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Players see a picture of an intact human brain and then it gets scrambled. To win, players must put the parts of the brain back together correctly.
A learning and training game, 3D Reseaux teaches civil engineers and construction workers about the risks of working near underground networks.
"Challenge your family and friends in a new digital board game, and at the same time learn your first words in a new language together.
4 TRAVELLERS can be played alone or together with friends and at the same time teach you new words in Spanish.
In 911 Paramedic, players assume the role of a paramedic and rush to the scenes of accidents on the streets of Los Angeles. Players can handle over thirty real-life emergency situations.
9th Inning is a free, online, baseball-themed quiz game designed to test players’ knowledge and understanding of nutrition. Each correct answer earns a homerun. Watch out because answering three questions wrong means you’re out!
"Geared toward 3rd to 5th grade students with social-behavioral problems, Adventures aboard the S.S.GRIN links the worlds of social skills training and interactive technology.
Alcohol 101 Plus, available at no charge, was created in response to the growing concern over the unsafe consumption of alcohol on college campuses.
In this meal-planning game, players follow the food pyramidand must select enough food from each food group to reach the suggested number of servings per day.
“The game follows our character, Richard, in his dream world where he goes on the offensive and attacks back! He wards off a variety of allergens from pollen and pet dander to shellfish and dairy.”
In Alphabet Circus, a PlayStation 2 game targeted to children, players navigate through a colorful circus to discover various mini-games that combine physical activity and learning.
This free quiz game developed by the Environmental Protection Agency tests players’ knowledge of air quality and pollution and their effects on health. Questions are multiple choice.
This group of free mini-games by the National Dairy Council focuses on healthy food choices and the benefits of good nutrition and portion control.
This free online stress reduction game offers players a chance to relax, balance their mind and emotions, and clarify their thoughts.
In this free online grocery shopping and nutrition game, players search for items on a grocery list and compare the labels of three different brands each time, to make the healthiest choice.
"Behavior Breakthroughs™ is an interactive training simulation created for parents and caregivers of children and adults who display challenging behavior."
This brain-training puzzle game offers fifteen mini-games sorted into five categories: identify, memorize, analyze, compute, and visualize. Multi-player, competitive, and cooperative play modes are available.
This game is designed to improve players’ attention and sharpen their ability to process visual information. While it starts out easy, the game gets progressively more challenging as players improve.
"Designed for children and teens ages 10 to 15, Blood Tests: Exploring Our Incredible Blood is an interactive online program designed to introduce users to the fascinating facts that can be learned
"In this game you have to blood type three patients and give them blood transfusions. Are you able to do that?
Players participate in a human anatomy course to learn about various infections and parts of the human body. At the end of the course they are tested on their knowledge and their ability to protect the body from infection.
For the Nintendo DS, Brain Age includes a variety of cognitive-based mini-games designed to entertain and challenge players. Players can draw pictures, read books out loud, and solve puzzles, and play popular games like Sudoku.
Designed for mobile platforms, Brain Challenge is intended to be an entertaining yet challenging game that helps players increase the percentage of their brains used.
Brain Spa is an interactive PC game made up of an assortment of challenges designed to build up the mind.
BrainBashers is a free, online collection of riddles, brain-teasers, puzzles, and games designed to challenge players’ mental capabilities.
Brain Rules Games is a set of free, online mini-games that can educate players about the human brain. Each mini-game addresses a component of the brain such as neurons, neuronal growth, brain development, and anatomy.
Breakfast Detectives is an online educational game that teaches players about the five food groups and the benefits of eating healthy foods. To win, players must "drag and drop the right foods to match the clues!"
Players of this asthma self-management side-scrolling Nintendo console adventure game guide Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus and Trakie the Tracheratops through 18 game levels to save their ancient pla
Captain Chemo is a free, online adventure game that deals with and can help cancer patients cope with the unpleasant side effects of cancer treatments.
"New health games based upon the popular Jeopardy game are beginning to gain momentum among students, as they learn while having fun.
