The Book of Treasures: Word Game Worth Playing

http://www.games.com/play/aol-inc/the-book-of-treasures

Jessica West is a librarian at an ancient library that is rumored to house a lost Egyptian manuscript. One day she finds a secret room and discovers 35 envelopes, each containing six letters. Her curiosity piqued, Jessica is on a mission to discover the secret of where the hidden manuscript resides.

If you enjoy word games like Chicktionary but are ready for a word game and wraps a compelling mystery around challenging gameplay, The Book of Treasures will delight you.

Three ways to play:
* Quest Mode - Find all the pieces of the lost manuscript.
* Endless Mode - Complete as many levels as you can and go for the high score.
* Timeless Mode - Play with no time limit.

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Problem Solving: Egg Drop

http://www.kongregate.com/games/Eggy/the-egg

In this physics based game you must get the egg into the basket quite simply by dragging around the various objects to bounce, twang, zip and push your egg into it.

Using Gears

http://www.engineering.com/GamesPuzzles/ConnectIt.aspx

Description
Solve the puzzle by placing gears in the right place, to put things in motion and connect the wires.

Walkthrough here.

Also: http://www.kongregate.com/games/ch00se/gears

scratch.mit.edu

Tried this with my 6-7-8th graders (technology elective), with mixed results.

Programming through object oriented UI, reminiscent of Hypercard and its descendants.