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Online Instructional Games

* Class Brain
http://www.classbrain.com/artgames/publish/

* Jeopardy!
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm
These games have been created by Hardin County Teachers for use in their classrooms. Each will reflect the curriculum area and the Exit Expectation that the game addresses.

* I know that!
http://www.iknowthat.com
Designed for K-12, but wonderful tool for ABE students looking to polish up on LanguageArts and others. From "punctuation Paintball" to deciphering word problems in "Math Stories," there's something there for everyone. Be careful, this site can be addicting!

Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars?
http://education.jlab.org/million/index.html
Designed just like the hit TV show! This is a blast for math and science learners. Test your knowledge of math and science as you work your way to the million dollar level! Although the questions you will answer are real, the money, unfortunately, is not. You aren't playing for real money! Sorry!

Grammar Blast
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/
Although created for grades 2-5, this webpage contains fun and interactive quizzes that students can use to reinforce learning grammar.

Grammar Bytes
http://www.chompchomp.com
Games and activities related to grammar. Fun and interactive.

More Games and Puzzles from Jefferson Labs
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html
From the creators of Who Wants To Win a Million Dollars, science and math learners will think they've died and gone to game heaven!

* Quia
http://www.quia.com/web
Quia offers the Web's most extensive collection of educational tools and templates. With Quia, you can create 16 types of educational games and activities, quizzes with eight different question types, surveys, Web pages, and much, much more! YOu can either search ones that have already been created or join ($49/yr) to create your own. Thousands of educators and schools in more than fifty countries worldwide subscribe to Quia.

Cardboard Cognition
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/BoardTOC.html
These 103 games were designed as part of EDTEC 670 and are not available for sale. However, they are really creative! Those who have extra time can get some ideas on how to create your own board game for your classroom. You can write to the authors for permission to create your own version of the games. They'll say yes!

Edbydesign - MATH
http://www.edbydesign.com/maths/
Fun online math games, featuring mathematics, problem solving, puzzles and more. We have a combination of Java applets and flash learning activities. Although designed for K-8, some games can be good refreshers.

Games and Puzzles - SCIENCE
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html

Online Interactive Math Games
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/math/onlineact.html
A portal site to other games on the Internet. Worth a look.

Puzzlemaker from Discovery.com
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Help reinforce learning by creating and printing out puzzles for students to complete. This site is great for teachers!

Living in Space: Designing a Space Station
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/spacestation/index2.html
This wonderful online game is perfect for students past the 4th grade reading level. What is it? Living in Space is an online game that explores the idea of living in space. What do humans need in order to live in this hostile environment? What do we need to work and thrive in space? By designing a space station, you (the user or the student)] examines a series of problems: How will you breath? What will you eat? How will you produce power? While choosing the best solution for each problem, you learn how NASA and the Russian space agency have designed life support systems for their spacecraft, while gaining an appreciation for the Earth's
environment and the many ways that it provides the things that we need to survive.

http://www.lemonadestandgame.com/
Lemonade Stand is a classic game that teaches the basics about how supply and demand effect business. In this game, it is your job to run a street-corner lemonade stand and to try to make some money doing it. Your business decisions affect supply and demand, and therefore, your profitability.

http://library.thinkquest.org/4116/Investing/stock.htm
The Stock Game
The Stock Game is a free online stock market simulation for Grades 5–12. Students nationwide play in individual or buddy contests year-round, and teams of two to three students participate in the Fall and Spring Stocks That Rock! competition. The Web site contains lessons, lesson plans, a glossary, and more than 75 lesson starter activities. These activities are correlated to NCTM, NCSS, NCEE and ISTE standards. The site also contains research tools from REUTERS, CNN Interactive and Hoover’s Online.

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