Climate Education Games (Responses)

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1	Email Address	Name	Title of Game	Synopsis	Website	Provider	Format	Age	Available languages	Topic	Cost	Is climate justice included?	Time

2	karican19@gmail.com	Karianne Canfield	Financial Times Climate Game	Explore how decisions made impact global temperature change and emissions.	https://ig.ft.com/climate-game/	Financial Times	Virtual	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary, Economics, Governance, Energy	Free	No	30 minutes or less
3	henrystone.l@lynchburg.edu	Laura Henry-Stone	Tipping Point	From Boardgamegeek.com: "Tipping point is like SimCity with cards. Players build cities while trying to survive extreme weather disasters that become more and more common as carbon dioxide accumulates in the air. It's a family-friendly game perfect fit for casual and strategic gamers."	https://www.tippingpointthegame.com/	Noble Knight Games (https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147867705/Tipping-Point)	Board game	Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary	$50 or less	Somewhat	1-2 hours
4	alan.hesse@gmail.com	Alan J. Hesse	Captain Polo's World Tour - Free Download Edition	Drawing on the award-winning Adventures of Captain Polo series of educational graphic novels, Captain Polo’s World Tour is a thrilling new way to explore this increasingly important topic. Based on thorough research, the game delivers an immersive experience that challenges players’ perceptions of the climate crisis, while teaching them new ways to take action. Using nothing more than a single die the aim of the game is to be the first to get all around the world following Captain Polo’s pathway. Multiple obstacles and rewards await along the way, making this game a riot of fun.	https://alanhesse.com/captain-polos-world-tour/	Captain Polo Academy	Board game	Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Adults	English	Science (generally), Social Science, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics, Governance, Energy, Civics, Health, Humanities	Free	Somewhat	Variable
5	henrystone.l@lynchburg.edu	Laura Henry-Stone	Survive the Century	From the game website: "Survive the Century is a branching narrative game about the political, environmental and social choices humans will face between 2021 and 2100 as we adapt to the ravages of climate change. This game is a work of fiction, but it is informed by real science."	https://survivethecentury.net/	https://survivethecentury.net/	Virtual, Simulation	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary	Free	Somewhat	30 minutes or less
6	sean@dague.net	Sean Dague	Daybreak	Cooperative game where you work as one of 4 world powers to address climate change.	https://daybreakgame.org/	CMYK	Board game	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary, Energy, Civics	$51 or more	Yes	1-2 hours
7	emilysb@ucar.edu	Emily Snode-Brenneman	Choose Our Future	Explore how everyday choices add up to make your carbon footprint, and what the effect would be on the climate if everybody acted the same way as you in the future.	https://scied.ucar.edu/interactive/choose-our-future	UCAR Center for Science Education	Virtual	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary	Free	No	5-10 minutes
8	emilysb@ucar.edu	Emily Snode-Brenneman	Energy Choices and Climate Change	Help the Joules family make choices that keep their greenhouse gas emissions low.	https://scied.ucar.edu/interactive/energy-choices-and-climate-change	UCAR Center for Science Education	Virtual, Simulation	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Social Science, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics, Energy	Free	Somewhat	5-10 minutes
9	emilysb@ucar.edu	Emily Snode-Brenneman	Global Energy Advisor	Congratulations! You have a new job as a Global Energy Advisor and the people of the planet need your help. You must choose a new mix of energy sources to limit emissions while generating enough energy and keeping costs low.	https://scied.ucar.edu/interactive/global-energy-advisor	UCAR Center for Science Education	Virtual, Simulation	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics, Energy	Free	Somewhat	Variable