Central Park is a learning environment for two-year-olds designed to prepare them for future schoolwork. Players of this game will be taught reading, writing, mathematics, and science concepts.
Cheerios Playtime is comprised of learning skills activities for children.
"This fast-paced game relies on a keen knowledge of food containing vitamin B1 and good keyboard skills to save lives.
Developed by the Home Safety Council, this collection of free, online games is designed to teach children about dangerous situations and ways to stay safe.
CogniFit Personal Coach is intended to improve players’ cognitive skills and increase brain activity.
Colgate Kid’s world is a collection of free, online mini-games and fun activities for children about proper dental hygiene. These games address important teeth cleaning habits and how diet and nutrition can affect players’ teeth.
"Cosmo’s Learning Systems™ introduces an innovation in learning for children of developmental age 2-to-8 years with and without disabilities.
"Cosmo’s Play and Learn™ software was developed by a team of therapists and educators who recognized the tremendous need for children of developmental ages 2-to-8 with and without disabilities to h
"In partnership with the UVM College of Medicine and Dr.
CSI Web Adventures is interactive free, online mystery game in which players use their forensic skills to solve a crime.
DAWARS Ambush! is a military-based training simulation developed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to educate and train military personnel on the rules-of-engagement.
Available for the PC, Dbaza’s Diabetes Education for Kids educational software was developed to help teach children basic principles of diabetes care and self-management.
This virtual game was developed to help train dental students in decision-making, diagnosis, and treatment protocols. In this realistic 3D environment, students and dental professionals can practice dental procedures and improve their skills.
Didget is a blood glucose meter from Bayer that connects with a Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite handheld game system.
Developed for young children for use on the PlayStation 2, Dinosaurs Shapes & Colors combines education and physical activity.
“During a political rally for Senator Lund, the unexpected happens - a Dirty Bomb!
Disaster Discovery is a free, online board game developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agenday (FEMA) that asks players a series of true or false questions that deal with disaster situations
Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agenday (FEMA), Disaster Math is a free, online quiz game for kids that incorporates math questions into disaster situations.
Similar to the game Space Invaders, Drug Watch requires players to shoot the word No at drugs that are being thrown at them by drug dealers. Players who are hit by drugs too many times die from a drug overdose.
"Students use scientific inquiry by engaging in true-to-life drug related mysteries while learning about the science behind alcohol, tobacco, inhalants and other drugs — all while having fun!"
Developed by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, this free, online game is intended to educate players about the importance of recycling and properly disposing of trash.
Earn the Stars is a merit-based tool for educating, motivating, recognizing and rewarding children to make good choices about nutrition and participating in physical activities.
"This game lets you explore the key elements of the electrocardiogram from how to place the electrodes on the body for measuring the heart beats to how to analyze the mountains and valleys in the E
In Emergency Room: Code Red, players work as doctors in a hospital that is overcrowded and understaffed. After a riot breaks out over the hospital’s inefficiency, players treat patients with who have been stabbed or shot.
This game allows the player to experience what its like to be a real paramedic.
This game allows the player to “experience real-life emergency medical cases such as cardiac arrests, broken bones an life-threatening traumas as you respond to situations requiring you to revive,
Every Body Has a Brain is a video game, 16 brain songs and website for 4-6 year olds funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health’s Small Business Innovation Research Program.
"In Brain Train, children learn to appreciate how special and unique the brain is. You’re shown a sequence of pairs of items. One item in each pair has a brain and one does not.
Fatworld is a game that focuses on the political side of nutrition. Players can learn about the role socioeconomics plays in the relationship between obesity and nutrition in the United States.
Fit Brains: Brain Games are a set of games intended to maximize and improve brain skill. This free, online game addresses five cognitive areas of the brain and sessions can be individualized using personalization tools.
Fitting CF into your Everyday Life was developed by the Starlight Children’s Foundation to help teens living with cystic fibrosis manage the disease and adhere to treatments.
