I ’ve been play the novel SimCity plot for month . But starting today , kids in classrooms can playSimCityEDU : Pollution Challenge ! , a translation of the game in which mediate school students work through scenario as the mayor of a faux metropolis . Here ’s a short telecasting establish tike whobeta testedthe game :
Pollution Challenge!features six " missions , " each of which concentrate on a goal , but requires different kinds of job - resolution to make out . ( And each of the challenges can be solved in multiple means , so it ’s possible to come near the problem from many angle . ) Several of the missions focus on read as a crucial activity , so this is not just about play — it ’s about problem - solve in different modes . Although , yes , there ’s a pretty rad video recording secret plan component too !
Students playtest the game . Image good manners of GlassLab .
Pollution Challenge!is the first in a serial publication of SimCityEDU game . The games are built to cover educational standards so teacher can meet them into a variety of schoolroom scenarios . I expect Jessica Lindl , General Manager atGlassLab , to explain howPollution Challenge!differs from the SimCity game I ’ve been playing . Here ’s her result :
Screenshot from SimCityEDU : Pollution Challenge ! Image good manners of GlassLab .
I also asked about educational end — why use a game to instruct students ? Lindl responded :
If you ’re a schoolroom instructor , homeschool instructor , or parent , you canbuy the gameand integrate it into your programme . For more on the game , control outSimCityEDU.organd be sure to readthis PDFexplaining the missions , plus details on which standards are report . There ’s also acommunity sitewith lesson plans , FAQs , webinars , and ways to interact with other masses using SimCityEDU . Another utile resource isMatthew Farber ’s web log postabout using SimCityEDU with his sixth score class .
