Paleotopia

Free, downloadable, educational board and card game designed for students, Grades 5 through 7, that teaches the fundamentals of paleontology -- digging in the field and researching about what you find.

From the website:

"You're a paleontologist, searching the world for pre-historic remnants and evidence of past life. As you move through the landscape you'll need to dig for discoveries (in the dig spaces) and research for information on what you dig up in your adventures (research spaces.) Your goal is to set out from the University in search of evidence of past life and return after you match 5 Dig Cards with their correct Research Card. Be the first to make it back to the University with your matches and you become the Paleontology Professor and game winner."

Game files (available as one pdf file and broken up into several pdf files) freely available on website.

Webpage also includes the game's design process and game variants.

Home Page: http://www.soozzone.com/paleotopia.htm