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Classroom Science and Social Studies Games
Games for science, history, civics, geography and coding.
14 games
20 Questions
Yes-or-no questions that practice narrowing down by category.
Think of a person, place, animal or term from the unit. The class has twenty yes-or-no questions to work out what it is. Writing the questions on the board helps students build on each other's answers instead of guessing at random.
2–12 · Free · No materials
Also in: No-prep games, Elementary, Middle school, High school
Free computer science courses for K–12 with game-like coding puzzles.
K–12 · Free · Student devices
Also in: Elementary, Middle school, High school
A trivia game owned by the UN World Food Programme, built around its work to end hunger. Vocabulary is the best-known category.
Student devices
Also in: Reading and language games, Elementary, Middle school, High school
Civics games that can be played individually or as a whole class with the game projected.
Free · One screen or student devices
Also in: Middle school, High school
Standards-aligned science, history and math games reviewed by educators.
K–8 · Student devices
Also in: Math games, Elementary, Middle school
The classroom edition of Minecraft, with a library of lessons across the curriculum.
Licensed; free trial · Student devices
Also in: Elementary, Middle school
Role-playing missions that put students inside moments in US history. Developed for middle school.
5–8 · Free · Student devices
Also in: Middle school
Thousands of activities and over 400 games made by an elementary teacher, strong on US history and geography.
K–8 · Some free; subscription for the rest · Student devices
Also in: Online games, Math games, Reading and language games, Elementary, Middle school
NASA's games about space and Earth science for children.
Student devices
Also in: Elementary
Quizzes, puzzles and fill-in games on animals and the natural world.
Student devices
Also in: Elementary
A free block-based programming language. Here students make their own games instead of playing someone else's.
Free · Student devices
Also in: Elementary, Middle school
Map quizzes for every continent, with printable versions. Now part of GeoGuessr.
Free to play · Student devices
Also in: Elementary, Middle school, High school
Hundreds of free games, with unusually deep geography and animal sections alongside math and science.
Free · Student devices
Also in: Online games, Math games, Kindergarten, Elementary
More than 1,000 games across math, language arts, science and geography, with a multiplayer section.
K–5 · Free with ads; ad-free upgrade · Student devices
Also in: Online games, Math games, Reading and language games, Kindergarten, Elementary
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