In Project Hercules, you play Astrid, an astronomer in the distant future, working to identify objects in the night sky and uncover the mystery of an impending celestial event.

This town-building game teaches complex systems. Made in partnership with the Scalable Systems Lab at UW-Madison. Played by thousands of kids a month.

This award-winning game turns kids into history detectives! Made in partnership with PBS Wisconsin and archivists at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Explore atomic bonds. Change states of matter by adjusting temperature and pressure in this simulation that demonstrates how atoms move and bond.

Can you defeat multiplying bacteria with an antibiotic dose? It sounds easy, but remember--whatever doesn't kill bacteria makes it stronger!

Your pals find a mysterious wave combinator in the yard, but can you figure out how waves interact? And just what is amplitude, anyway?

How good are you at predictions? Can you figure out when—and how powerfully—an earthquake will hit Square City? Triangulation is the key!

Can you fly a janky air balloon using your knowledge of air pressure and gravity? Watch out for when the birds come flapping by!

Can you find buried magnets, working on the idea that opposites attract? Your tool kit has compasses, iron filings and secret magnetic film!

Can you control nitrogen and move it from plants to deer to clouds? You'll have to watch out for a tricky opponent!

Can you move water from the ocean to the sky--and then back again? The Water Cycle game shows you how, but there's a tricky opponent!

In this simple puzzle game players try their hand at arranging molecules with different shapes and properties into an ordered, stable configuration.

Can you master the original shape-shifter, the Carbon Cycle? Transform carbon from water to sky to land--before your tricky opponent does!

Can you defeat multiplying bacteria with an antibiotic dose? It sounds easy, but remember--whatever doesn't kill bacteria makes it stronger!

This space adventure brings mathematical modeling straight to the classroom. Made in partnership with the UW-MRSEC research center.

Play as a young scientist faced with scientific challenges across multiple oceanic ecosystems. Made in partnership with Harvard and the Penn Center for Learning Analytics. Funding provided by NSF

Play as a young journalist covering events as they unfold in the fictional town of Twin Lakes. Made in partnership with UW School of Journalism and...

Take on the role of a maritime archaeologist uncovering shipwrecks in the Great Lakes! In this historical inquiry game, players use GPS coordinates, go out on dives, take underwater photos, and use artifacts to solve the mystery of each shipwreck.

In Bloom, you’ll create trade networks and enact policies that keep farmers in business, while stopping excess manure from entering local lakes and rivers.