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Climate Resilience City Builder

Allocate a limited adaptation budget to reduce flood, heat, and storm risks across a city.

YOUR CLIMATE DASHBOARD0 / 10Systems explorer
RESILIENCE MISSIONChange one driver. Run the system. Read the evidence.+1 CLIMATE BADGE
LIVE SYSTEM MODELREADY TO TEST
Residual risk 65/100 · budget 25/100Flood 65 · heat 65 · storm 65
Residual risk65 / 100
Investment25 / 100
Flood · heat · storm65 · 65 · 65
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This is a simplified educational model. Values update from the equations described in Model assumptions & science.

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10 interactive environmental science simulations

Free online climate resilience game

Climate Resilience City Builder: experiment guide

This browser-based resilience strategy game helps you allocate a limited adaptation budget to reduce flood, heat, and storm risks across a city. Designed for Grades 6–12, it turns an abstract idea into a model you can control, measure, reset, and test without signing up.

What you can investigate

Explore Adaptation, flooding, heat, storms, budget by changing the available controls and comparing the model’s visual and numerical evidence. Try one variable at a time, then combine changes to test a stronger explanation.

Adaptationfloodingheatstormsbudget

How to use this simulation

  1. 1Read the mission and make a prediction before moving a control.
  2. 2Change one variable so its effect is easier to identify.
  3. 3Run the model and record a value, pattern, or visible change.
  4. 4Reset, test a different setup, and explain the result from evidence.

For students, teachers, and independent study

A typical investigation takes 10–18 min. Use it as a lesson demonstration, a guided inquiry activity, a homework experiment, or a quick review. The simulation runs in a modern web browser and does not require an account.

Level
Advanced
Time
10–18 min
Format
Resilience strategy game

Common questions

What does the Climate Resilience City Builder teach?

Allocate a limited adaptation budget to reduce flood, heat, and storm risks across a city. The main ideas are Adaptation, flooding, heat, storms, budget.

Is the Climate Resilience City Builder free to use?

Yes. You can run the simulation online for free without creating an account.

How long does the activity take?

Most learners can complete one investigation in 10–18 min. You can repeat it to compare more variables or improve your explanation.