Powerup: The Game
In this game, students work together in teams to investigate the rich, 3D game environment and learn about the environmental disasters that threaten the game world and its inhabitants. The aim is to save the Planet Helios from ecological devastation.
Players meet Expert Engineer characters and experience the great diversity of the field. Conversations with these experts and engaging interactive activities allow players to explore ways engineers design and build systems to harness renewable energy sources as alternatives to burning fossil fuels.
Players take on the role of Engineers, working together designing and building energy solutions to save the world. Created by IBM and TryScience/The New York Hall of Science with scientific content and expertise provided by the Tech Museum of Innovation, the Bakken Museum, Idaho National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Teacher's Guide and several lesson plans included.
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