Carbon Cycle Game

This game introduces kids to the carbon cycle! Made with our partners at Wisconsin DPI and Wisconsin Virtual Schools.

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At a Glance

  • Grades: 5-8
  • Playtime: 10-20 minutes
  • Play from a web browser—no logins or downloads required
  • Free to play

About the Game

Learn how carbon moves through the world! In this board-game style game, players use Action cards, like Photosynthesis and Soil Respiration, to convert carbon from one form to another. Available as single player or multiplayer.


Topics Addressed

  • The Carbon Cycle
  • Systems and System Models
  • Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

Next Gen Science Standards (NGSS)

  • MS-LS1-6
  • MS-ESS3-1
  • HS-LS2-5
  • LS1.C
  • LS2.B
  • PS3.D

Game Types

  • single player
  • local multiplayer
  • network multiplayer

About the Yard Games

Carbon Cycle is part of the Yard Games, our collection of middle school science games. Designed as playful introductions to complex topics, the games are online and free to play.

Partners

We created The Yard Games with our amazing partners at Wisconsin DPI and Wisconsin Virtual Schools. Our team relied on the expertise of teacher fellows from across Wisconsin to help conceive, design, and test the games.