Scalable Systems Lab at UW-Madison. Played by thousands of kids a month.

LawCraft

As a member of the U.S. Congress, you'll draft a bill on an issue you believe in, then take it through the full law-making process!

Lost at the Forever Mine

This space adventure brings mathematical modeling straight to the classroom. Made in partnership with the UW-MRSEC research center.

Magnet Hunt

Can you find buried magnets, working on the idea that opposites attract? Your tool kit has compasses, iron filings and secret magnetic film!

Matter Sorter

Test your knowledge of solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas in Matter Sorter! Quickly sort falling objects into the right bins before time runs out, and learn about the fascinating world of plasmas along the way.

Mission to the Mesozoic

Travel back in time as a photographer in Mission to the Mesozoic! Explore the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, capturing photos and discovering connections between ancient flora and fauna.

Molecules and Light

Discover how light interacts with molecules in our atmosphere! Explore how different types of light, from microwaves to ultraviolet, cause molecule...

Money Magic

Help ambitious magician Enzo manage his budget, reach his savings goal, and take his show to Vegas!

Monster School Bus

Combine little monsters to make as few trips as possible as you drive around the neighborhood on your monster school bus!

Multiplication Blocks

Test your speed and skills! Click on connected factor blocks to destroy the falling product block. Think quickly, or time will run out!

Neighborhood Good

Meet with your neighbors, make a plan, and do some Neighborhood Good.

Newsfeed Defenders

Can you make it as a News Feed Defender? You'll have to outlaw viral deception, detect hidden ads, and banish false reporting!

Color Vision

Mix red, green, and blue light to create a rainbow! Explore how different colored filters affect light and discover how various light combinations ...

Concentration

Mix chemicals with water and watch the solution change color as its concentration increases. Experiment with volume and solute to see how concentra...

Constitutional Compromise

Travel back in time to the writing of the U.S. Constitution and see how the compromises from our founding fathers could have gone differently.

Convene the Council

You're president of the United States.. Can you work with your National Security Council to make the right decisions on foreign policy?

Counties Work

Can you run your county? You'll have to help fellow-citizens while managing taxes and local emergencies. Plus, keep an eye on reelection!

Counties Work: Texas

Can you run your county? You'll have to help fellow-citizens while managing taxes and local emergencies. Plus, keep an eye on reelection!

Court Quest

Help people around the U.S. navigate our court system. Listen carefully to each case, so you can guide them to the right place!

Cozy River Valley

Manage your farm, build community and create balance with nature and water. Can your farm survive in challenging times?

Creature Caverns

Explore creepy, spooky or scary caves that are home to creatures with various numbers of eyes, horns, brains, and limbs.

Curse Reverse

Greedy explorers have stolen treasures from seven ancient sites, and cursed the world! Find the treasure and return it to reverse the curse.

Do I Have a Right

Run your own constitutional law firm! Match clients with lawyers who can meet their needs. The more cases won, the faster your firm grows!

Earthquake!

How good are you at predictions? Can you figure out when—and how powerfully—an earthquake will hit Square City? Triangulation is the key!

EcoKingdoms

Manage a park and balance the needs of animal life, plant life, tourism, and finances. Make smart choices to keep your park thriving in EcoKingdoms!

Energy Skate Park: Basics

Explore the conservation of energy with a skater! Build your own ramps and tracks while learning how kinetic and potential energy affect the skater...

Executive Command

Step into the President's shoes! Do your best to run a government while keeping the country's citizens healthy and safe.

Flap to the Future

Explore the fascinating evolutionary journey of birds in Flap to the Future. From feathered dinosaurs to futuristic flying creatures, discover how flight evolved over millions of years through fun gameplay and scientific insight.

Game Over Gopher

Stop hungry gophers from eating a prized carrot! Place carrot launchers at strategic locations by graphing values on a coordinate plane.

Gate

Shadows are corrupting the land. Restore the balance of nature by exploring place value. Battle shadowy monsters and release the light within.

Atom Touch

Explore atomic bonds. Change states of matter by adjusting temperature and pressure in this simulation that demonstrates how atoms move and bond.

Agrinautica

Agrinautica immerses players in imaginative worlds where they build skills with numerical and algebraic expressions and patterns. In the game, players “terraform” planets by structuring expressions in various ways.

Angle Jungle

Solve puzzles using the power of angles to unlock gems, collect trophies and escape the jungle!

Antibiotic Resistance

Can you defeat multiplying bacteria with an antibiotic dose? It sounds easy, but remember--whatever doesn't kill bacteria makes it stronger!

Area Builder

Build shapes with colorful blocks and explore the concepts of area and perimeter! Play the game to find the area of funky figures or create your ow...

Argument Wars

Ever tried to win a disagreement? In Argument Wars, you will try out your persuasive abilities by arguing a real Supreme Court case. The other lawy...

