Plan It Green: The Big Switch is an online game that challenges players to design and create their own energy-efficient city of the future through energy retrofits, clean energy jobs, and green buildings. Players engage in the following activities:

? Build new energy technologies and advance energy research

? Rack up points based on eco-friendliness, energy production, citizen happiness, and more

? Compete with other players (mayors) for the highest city rating

? Tackle challenging quests and earn rewards for outstanding achievements

? Advance through game levels by exploring and building an energy portfolio

? Discover new game play elements as fresh features that are added on a regular basis

The game is part of CONNECT! Transform the Future, a collaboration between the Center for Science (a network of leading science centers), National Geographic, General Electric and local energy companies across the country. The goal of CONNECT! Transform the Future is to enlighten, educate, and engage the nation’s youth in a conversation about the future of energy. It provides a portfolio of media and outreach resources that can be used by science centers. Resources were developed by National Geographic with input from scientists, technical advisors, educators, and science center partners