10	emilysb@ucar.edu	Emily Snode-Brenneman	Help the Community	Add stamps to different scenes learn about how we can help fight climate change!	https://scied.ucar.edu/kids/interactive/help-community-climate	UCAR Center for Science Education	Virtual, Simulation	Kindergarten to grade 2, Grades 3-5	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally)	Free	No	5 minutes
11	emilysb@ucar.edu	Emily Snode-Brenneman	Greenhouse Gas Game	This Greenhouse Gas Game enables students to interact with each other as they learn about the heat-trapping properties of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. They learn that human actions are altering the levels of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Teams explore how long it takes to reach the top of the Temperature Tracker based on human activity, with the winner taking the longest to reach the top of the Temperature Tracker.	https://scied.ucar.edu/activity/greenhouse-gas-game	UCAR Center for Science Education	Board game	Grades 6-8	English	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Free	No	Variable
12	michelep.martin@uwaterloo.ca	MICHELE MARTIN	ILLUMINATE	an educational simulation game that aims to teach players about the impacts of climate change, explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and respond to climate risks.	https://uwaterloo.ca/climate-institute/educational-programs/illuminate-climate-change-simulation-game\	University of Waterloo Climate Institute	Simulation	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Governance, Energy	Free	We're going to be doing some updates and will definitely be including this aspect	30 minutes or less
13	mrummel@ucar.edu	Melissa Rummel	The Very Simple Climate Model	Use this model to explore the relationships between carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere and our planet's average global temperature. Try out some "what if" scenarios to see how much our climate may warm during the coming century.	https://scied.ucar.edu/interactive/simple-climate-model	UCAR Center for Science Education	Simulation	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Adults	English	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Free	No	30 minutes or less
14	joanhrobinson@gmail.com	JR	Minecraft! Regular Minecraft, of course, but it also has an education for sustainability edition	Minecraft can help you bring your Environmental curriculum alive. Try these beginner lessons and worlds to engage your students' problem solving, technology, and communication skills.	https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/resources/minecraft-climate-and-sustainability-subject-kit	Mojang (acquired by Microsoft I believe)	Video game	All ages	All of the above	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Biology, Social Science, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics, Energy, Arts	Cost varies by device	No	Variable
15	jproctor@lclark.edu	Jim Proctor	SDG Mosaic	SDG Mosaic is a card (or virtual) game introducing participants to the diverse UN Sustainable Development Goals, where climate action joins a variety of other important global priorities. Similarities and differences in these SDG priorities is a part of the EcoTypes initiative, as a concrete application of the possibility EcoTypes participants consider that "Many Care, Just Differently." The SDG game would optimally be played along with other EcoTypes resources, including the survey, followup reflection form, and EcoTypes personae.	https://ecotypes.us/ecotypes-components/global-priorities/#sdggame	Jim Proctor	Card game, Virtual	All ages	English	Interdiscplinary	Free	Somewhat	30 min to 1 hour
16	maryspivey03@gmail.com	Mary Spivey	En-ROADS	A climate simulation by the non-profit Climate Interactive, giving participants the opportunity to test their ideas on what would reduce emissions enough to keep the temperature rise within 1.5C of pre-industrial.	https://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html?v=23.12.0	Climate Interactive	Simulation	Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults, Grades 6-8 with experienced facilitator due to relatively high level of the content.	English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, https://www.climateinteractive.org/the-en-roads-simulator-languages/#:~:text=Currently%2C%20the%20En%2DROADS%20Simulator,Español%20(Spanish)	Interdiscplinary	Free	Yes	It can be done in less than one hour, but most group events take at least an hour.
