Train 4 Science

TRAIN 4 Science – set the course for the future!

In the TRAIN 4 Science app you can learn something about climate change in a playful way

learn and be encouraged to think about the consequences of climate change.

In the game you control a train that travels into the future. On the way you set the

Dodge and steer the train onto the correct tracks. You answer

tricky questions and avoid numerous obstacles.

In the first section of the game, your knowledge of climate change is in demand

you can choose the level of difficulty yourself. In the second section

you answer questions about your personal opinion and estimate how much

you are affected by climate change. In the third section you will meet tricky ones

Action decisions and choose which measures to protect the climate

are most important to you.

At the end of the game you have the opportunity to ask further questions about the

Answering climate change and climate protection measures: What ideas do you have

you for climate protection? What do you perceive as obstacles? And how would you

Would you like to be informed about climate change?

TRAIN 4 Science is free and ad-free. Adults and children from approx. 10

years can play the game. You can choose between two game modes

become:

play alone

In the solo game variant, you choose between three levels of difficulty and play

the game alone. At the end of the game you will receive an individual evaluation

your results.

game in class

In the class game variant, you also play for yourself, but you get

you at the end of an overall evaluation of the group results and can your

Compare results in the group.

To do this, the teacher creates a session code that all participants have to enter

entered at the beginning of the game. In this way, knowledge, opinions and

Action decisions evaluated in the group and then discussed

become. This game variant is particularly suitable for use in the classroom

at the university or at extracurricular learning locations and promotes exchange and

the discussion in the group.

TRAIN 4 Science imparts knowledge in a playful way and encourages

thinking and discussing. The app is for use in schools,

Universities, at extracurricular learning locations, at events or at

suitable for public places. Help us to further develop the game and

give us your feedback at the end of the game!

We are happy if you save the data on your game results at the end of the game

share with us and allow us to use your data for our research.

All data is collected for purely scientific purposes and in accordance with

of the data protection declaration.

The TRAIN 4 Science app was developed by scientists in the Department of

Didactics and teaching/learning research in biology at the Humboldt University

Berlin developed in cooperation with game designers and by Klaus

Tschira Foundation made possible.