"There are 100s of fruits in the world, but how well do you know them??? Take the Food Focus challenge and test your fruit ID skills! 50 fruits to guess 50 chances to win.
This set of free, online games designed to exercise adults’ brains and minds. Players can choose from a variety of games that, with practice, may help improve memory and cognition.
FunBrain is a collection of free, online educational games for children and tweens designed to improve learning in a number of subjects including math, science, and vocabulary.
FunSchool is a set of free, online educational games developed to help younger children focus on and improve in various school subjects, including reading and math.
Gamequarium is a collection of free, online educational games for children. It is divided into sets according to grade level, subject, and content.
Games for the Brain is a set of free, online interactive brain training games designed to improve memory and other areas of cognition. The dozens of games include a variety of different puzzles and activities.
"Genomics Digital Lab (GDL) is an award winning, integrated on-line learning environment where users experience the world of biology through immersive discovery-based learning.
"Some of the most popular games are now available to help you better manage your Diabetes! Quiz, Solitaire and more that are soon to follow combine the fun of your favorite games with motivation for a healthier you!"
"Some of the most popular games are now available to help you better manage your Diabetes! Quiz, Solitaire and more that are soon to follow combine the fun of your favorite games with motivation for a healthier you!"
The Green Grocer Puzzler is designed to educate children about the importance of eating healthy and nutritious foods. The goal is to find grocery items using a few tips and clues. This is a free, online game.
The game GRIP was developed to help diabetic children better understand and manage their condition.
Grossology is an educational science game that focuses on the grosser, and presumably more fun, aspects of biology.
This web-based collection of brain training games and exercises was developed to improve and strengthen players’ concentration and ability to focus and give attention.
This web-based collection of games and exercises was developed to challenge and sharpen players’ cognitive processes.
Happy Neuron Visual-Spatial Games were developed to help improve players’ visual and spatial skills. These games may teach players to be more aware of their surroundings.
“Learn about the history of biology, people and events, and the impact discoveries have had on society, ethics, politics and culture, then and now - through a fun, interactive scavenger hunt!
Idea Seekers Move & Match is a free online game designed to teach children about food and nutrition. The goal is for players to find and grab the healthy foods among a big mix up. A webcam is required to play this game.
This free, downloadable game teaches about the immune system and is targeted to high school and college students.
"Go through ten interactive stops and find out how our immune system protects us and sometimes could harm us."
"In this game, you are a trainee soldier of the Immune System Defense Forces, defending a human against bacterial infection. You have two missions to complete.
Insulot is an educational mobile phone game developed to teach players about blood glucose levels and insulin dosages. The game operates in the form of a slot machine.
"The Web Wise Kids cell phone safety program for middle school children is titled It's Your Call.
"Play "It's a Skin Cell's Life®" with your child to see how the interactive game lets kids learn how to practice good skin care virtually, or risk the consequences of pimples, greasy hair, a poison ivy rash and sunburn."
"Juf in a Box ('Teacher in a Box') is developed by Ranj, in co-operation with TNO, the Donders Institute, Avans and the Radboud University of Nijmegen.
Kids Games is an educational web site for children that offers a variety of free games, activities, and puzzles. Games address areas including coordination, art, music, and cognition.
In the free, online game Killer Flu, players are taught about seasonal and pandemic flu and how those differ from the influenza virus.
This is one game in a series of games that encourages Pre-K children to engage their bodies in learning.
This is one game in a series of games that encourages Pre-K children to engage their bodies in learning.
This is one game in a series of games that encourages Pre-K children to engage their bodies in learning.
This is one game in a series of games that encourages Pre-K children to engage their bodies in learning.
"Learning for Children-Exploration software is developmentally appropriate for children 3-5 years.
"Written by adolescents with kidney disease, Living With Kidney DiseaseTM is an interactive
This collection of web-based brain training exercises and activities is designed to improve multiple areas of cognition. Players can choose from a variety of games that focus on concentration, memory, attention, and more.