17	jludewig@allegheny.edu	Julia Ludewig	Climate Fresk	A collaborative and rather thorough card game about the complex interactions in climate change.	https://climatefresk.org/	NA	Card game	Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English, French	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally)	Free	No	more than 2 hours
18	support@springbaystudio.com	Springbay Support Team	League for Green Leaders	League for Green Leaders is an engaging, gamified online climate-action competition where students play to learn, play together, and play for our future. With learning-by-doing, students grow the agency of climate action and become leaders for our future. Each competition consists of fun-packed daily activities that align with curricula used in schools. Students will be interacting with the award-winning iBiome learning games, building 12 virtual habitats, earning badges and gaining points by finishing their daily activities (both online and offline), and collaborating with teammates to compete for the top positions in the leaderboards. They track their daily eco-friendly choices and as their lifestyles become more sustainable, they will gain CO2e savings, and observe the collective impact they can make with other young green leaders.	https://leagueforgreenleaders.springbaystudio.org/	Springbay Studio	Virtual, Simulation, Multiple formats	Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Biology, Social Science, Civics	Annual class subscription	Yes	14 days of learning program, about 5 mins- 1 hours of learning activities
19	cristian.gil@accionpublica.co	Cristian Gil	Melting Planet: the cooperative card game for survival	Melting Planet is a cooperative card game designed to create an entertaining experience while promoting a mindset shift towards cooperative behaviors. Instead of playing against other players, we will learn how to play together against the game; and the game is climate change. Melting Planet teaches us how to strategize as a united force with limited information and resources, and how to build trust and teams that can work together to solve the collective challenges that we face today as communities, organizations, and society.	meltingplanet.co	Acción Pública	Card game	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English, Spanish	Interdiscplinary, Social Science, Economics, Civics	$50 or less	Somewhat	30 min to 1 hour
20	dengdavid4@gmail.com	David Deng	Terra Nil	Terra Nil also known ECO is a familiar an online game where people (players) collectively work towards establishing a civilize world where everything they do affects the surrounding. all resources come from a simulated ecosystems, with millions of plants and animals simulating throughout.	mccnetwork.org	Museum and Climate Change Network (ECO OFFICIAL TRAILER)	Board game, Virtual, Multiple formats	All ages	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Governance, Energy	Free	Yes	1-2 hours
21	tech.springbay@gmail.com	Jane Ji	League for Green Leaders	Invite students to participate in the League for Green Leaders, an engaging online climate-action competition where students play to learn, play together, and play for our future. With learning-by-doing, students grow the agency of climate action and become leaders for our future. A short video about this program is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JJN1HOlZ7I	https://springbaystudio.com/league-for-green-leaders/	Springbay Studio Ltd.	Multiple formats	Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Biology, Social Science, Energy, Civics	$51 or more	Yes	Variable
22	richard@thecityatlas.org	Richard Reiss	Energetic	What does it take to power NYC with zero carbon energy, and how fast do we need to build it? To explore this, we designed a game. ENERGETIC is in use at colleges and universities including Bard, Harvard, Vassar, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, and Yale, and now also in 16 public high schools in NYC. We are working to replicate this method for every city, to help secondary schools around the world meet the climate literacy goals of the UNFCCC Article 6 and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement.	https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/energetic/	City Atlas	Board game	Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary, Science (generally), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Governance, Energy, Civics	$51 or more	Yes	more than 2 hours
23	alexvonhil@gmail.com	Alexander von Hildebrand	Guardians of the Amazon	"Guardians of the Amazon" is a Serious Game and consists of grouping sets of seven Species cards to complete seven biotopes that characterize the Amazon jungle. By assembling the flora and fauna cards, players discover the subtle interdependent relationships in different ways in these biotopes and an understanding of the contribution of biodiversity to sustaining local, regional and global life. At the same time, gamers realize the vulnerability of the system. The game contains 10 Threat cards that contribute to the environmental collapse and loss of biodiversity currently affecting the Amazon rainforest. The 10 Solutions cards help to overcome the Threats, proposing alternatives that allow the rational and sustainable use of natural resources. The 7 Indigenous Wisdom cards are the most powerful in the game by neutralizing any Threat card. A set consists of a box with 102 cards, a triptych with the rules, another with biome data, and a dice	guardians-amazon.com	Red de Accion en Agricultura Alternativa	Card game, Multiple formats	Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduates	English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German	Biology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Governance, Health, Protect the Amazon biome	$10 or less	Yes	30 min to 1 hour
