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The US Federal Emergency Management Agency developed games for kids

This site, developped by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (which is related to the Department of Homeland Security, which includes FEMA), teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid. There is also a Parents & Teachers page with activities, curriculum and safety information that can be used in the classroom or at home! You can find : Disaster (...)

Unpluggled!

Unpluggled! offers as an interactive game, tips and tricks to save energy. The monster Terawattus Energivorus has taken possession over the spirits of the people in this house. Now they’re wasting tons of energy. Your mission is to fight against this monster by looking for objects that can help you. This site has been awarded the New Voice Digifest 2005 and silver medal at the 2005 Summit Creative Awards. Game is available in English and (...)

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Recycle city

In Recycle city, you are Dumptown’s new City Manager! When you start to play, you’ll see Dumptown at its worst, it’s littered, polluted, and nothing is being recycled or reused. There are many trash cans and dumpsters, but no recycling bins. That means all of the trash is going right into the landfill just outside town, where it isn’t doing anyone any good. In your new position, you can start programs that encourage Dumptown’s citizens and businesses to recycle and reduce waste. The Dumptown (...)

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Protecting water

Protecting Water is an educative and interactive game on water, environment and sanitation. This is a strategic game where the goal is to supply a city with clean water and keep the school in a healthy environment. This game requires Flash 6 or higher. Tearfund and WaterAid have produced this online game to highlight issues of EU aid for water and sanitation. When you have finished the game, you can use their online form to write to Hilary Benn, the Secretary of State for International (...)

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SOS 21, Ecoville, Defi pour la terre

SOS-21 http://www.sos-21.com/ ’SOS-21’’ is a game being developed that focuses on sustainable development. The goal is to create a game which helps to educate children, parents & grandparents on the 3 dimensions of sustainable development (social, economic, environmental) and show it is related to their daily actions. Through an "avatar", the player playes through everyday life. The game available is only in French. Ecoville (...)

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Eco-agents

Eco-agents is a website with games, quizzes and information on global warming, waste and air pollution. You will also find two short quizzes, one on climate change and the other on water. The games are available in Czech, English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Suomi... and all languages of the European Union. This game has been developed by the European Environment (...)

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Stop disasters

Stop Disasters is a Game about Natural Disasters: Tsunamies, hurricanes, forest fires, earthquakes and floods. The goal is to organize and build a safer world. Anyone with internet access can play the Stop Disasters game (it will load into a browser window). You’ll need an up to date browser, with Flash Player version 7 or higher. You can download the latest Flash plugin from here: http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash/ Each scenario takes between 10 and 20 minutes to play, depending on the (...)

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Clim’city

How and why is global warming accelerating? What sort of climate can we expect in 2100? What human activities are most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions? How can we reduce these emissions? How does climate change currently affect our ecosystems and what impact will it have on them in the future? Are you ready to set off on a journey that will take you into the heart of climate change and sustainable development? You are? OK! Let’s go! Clim’city is a game where you will have to build a (...)

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