Students can save the planet Helios from ecological disaster and SmogGobs in PowerUp, a free online game that draws an emotional connection to ecological awareness. The three-dimensional game, from IBM’s TryScience initiative, is designed to engage students in learning about engineering and energy while trying to supply solar, wind and water power before an ecological disaster hits. PowerUp offers classroom lesson plans that cover energy transformation, as well as an interactive module so students learn about the technologies required to build virtual worlds.
(from WEMTA Big Deal Book e-Newsletter, June 16, 2008)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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