24	pedelacruzn@gmail.com	Pablo De La Cruz	Managing the Territory	“Managing the Territory” is a thematic group game which is not dependent on chance, but rather invites players to discuss dilemmas, make decisions, and develop agreements regarding economic activities involving use of natural resources to be carried out in their territory, including extractivism. The game board, divided into 58 hexagons, simulates a jungle territory with rivers and a village. Each hexagon represents part of the territory with a set of natural resources which increase in abundance the farther one travels from the village, as in real life generally anthropic pressure decreases with distance. The objective of the game is to survive by taking advantage of the resources available in the territory, with the only requisite to remain in the game being to feed the family (earning eight units11 of food from the chagra, hunting, and/or fishing during each half of the game). All players have access to all resources available on the game board, unless they have been previously depleted by another player or have been the object of a regulation mutually agreed upon by the players. Each player has five units of effort (UE) – or actions - that they may use during each turn by moving to any contiguous hexagon, fishing, hunting, felling timber, cultivating chagra, extracting gold, raising cattle, selling the products of any of these activities, or convening the players to meetings in the maloca12 to reach agreements (Figure 2).During the game, each player has ten turns, divided into two sets – or game halves – consisting of five turns. In the first half, only the resources of fishing, hunting, and chagra are available and the only requisite to remain in the game is to feed the family. In the second half, the options are provided to extract gold, raise livestock, and sell their products in the store, and aside from feeding their family, players should earn money by selling fish, timber, cattle, or gold (Table 1) to pay community taxes, and in general for other monetary expenses which are not stipulated in the game.	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/imanimundo/article/view/104546/90248	Pablo De La Cruz	Board game	All ages	English, Spanish	Governance	Not avalaible for selling	Somewhat	30 min to 1 hour
25	i.chingate@uniandes.edu.co	Nathalie CHINGATE-HERNANDEZ	Consensus methodology such as consensus panels	Consensus methodology is a (STS) approach to engage different groups in scientific and environmental explorations around questions or problems drawn from real life situations. The methodology measures improvements in student achievement with respect to science and ecology concepts and processes. It is considered an approach to collective decision-making.	https://globalchange.vt.edu/news/news-stories/2019-20-news/what-is-scientific-consensus-and-how-do-we-achieve-it.html	Global Change Center	Virtual, Simulation	Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English	Interdiscplinary	Unspecified	Yes	Variable
26	springforwardclimate@gmail.com	Mina Subramanian (Head of Spring Forward Climate)	Spring Forward Climate Justice Monopoly	Our Climate Justice lesson begins with a short introduction of climate justice, challenging students to define the phrase themselves and building on the term with examples all students can relate to. This will set the students up to not only participate in the Monopoly simulation, but also understand its connection to climate justice and notice the inequities the game displays. The majority of the lesson will be spent playing the Monopoly-inspired virtual board game Simulation that gives students deeper insight on how climate justice affects historically marginalized communities.	These slides are what we use for the climate justice lesson, and the last slide includes a full picture of the monopoly game: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tRr3QWS5SJ1d3Ca3Gw7AIJ7S-6XeES6NX7fT5rW2yYM/edit#slide=id.g1ef7c447052_0_0	Spring Forward Climate (originally made)	Board game	Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8	English	Interdiscplinary, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics, Health	Free	Yes	30 minutes or less
27	m.romero3@uniandes.edu.co	Mariana Romero	Play4Climate	Through a dynamic participation in the prissioners dilemma framed to a action and mitigation of climate change situation, participants can understand the complexity of the decision-making as well as the added benefits to cooperation in multiple levels. The booklet with the instructions can be provided via email.	m.romero3@uniandes.edu.co	SDG Center Universidad de Los Andes	Simulation	Grades 9-12, Undergraduates, Graduate school, Adults	English, Spanish	Economics	Free	Yes	30 minutes or less
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