Tycoon
Run a shop; farm; city or business over time.
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Inquiry Planner
Manage a research project like a project manager: question, timeline, source budget and milestones.
Grade 12 · English Language Arts · TycoonAd Agency
Run a fake ad agency: craft persuasive campaigns, then switch sides and audit the tricks as a watchdog.
Grades 9-12 · Careers and Finance · TycoonStartup Tycoon
Launch a business: plan, budget, market and pitch to investors.
Grades 9-12 · Careers and Finance · TycoonFirst Apartment Budget
Budget for your first apartment; balance rent, food, transport and fun.
Grades 9-12 · Social and Emotional · TycoonCommunity Project Planner
Plan and lead a community service project; manage team, time and resources.
Grade 1 · Math · TycoonBundle Bakery
Bake cookies, pack them in boxes of ten, and fill customer orders like "4 boxes and 7 loose."
Grade 2 · Math · TycoonCorner Store
Run a snack stand: count coins, make change and close by 3:45 when the bell rings.
Grade 4 · Math · TycoonRecipe Scaler
Run a bakery; scale recipes up for big orders by multiplying fractions of cups.
Grade 5 · Math · TycoonGrocery Run
Plan a party on a budget; multiply prices, divide bulk packs and check the receipt.
Grade 6 · Math · TycoonLemonade Stand
Change temperature and price; watch sales respond in a table, graph and equation all at once.
Grade 7 · Math · TycoonTax and Tip
Run a diner register: tips, tax and discounts. Spot the constant of proportionality in every receipt.
Grade 8 · Math · TycoonIce Cream Shop
Price cones, cups and pints by volume; customers notice when a cone is a rip-off.
Grade 11 · Math · TycoonSavings Plan
Compare saving plans (add $10 a week vs double a penny a day); sequences and series show who wins and when.
Grade 4 · Science · TycoonTown Planner: Disaster Ready
Power a town with different energy sources and protect it from floods and earthquakes on a budget.
Grade 7 · Science · TycoonLeaf Factory
Run a leaf as a factory: take in light, water and CO2, produce sugar and oxygen, then spend sugar to grow.
Grade 9 · Science · TycoonIsland Economy
Manage an island's fish, forests and water over generations; sustainable use or collapse.
Grade 10 · Science · TycoonMole Bakery
Bake by the mole: scale recipes (reactions), find the limiting ingredient and maximize yield.
Grade 12 · Science · TycoonPower Grid Tycoon
Run a city's grid on a mix of coal, gas, solar, wind and nuclear; balance cost, reliability and emissions.
Grade 1 · Social Studies · TycoonMarket Day
Run a stall at a market; decide whether to sell goods or offer services and see what neighbors need.
Grade 2 · Social Studies · TycoonPiggy Bank Planner
Earn allowance, decide what to spend and save, and reach a goal; trade with classmates for what you need.
Grade 3 · Social Studies · TycoonPizza Shop Assembly Line
Make pizzas alone vs with specialized jobs; see productivity jump and how workers depend on each other.
Grade 6 · Social Studies · TycoonRiver Kingdom
Run a river kingdom: manage floods, irrigation, grain storage and laws written on stone.
Grade 7 · Social Studies · TycoonSalt and Gold Caravan
Run a trans-Saharan caravan trading salt and gold; visit Mali and Timbuktu.
Grade 9 · Social Studies · TycoonFactory Floor
Run a factory from 1750 to 1900; machines change productivity, workers' lives and cities.
Grade 11 · Social Studies · TycoonHome Front Mobilizer
Retool factories, ration supplies and sell war bonds; also learn the injustice of Japanese American incarceration.
Grade 12 · Social Studies · TycoonCampaign Manager
Run a campaign: budget, messaging, polling and the Electoral College map.
Grade 12 · Social Studies · TycoonLemonade Monopoly
Compete with other stands, then become a monopoly; compare prices, choice and quality.
Grade 12 · Social Studies · TycoonTrade Island
Two islands with different resources; specialize and trade to see comparative advantage, then add tariffs.