"Make your own virtual milk shake, print your recipe and then try it at home in your own kitchen! Make sure to use your Blender safely."
"The Mosquito and Parasite educational games and related reading, are based on the 1902 and 1907 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Published by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Milk Matters is a free, online collection of interactive games designed to educate players about the importance of calcium
"Mirror Image tells the story of teenagers Sheena and Megan, best friends who are victimized by a criminal who uses the Internet to lure young women with promises of modeling contracts and online r
Missing teaches players about the risks of interacting with strangers on the Internet. The game presents a story about a kid who went missing after leaving to meet a person they had met online.
"Mission Control™ is a versatile computer access device designed for children who do not use a standard keyboard and standard mouse.
"Are you up to this nutrition challenge? Explore our kitchen and find out. You can open the fridge, snoop in the cabinet, and even play the message on the answering machine."
My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr is designed to help players quit smoking tobacco. This Nintendo DS game is based on the philosophies of Allen Carr and is intended to be an entertaining, challenging, and helpful way to stop smoking.
My Student Body is an online game that focuses on issues that many college students face including drug and alcohol abuse, stress, and sexual health. The game provides information about getting help.
My Word Coach is a Nintendo Wii and DS game designed to test players’ ability to command and use the English language.
MyPyramid Blast Off, a free, online game developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, educates players about the importance of making healthy food choices.
This free, online collection of interactive games, puzzles, and activities was designed by the National Geographic Society to help children prepare for their schoolwork.
Rats and mice have invaded diabetes summer camp and it is up to our diabetic elephant heroes, Packy & Marlon, to find food and diabetes supplies to save the camp. In four simulated days
"A colourful collection of tricks to make medical procedures less scary and sore. For kids and grown ups too!
Playnormous.com is a web site for children that offers free health games that focus on nutrition and healthy eating habits.
Popsicle is a stress reduction game designed to soothe the nerves and induce a sense of balance and well being within players. The free, online game seeks to renew players' spirit by stimulating a shift in cognitive perspective.
PrimaryGames is a free, online collection of educational games, activities, and puzzles for children .
Prongo is a web site that offers free educational activities, puzzles, and games for young students. Players can choose among a variety of math, logic, and cognition games.
Quest for the Code is a free, online game that focuses on asthma management and how to avoid asthmatic triggers.
Replay: Finding Zoe is a free, online educational game designed to promote healthy and equal relationships among individuals and reduce gender stereotyping and sexism.
In a side-scrolling Nintendo console adventure game, players guide experimental surgeon Rex Ronan as he shrinks to near-microscopic size, enters the body of his patient who is dying from tobacco-
River City is an educational game developed by the National Science Foundation for middle school students that focuses on teamwork and using the scientific method to help solve a mysterious health
Seek 'n Spell is a mobile phone game played outside using a global positioning system (GPS). While outdoors, players use their GPS to identify areas in which virtual letters are hidden.
Sheppard Software is a collection of free, online educational games, puzzles, and activities designed to teach young minds about health and improve understanding in various school related subjects.
Sickle Cell Slime-O-Rama is intended to help children with sickle cell disease feel better about themselves and gain a greater understanding of their condition.Players are contestants on a game sho
The Smart Cycle is a stationary bike by Fisher-Price that allows young children to engage in physical activity while playing a learning video game.
"The Smart Cycle Extreme is a stationary bike, arcade game and learning center that plugs directly into your TV.
"It’s a stationary bike, a learning center, and an arcade game system—all rolled into one! Smart Cycle Racer plugs right into your TV, ready to take kids on learning adventures like no other.
"In contrast to other programs that focus primarily on in-school behaviors, My Community is all about enhancing a child's social skills and personal safety in the larger world outside the classroom
My School Day is a software program designed to educate older children about proper interactions and basic classroom etiquette.
Preschool Playtime is a software program designed to help build appropriate social skills in young children.
"Preschool Playtime Volume 2 is an extension of the material covered in Preschool Playtime Volume 1, and reinforces appropriate peer interactions and play skills in toddlers and preschoolers.
