A while back I came across physicsgames.net – a collection of physics-based games. The downfall? You need to watch a short commercial clip before accessing the game, which may be enough to turn away some people. My favourite on this site is Fantastic Contraption, which I have used in the classroom for a few years, and my students love it.
I have not explored all of the games, but I have played quite a few of them. Given the chance, I could probably play Colour World for a few hours (whether that is good or bad, I am not quite sure….). I seemed very ineffective as a truck driver transporting animals in Zoo Transport, but I feel that I need to improve, as I have done harm to too many monkeys and turtles in this game. I also enjoy testing my abilities in the Magic Pen game, and I think I will introduce this one to my students this year.
If you have some good links for fun games such as these, I would love to hear about them.
Have a great week.
