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Arizona State University launches online video game that teaches kids about heat safety

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ASU Beat the Heat game
Posted at 9:11 AM, May 09, 2024
and last updated 2024-05-09 21:39:45-04

TEMPE, AZ — Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences recently launched a new video game that teaches kids the importance of heat safety.

“Beat the Heat” is a game that lets users choose characters who will go on a quest that involves various hot-weather scenarios.

The game has versions in both English and Spanish.

Play the game here.

The game is also part of ASU’s Ask A Biologist program which offers learning materials, stories, games, videos, podcasts and more on a variety of scientific topics.

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