Save Our Spheres

Save Our Spheres is an environmental science learning game developed with McGraw-Hill that focuses on how pollution affects Earth’s major systems. Players make turn-based decisions that influence the atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere while observing how these systems respond over time.

Platform:
mobile
web
Subject:
science
Genre:
strategy
Art:
2d
Release:
2016
Age:
young learners

Curriculum-aligned science learning games for young learners

Developed with McGraw-Hill, Save Our Spheres is an earth science game that explores the interconnected nature of Earth's four primary subsystems. Players manage various human activities and industrial choices, tracking how pollutants move from one sphere to another. The gameplay demonstrates how a change in the atmosphere can trigger cascading effects in the hydrosphere or biosphere, requiring players to balance development with ecological health. By navigating these turn-based scenarios, learners gain an understanding of how systemic interactions determine the overall stability of the planet.

Learning focus

Earth Systems Science, Pollution & Sustainability, Interconnected Spheres, Environmental Impact

GAME FEATURES

Make turn-based decisions

Select actions that impact environmental conditions step by step.

Manage Earth systems

Monitor changes across the atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

Observe system interactions

See how effects in one sphere influence others.

Receive visual feedback

View immediate animations that show environmental outcomes.

Core Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify the four major Earth systems and their functions
  • Analyze how pollution affects environmental stability
  • Explain interactions among atmospheric, land, water, and living systems
  • Evaluate the consequences of environmental decisions
Why This Project Matters

Environmental issues often involve interconnected systems that change over time. Save Our Spheres helps learners understand these relationships by linking decisions to visible effects across multiple Earth systems within a structured simulation.

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