Reef Explorers board game
Games
A free game for ages 8 to 14
Race to the Healthy Reef while Benefit, Threat and Question cards move you forward and back. Every card was fact-checked in 2026, and students finish by inventing cards about their own area.
- Ages
- 8 to 14
- Time
- 15 to 25 minutes per game
- Subjects
- Science
- Hands-on
- 36 cards, a printable board and a teacher's guide
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Play Reef Explorers
Print the board on A3 if you can, and the three card piles on card. Players roll, move and draw Benefit, Threat or Question cards, and the first to reach the Healthy Reef wins. The teacher's guide has a 45-minute lesson plan with discussion and a card-writing task.
- Players
- 2 to 6 per board
- Time
- 15 to 25 minutes per game
- You need
- One dice and a counter for each player
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