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Planet Planners on Roblox

Roblox is a very popular game. For several years, Helen Young has been working with the BBC and several companies to produce some immersive geographical experiences based on the game engine to add to BBC Bitesize's offerings for students.



Details were published here of the results of all that work.

Planet Planners on Roblox is a new geography game from BBC Bitesize delivering learning mapped to the KS3 geography curriculum (and equivalent) in an immersive and engaging way.

Planet Planners on Roblox offers a new way for students aged 11-14 to learn about some of the world’s most pressing challenges – from preparing for natural disasters to managing large cities.

A decision-making game with geographical thinking at its core, Planet Planners on Roblox develops essential skills like teamwork, time management, resilience, critical thinking and strategic planning as well as an understanding of human and physical geography.

It is accessed via Roblox – an immersive platform for 3D experiences. 

To learn more about Roblox and how it can be used in education, visit Get started with Roblox Education [External link].

To learn more about game-based learning and how it can support your students, read our article: What is game-based learning and how can it benefit your students?

Within the game students can learn about human and physical geography by making decisions in real-world locations.
  • Play solo or collaborate in group play mode.
  • Aim to balance the economy, environment and social health, whilst remaining in budget.
  • Make choices through voting and actively engage in activities such as gathering data, building and packing supplies.
  • Receive a star for each metric if they perform well and stay within budget.
  • See and feel the impact of their choices through changes to the environment and core metrics.
  • Receive a report at the end of the scenario showing how they performed and outlining key decisions made.
  • Replay scenarios multiple times, encouraging reflection and exploration of different options and perspectives.

Within the game, there are 6 topics, with 12 individual scenarios to choose from. 

The links below will take you to teacher notes for the relevant scenario. I helped to shape these.


Weather and climate: Extreme weather | Low-income country (LIC) climate change [Coming autumn 2025]
Population and migration: Increasing immigration | Dealing with emigration [Coming autumn 2025]
Food and water: Producing food | Conserving water [Coming autumn 2025]

I had a play earlier with the coastal erosion scenario.
You're dropped into a coastal village which is very nicely created. Here's just part of it...


You have to chat to NPCs and make decisions based around a budget and decide whether to act immediately or wait...

Here's my feedback for my first attempt, where I lost a bit of time due to unfamiliarity with how Roblox works... I didn't do too badly on my scores and made some reasonable choices, but unfortunately ran out of budget...



I can of course go back and play it again to try to improve my score - and spend a little less.

Why not install Roblox and give it a go?
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