Social Studies Games for Older Kids

3rd World Farmer

(16 votes)

3rdworld free play_online_mini 3rd World Farmer is a new kind of game.  It aims at simulating the real-world mechanisms that cause and sustain poverty in 3rd World countries.

In the game, the player gets to manage an African farm, and is soon confronted with the often difficult choices that poverty and conflict necessitate. We find this kind of experience efficient at making the issues relevant to people, because players tend to invests their hopes in a game character whose fate depends on him. The developers aim at making the player "experience" the injustices, rather than being told about them, so as to stimulate a deeper and more personal reflection on the topics...

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Carmen Sandiego Geography

(15 votes)
carmen-sandiego-geography logo_windows_miniGet ready to travel the world, encounter exotic sights and sounds, meet unusual people--and arrest them! Carmen Sandiego’s international crime ring is filching world treasures ordinary thieves wouldn’t dare tackle. We’re counting on you, Gumshoe. So when you think you’ve got the goods on the bad guys, submit your evidence, make a case, and go to court. But beware! Your evidence must be airtight or your suspect will go free!
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eLECTIONS

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elections freeplay_online_mini It’s your turn to play politics in eLECTIONS: Your Adventure in Politics. Start by brushing up on policy in Getting Into the Race. If you are up for the challenge, compete for your party’s nomination in The Primary Election Process. Learn how America votes and discover the power the people hold in choosing their future president. Are you ready to be the next man or woman in the White House? 
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ElectroCity

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electrocity free play_online_mini ElectroCity is a new online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It’s great fun to play and also teaches players all about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand. 

You will be given complete control over a small town within New Zealand. What you do with that town is up to you.

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GeoRunner

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georunner logo_windows_miniapple-logo-miniThat crazy Blit is in trouble again, and he needs your help. Our friend Blit loves to skate and rollerblade. But he just can't keep from crashing, and when he does he goes right into the cage.

You can help him, though. As a member of the Blit Rescue and Tracking Squad, you search the world for keys to get him out. When you find enough keys, Blit is free to skate again! 

 

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Global Gang

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global_gang free play_online_mini The Global Gang games are great opportunities to play and have fun, while learning about kids in other countries. Can you help villagers in Nicaragua survive floods, earthquakes and food shortages?   Help rescue kids from carpet sheds in India?  Can you cross a field without stepping on a land-mine?  Figure out how a goat can help you grow more food? (Hint:  Well, they eat weeds, their milk is magic and plants love their poo...) Get on board the Citizen Ship... and save the Gang from stormy seas, hunger, thirst and lots more. 
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