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Choose a sim
Search by topic, grade band, subject area, or class time. The catalog currently includes 122 playable draft sims.
Play to Learn Labs · SIM Arcade
How classroom sims work.
SIM Arcade turns complex topics into short, browser-based learning experiences teachers can preview, launch, and debrief in one class period.
Four simple steps.
The workflow is designed for teachers who need something meaningful, fast, and classroom-safe.
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Preview the lesson
Open the teacher preview to see what students do, the learning objective, suggested facilitation, and debrief questions.
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Launch in class
Use Play now for instant exploration, or Run with class to create a guided classroom session.
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Debrief the system
Students explain tradeoffs, variables, feedback loops, and evidence from the sim instead of just recalling facts.
Three ways to use it.
Start small with one student, run a whole-class session, or preview the teaching moves before class starts.
Play now
Open a sim immediately. Useful for stations, enrichment, sub plans, early finishers, or quick demonstrations.
Run with class
Launch a selected sim through the teacher flow so students can join the same activity from their devices.
Teacher preview
Check the objective, timing, prep, facilitation notes, and discussion prompts before committing class time.
What students experience
Each sim is an interactive scenario where choices affect outcomes.
- ✓Readable setup and clear student task
- ✓Decision points with immediate visual or numerical feedback
- ✓Systems thinking: cause/effect, constraints, tradeoffs, iteration
- ✓Short enough for a class period, flexible enough for extension
What teachers get
The catalog is built around classroom confidence, not just a list of activities.
- ✓Search and filters by subject, grade level, and time
- ✓Teacher previews with objectives, prep, facilitation, and debriefs
- ✓Browser-based launch with no install required
- ✓Privacy-safe usage analytics without raw search text
Ready to try a sim?
Open the catalog, pick a topic your class is already studying, and use Teacher preview to decide how to frame the activity.