Off-topic: Playing a simulation game like RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 as a kid, I feel in hindsight may have had given me a world-view improvement which story books and other passive learning may have not filled in.

Nowadays, there seem to be quite a few kid EdTech startups/solutions which use gaming. This seems relevant, as the interactivity (from the simulations' simulated actions) helps it seems.