The Education Arcade explores games that promote learning through authentic and engaging play. TEA’s research and development projects focus both on the learning that naturally occurs in popular commercial games, and on the design of games that more vigorously address the educational needs of players. Their mission is to demonstrate the social, cultural, and educational potentials of videogames by initiating new game development projects, coordinating interdisciplinary research efforts, and informing public conversations about the broader and sometimes unexpected uses of this emerging art form in education.

Education Arcade projects have touched on mathematics, science, history, literacy, and language learning, and have been tailored to a wide range of ages. They have been designed for personal computers, handheld devices and on-line delivery.

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Games are a great opportunity for kids to trial and error a range of concepts and test concepts in a controlled and safe environments.  They really offer young entreprenuers a chance to test there ideas, dedication and strategies though play.  Below are a couple games that will let your junior Donald Trump's see how they fair in the business world without losing a dollar in the real world.

The Lemonade Game is aimed at making the most money in thirty days from selling drinks to thirst customers over summer.  Be sure not to buy too much produce if the weather is going to be pretty cool and don't price yourself out of the market.

In Fedville, kids can open a virtual savings account at the local bank and watch their money grow. As they learn their way around town, they can earn trivia cards. There are also movies about saving money, and kids can virtually shop at local stores, but only if they have earned enough money first.

I would love to hear if you have any more suggestions