Whyville.net
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An MMO with a science education agenda, this site was home grown by a group of math and science educators. It is designed to be an online community for middle school kids. After you register, you can move into a virtual community where you design an avatar, build a house, and work every day to earn "clams." You get paid a salary by completing different science missions. There's a science and math emphasis to these, such as figuring out the payload mass of a rocket. The more missions you do, the more money you make, and the more parts you can buy for your avatar and house. Whyvillians also take it upon themselves to integrate science learning with reading and writing by submitting articles to be published in the Whyville Times, the town's weekly newspaper. The site is sponsor supported.
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Teaches: science and math, writing, creativity, business (economics)