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GridTown

on July 28, 2026

Critical Thinking Decision Making Exercise Energy Games Games Based Learning GridTown LinkedIn Sustainability Trevor Hinkle

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Government Geography Profession (GiG) Award for Coastcraft!

on July 13, 2026

BETT Award Coastal literacy Coastal Management CoastCraft Cornwall Cornwall Council Environment Agency Futures Games Based Learning Geography Making Space for Sand Minecraft Education Resources

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UNDRR pick up on Coastcraft

on May 04, 2026

BETT Award Climate Change Climate Change Education CoastCraft Disaster Risk Reduction Environment Agency Games Based Learning Minecraft UN DRR United Nations

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FutureGuessr

on February 13, 2026

AI FutureGuessr Futures Games Games Based Learning GeoGuessr

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Check out CoastCraft

on January 29, 2026

BETT BETT Award CoastCraft Cornwall Council Environment Agency Games Based Learning Geographical Association Minecraft

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CoastCraft wins the 2026 BETT Award for Secondary Digital Learning Product

on January 22, 2026

Awards BETT Block Builders CoastCraft Coasts Consultancy Cornwall Council Environment Agency Games Based Learning Geographical Association Minecraft

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Coastcraft in use

on November 24, 2025

CoastCraft Consultancy Cornwall Council Environment Agency Games Based Learning Geographical Association Minecraft Education Resources

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Excellent review of CoastCraft

on October 27, 2025

CoastCraft Consultancy Environment Agency Games Games Based Learning Minecraft The Conversation UEA

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Coastcraft - now up on Minecraft Education

on October 03, 2025

Coastal Erosion CoastCraft Games Games Based Learning Minecraft Minecraft Education Rivercraft Rivercraft 2 Sea Defences

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Minecraft Rainforests

on August 23, 2025

GA Journals Games Based Learning Minecraft Primary Geography Rainforest

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Planet Planners on Roblox

on August 14, 2025

BBC Games Games Based Learning Helen Young Planet Planners Roblox Virtual Geographies

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Coming soon....

on July 08, 2025

BBC Games Based Learning Planet Planners Roblox

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Playing with Fire

on July 07, 2025

Australia Games Based Learning Playing with Fire Rohan Fisher Simulations Websites

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GeoGuessr - your best tips needed

on June 20, 2025

Games Based Learning GeoGuessr Global Location Teaching Tips

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Climate Call card game

on June 12, 2025

Card Games Climate Call Climate Change Climate Emergency Games Based Learning Klimatkoll Sweden

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Megawatt

on April 26, 2025

Energy Games Based Learning Megawatt Resources

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Townscaper - browser option

on December 07, 2024

Browser Cities Games Games Based Learning Play Townscaper Urban

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Scrambled Maps

on November 17, 2024

Cities City Maps Games Based Learning Keir Clarke Mapping Maps Place Scrambled Maps

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Flood Hub Top Trumps

on September 03, 2024

Flood Hub Flooding Games Games Based Learning Resources RGS-IBG Top Trumps

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Sea Level Rise Game

on May 06, 2024

Games Based Learning Sea Level Sea Level Rise

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