School Rules! is a software program designed to educate tweens and teens about appropriate behaviors in and outside the classroom.
"School Rules! Volume 2 takes up where School Rules! Volume 1 leaves off, teaching social interpretation skills during unstructured times when social rules are most challenging.
"A collaborative effort between Social Skill Builder and Michelle Garcia Winner & Pamela Crooke of Social Thinking.
SparkTop.org is a web site that offers free educational games, puzzles, activities, and exercises for children that learn differently or at a slower pace.
Speed Brain is a brain-training game designed to help players improve their reaction time and processing speed.
"Spinal Tap: Discovering the Secrets of Spinal Fluid is an interactive online game which was developed as a tool for children and teens ages 10 to 14 to actively explore information about the spina
Spotlight on IV's is a quiz game that tests players’ knowledge of IV’s (intravenous).
In Super Munchers: The Challenge Continues…, players take control of a muncher and move around consuming words that fall under a category.
Super Sleuths is an educational game designed to teach seventh grade students about science and scientific exploration.
"SuperBetter helps you achieve your health goals — or recover from an illness or injury — by increasing your personal resilience.
“Lives are in your hands as you take on the role of a top surgeon at a busy city hospital.
"Symptom Scenes is an arcade game featuring a cast of cute characters suffering from Meningitis or Septicaemia. It's a race against time to recognize the symptoms and save as many as you can!
"TeachTown: Basics Classroom combines computer lessons with offline activities for students who are developmentally 2 to 7 years old.
TeachTown is a web-based educational program developed to help children improve in various subject areas taught in school.
"Our animated video modeling-based social skills curriculum features engaging animated characters to teach real world social skills.
Secret agents are on a mission to uncover information about asthma management in The Asthma Files.
"In this game your dog has type-1 diabetes. This is a very serious disease. With proper treatment, however, your dog can live a happy life for many years.
“In an effort to further raise awareness, Dutch researchers have created a game that challenges players to control a new pandemic.
“In this game, you are a trainee soldier of the Immune System Defense Forces, defending a human against bacterial infection. You have two missions to complete.
The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective is a game that teaches players the importance of healthy eating and getting ample amounts of exercise.
The Kidz Page is an educational web site for young children with dozens of fun games, activities, and puzzles designed to keep the mind sharp.
"When a legendary ancient king returns to enslave the world, a young boy named Oz must awaken the hero within.
"Nonprofit medicine research and education company The Cooper Institute is fighting childhood obesity with The Quest to Lava Mountain, an educational game targeted at grade school children.
"In this game you perform the classic split brain experiment used by Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry when he discovered differences between the right and left hemispheres of the brain."
Thinks.com is a web site that includes free educational games, puzzles, quizzes and even brain teasers.
This game allows the player to “experience and react to realistic patient encounters that require quick clinical responses, just like a real medical clinic.” The player will look at photographs of
Toy Pals Fun with Numbers is an exergame for the PlayStation 2 designed to engage young children in simultaneous learning and physical activity.
“Transcription Hero is an educational game where you get to play the role of RNA Polymerase!
"Robert Koch proved definitively that the dreaded disease tuberculosis is caused by specific bacteria. How did he do it?
Uncovering the Mysteries of Bone Marrow is a free, online interactive game about bone marrow and common treatments for leukemia such as biopsies, transplants, and aspirations.
“The Chicken Farm educational game and related reading are based on the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Watch, Discover, Think, and Act is a computer game designed to educate children about how to properly manage their asthma.
Wee Willie Wheezie is an interactive PC game designed to educate children about asthma and effective strategies for managing it.
"Whyville was launched in 1999 as a virtual city for engaging young people in constructive educational activities while promoting socially responsible behavior.
"Web Wise Kids understands how challenging it can be for adults to keep informed about online dangers and teen’s online activities.
Leapfrog’s Zippity is an interactive system that combines physical activity and education.Young players can dance, jump, move, and learn with their favorite Disney characters.
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