Education · 2026-10-26

Google launches a free game where kids aged 11–14 learn to map the human brain with AI

Google's new game “Polar Peaks” teaches students to use AI responsibly and gives teachers training modules for their lessons.

✨ What the game is

Google Research and the Stanford Accelerator for Learning have launched “Polar Peaks,” an interactive game. It is the third part of the AI Quests series and is designed for children aged 11 to 14. Playing as a researcher, the child maps the neurons of the brain to understand why the game's character is losing their memory.

In the game, kids clean data and test models, and they learn firsthand that AI needs careful human oversight and critical thinking. In-game mentors help them through the tasks.

📌 What a child learns

The game shows how AI helps scientists study the brain and speeds up research. Along with core skills, it builds basic AI literacy: understanding how the technology works and how to use it responsibly.

After finishing the game, students hear from two researchers behind Google's real-world work. One of them is the mapping of the complete fruit fly brain, the largest brain map by number of neurons to date.

🔹 What teachers get

Google is releasing new training modules for teachers within the Google AI Educator Series. Modules for the first and second quests are already available, and the module for “Polar Peaks” will follow next month. Teachers can fit these lessons into their curriculum and use them for classroom discussion.

AI Quests earlier won the 2026 Webby Award for AI Education, Learning & Training and the ETIH Innovation Awards for Best Global K–12 Learning Solution. According to Google, more than 400,000 quests have been completed so far, and the quests have been localized into 10 languages.

Sources: 🔗 Google — The Keyword (AI)