Carbon Cycle Game

Can you master the original shape-shifter, the Carbon Cycle? Transform carbon from water to sky to land--before your tricky opponent does!

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Carbon Cycle Game

  • Learn how carbon moves through the world! In this board-game style game, players use Action cards, like Photosynthesis and Soil Respiration, to convert carbon from one form to another.

    Carbon Cycle is part of the Yard Games, our collection of middle school science games. Designed as playful introductions to complex topics, the games are online and free to play.

Cartoon panels with a person dreaming of a mythical creature and raindrops.
Illustration of a carbon cycle board game. Central hexagonal grid shows forest, animals, and a factory. Red and Blue team sections list actions: photosynthesis, herbivorism, plant respiration, animal death, plant death. Informational text box explains the carbon cycle.
A board game interface showing hexagonal tiles representing different environments like forests, factories, and water bodies. The game is between a Red Team and Blue Team, each with an action menu on the sides. The screen indicates it is Red Team's turn. Action cards include concepts like plant respiration, photosynthesis, and decay. Icons of trees, factories, and animals appear on the tiles. A character illustration is at the bottom with a message, "You are RED TEAM, and it's RED TEAM's turn!"
Illustrated board game screen showing hexagonal tiles with various terrain features like forests and factories. The display includes details for Red Team and Blue Team actions, with icons for plant respiration, photosynthesis, and other ecological processes. A message indicates it's the Red Team's turn after Blue Team played "Plant Respiration."