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Excavate! Greece Education Game

Welcome to the shop site for Excavate! Greece, our ancient Greece education game. As part of the world history and social studies series Excavate!, this game focuses on aspects of ancient Greek civilization. Purchase this product for online (HTML 5), for iOS (Apple App Store), or for Android (Google Play and Amazon). For a full description of the game, including reviews, lesson plans and other general information, please visit the Excavate! Greece product page by following this link.

This game supports game-based learning data collection for educators using the industry standard GBLxAPI format.

If you need the accompanying lesson materials, find the free download links below.

Teacher Guide

Artifact Based Questions

Inquiry Analysis Lesson

Game Description and Education Standards

Please visit the Excavate! Greece educational game site for for a full description supported C3 and ELA standards. As part of their standards, all Excavate! games feature game play that aligns with these educational standards.

Part of six civilizations in the Excavate! series, the Excavate! Greece game incorporates the science of archaeology into social studies learning. For those interested, we offer discount pricing for bundles of 3 or more world history games.

A leader in social studies game-based learning, we at Dig-iT! Games focus our passion on world history games. The Excavate! games help make learning fun for students and teaching easy for teachers.

Classroom Discounts

For purchases of 30 licenses or more, we offer educational discounts. If you want multiple licenses, please contact us for a quote.

The online version (HTML5 browser) can be purchased from this page. If preferred, see other app store options below.

Apple App Store (iPad, iPhone)

Android Google Play Store (tablet or phone)

Amazon Appstore (Fire tablets)

The license is per individual. However, it can be installed on multiple devices for same-user use. App Store licenses may be different

Exotrex Episode 2

STEM focused, web based video game for 8th – 10th grade students.

A SPACE ADVENTURE GAME

Life on Earth is no longer sustainable and your mission is to find a new home for humanity. Gameplay begins as you arrive at the Mars orbital station, ready to put the astronaut training from Exotrex 1 into practice. Begin Exotrex Episode 2 by exploring an in-depth solar system map to learn about the planets, moons and asteroids as well as their relative distances from each other. The solar system map hosts three missions to explore Mercury, Venus and Titan. By demonstrate your resourcefulness, you will find that new home for humanity.

FOR EDUCATORS

While completing these missions, students will start by balancing speed, thrust, and acceleration while navigating gravitational fields to successfully land rovers on their chosen planet or moon. They will remotely navigate their rovers to collect ground and atmospheric samples and later analyze them for their chemical compositions. Students will also learn about the planetary characteristics of each destination and take observational notes. However, no space mission would be complete without a life-threatening emergency and Exotrex 2 delivers! Students will be challenged to reboot their life-support systems while engaging with thermal, kinetic and electrical energies in a race against time! Science video game designed to introduce concepts in chemistry and physics.

Grades: 8^th-10^thPlatform: Web-based game supported on all browsers. Will not support most Chromebooks

NOW FREE – SUPPORTING TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS DURING CORONAVIRUS

Click below to purchase a single seat, 1 year license. Contact us by email to inquire about pricing for a whole classroom.

Excavate! Mesopotamia Education Game

Featured Free Game of the Week

Welcome to the shop site for Excavate! Mesopotamia, our ancient Mesopotamia education game. As part of the world history and social studies series Excavate!, this game focuses on aspects of ancient Mesopotamian civilization. Purchase this product for online (HTML 5), for iOS (Apple App Store), or for Android (Google Play and Amazon). For a full description of the game, including reviews, lesson plans and other general information, please visit the Excavate! Mesopotamia product page by following this link.