Balancing Act

Learn about balance by experimenting with objects on a teeter totter! Predict how different masses and positions affect the plank's motion, and tes...

Battleship Numberline

Develop your number sense in Battleship Numberline, the fun and engaging way to practice whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Estimate positions on a number line, collect stars, and explode ships while learning critical math skills!

Beast Box

Become a wildlife DJ with BeastBox, mixing animal voices with beatbox loops to create your own music inspired by nature. Unlock Beast Mode by exploring ecosystems and adding their unique sounds!

Bending Light

Explore how light bends as it passes between different materials and create rainbows with prisms of various shapes. Experiment with bending light a...

Blockly: Games

You can code! Build a simple computer application by programming “tag” blocks to reach your target – no typing required. (Not compatible with IE8)

Bloom: The Saga of the Poop Economy

In Bloom, you’ll create trade networks and enact policies that keep farmers in business, while stopping excess manure from entering local lakes and rivers.

Branches of Power

Do you like running things? Do something no one else can, and run all three branches of the U.S. Government. But what will the public think?

Brief the Chief

Advise the president through major moments in US history.

Carbon Cycle Game

Can you master the original shape-shifter, the Carbon Cycle? Transform carbon from water to sky to land--before your tricky opponent does!

Cast Your Vote

Do you have what it takes to be an informed voter? It all depends on whether you can uncover information about issues and candidates!

Cat Insanity

Explore the basics of credit and debt with this free financial game where you feed cute, hungry cats. But watch out—they multiply quickly!

Circuit Construction Kit: DC

In Circuit Construction Kit: DC, experiment with basic electricity by using tools like ammeters and voltmeters to measure current and learn how electricity flows in both series and parallel circuits.

Addition Blocks

Test your addition skills and speed! Destroy falling sum blocks by clicking on connected digit blocks. Add fast, or the sum blocks will stack up!

Aquation - The Freshwater Access Game

Choice, strategy, balance, and . . . water equity? Parts of the planet are struggling to get enough water. Use each region's wealth to build pipes, desalinate water, and conduct research to bring water where it's needed most.

Crystal Cave

In this simple puzzle game players try their hand at arranging molecules with different shapes and properties into an ordered, stable configuration.

Magneto Bowling

Carefully position current-carrying wires to produce a magnetic field pattern to guide your proton bowling ball to knock down all the pins. No gutter balls allowed!

Magneto Mini Golf

Play mini golf on planetary greens with sub-atomic golf balls! Guide proton golf balls through the magnetic and electric fields to sink the putt.

Morphy

Morphy and his fellow alien crew have crash-landed on a foreign planet! Guide Morphy in meeting creatures with external traits that will help him survive this strange new world, save the missing crew, and re-build their ship!

Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

Travel around the world with Plato to learn about building healthy meals. Eat avocado toast in Australia, baobab fruit in Benin, and sautéed reindeer in Finland! Yum! Be sure to meet your daily nutritional needs while not going over your budget!

Project Hercules

In Project Hercules, you play Astrid, an astronomer in the distant future, working to identify objects in the night sky and uncover the mystery of an impending celestial event.

Robo Sellers

Play as a space-faring entrepreneur, and learn how to run your own business while you explore new planets, excavate resources, and build robots for fun and profit!

The Evolution of Trust

Faced against a potential competitor, will you choose to cooperate… or cheat? Explore the game theory behind how and why we trust each other.

The Plastic Pipeline

Follow the trail of the life cycle of single-use plastics, and uncover policies that can plug pollution leaking into our oceans.

The Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds

Why do some crowds turn to madness, or wisdom? The study of Network Science can guide us! To understand crowds, we should look not at the individual people, but at their connections

Walden, A Game: Civil Disobedience

Play as Henry David Thoreau and engage with historical and modern questions of slavery, abolition, and freedom, discovering the power of civic actions that are authentic, responsible, and informed.

Walden, A Game: Self-Reliance

Play as Henry David Thoreau as you attend to his basic needs of life in the woods, exploring his thoughts on self-reliant living and his critique of materialism in early industrial society in America.

Walden, A Game: The Natural World

Players will take on the role of “citizen scientists” as they explore Henry David Thoreau’s contributions to our scientific understanding of the environment at Walden Pond and the effects of climate changes on that environment over the past 150 years.

Walden, A Game: What I Lived For

Playing as Henry David Thoreau, players take a mindful walk around Walden Pond, stopping to appreciate the virtual environment around them. As they explore, they will cultivate skills for being “awake” in the present moment.

Walden, A Game: Where I Lived

Explore the woods as Henry David Thoreau, seeking traces of the individuals and groups who lived in the area before and during his time there and reflecting on the stories in our histories that are not always told.