Chaim Gingold (one of the developers of Spore) made "Earth: A Primer", a cool interactive educational simulation science book. It's a live earth simulation sandbox that teaches about plate tectonics, volcanos, erosion, hydrology, water cycles, climatology, rain shadows, and other cool stuff, and was inspired by Neil Stephenson's young lady's illustrated primer, but on a somewhat different physical scale:

Earth Primer

https://www.earthprimer.com/

Experimental Gameplay Workshop 2015: Earth Primer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsf3nRFfwk

>As part of the Experimental Gameplay Workshop for GDC 2015, Chaim Gingold presents Earth Primer, an app that's a 'science book for playful people.' As the description of the experience from the ex-Spore programmer explains: "Visit volcanoes, glaciers, sand dunes. Play with them, look inside, and see how they work. The forces of nature are at your fingertips."

The 'Sandbox' on the Earth Primer app fosters creativity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8lqOj_JMU4

>I took this video of myself fiddling with the differing features of the 'Sandbox' on the Earth Primer app. 'Sandbox' ultimately fosters creativity in students as they create their own, completely unique, landscapes using the technical capabilities that they have developed throughout the initial stages of the app.