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Earth and Town
Here are some ways your students can explore an environment is interactively.
One of the best ways to learn about something is to immerse yourself in it. These resources allows students to immerse themselves in a whole city or the planet. Or create a new one.
Real Lives
http://www.educationalsimulations.com/
Real Lives is a unique, interactive life simulation game that enables you to live one of billions of lives in any country in the world.
Through statistically accurate events, the game brings to life different cultures, human geography, political systems, economic opportunities, personal decisions, health issues, family issues, schooling, jobs, religions, geography, war, peace, and more!
Geosim
The GeoSim site contains modules and databases, primarily for older students.
Sim City and other simulation titles
http://www.ea.com/search?q=sim+city
Maxis (now Electronic Arts) pioneered environmental simulation software for students. The series includes SimEarth, SimCity and, recently, the Sims (probably not appropriate for students).
Each involves constructing a place from scratch with a toolbox of buildings, natural features and roles of inhabitants. As the site grows, student strike a balance between a healthy environment and its citizens' needs. The simulations dramatically illustrate the relationship between cause and effect. For example, the absence of sufficient water supplies or electrical power can ddom your city.
All in all, such cool and fun games can stimulate never-ending research projects.
World Builders
http://www.world-builders.org/
World Builders includes 11 web-based units with different dimensions of science like astronomy, geology, meteorology, microbiology, botany, zoology, and marine and land ecology. Assessment and note-taking and culling from other links are embedded.
This site is also a great resource for creative writing classes, allowing the student to see the many aspects of creating a world in which their story characters will live.
Education Arcade at MIT
http://www.educationarcade.org
The Education Arcade at MIT encourages researchers to understand the benefits of promoting learning via digital simulations.
Because this site resides in one of the more rigorous universities in the world the content is scholarly and, guess what, fun! From fire-fighting to the impact of poverty students experience concepts rather than just watching or "shooting".
