Games
Wind Simulator
Can you change wind and air pressure according to your will? You'll have to figure out how to make weather patterns--and even cyclones!
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?
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Crystal Cave
When the kids find a crystal cave under the Yard, they learn all about crystal molecules and dig up some sweet crystals for their collection in the museum.
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!
Antibiotic Resistance
Can you defeat multiplying bacteria with an antibiotic dose? It sounds easy, but remember--whatever doesn't kill bacteria makes it stronger!
Lost at the Forever Mine
This space adventure brings mathematical modeling straight to the classroom. To escape an abandoned planet, players set up equations, input data, work with graphs, and use models as a tool to make decisions.
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
Headlines And High Water
In Headlines and High Water, players take on the role of a young journalists covering Twin Lakes’ Cherry Festival amid a catastrophic flood, interviewing locals and staying safe.
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.
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. Made with UW-Madison’s Scalable Systems Lab (Directed by Victor Zavala) with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency.