Let's Learn About Coding: Minecraft Education Edition Style

In this class, we will open a demo lesson in Minecraft Education Edition. You will not need to pay for any license, and you do not need to log in with any account.

• Before class, please install the application from https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/download as soon as possible.
• To install this, you will need a PC with Windows 10+ or a Mac with macOS 10.13+. It is also available for iPad, only if you can join the classroom and share the iPad screen.
• You must install the game on the same computer or tablet that you use to join the class.

When we begin, you will first join the Peercamp class, then open the Minecraft game, then share your screen, and I will guide you through your login and world setup.

This is a single class. Each time you take this class, you will start from the beginning. You can repeat the class until the whole lesson can be completed with speed and mastery during one class period. Scaffolding and modeling will be used to support your journey.

Curriculum Structure :

Lesson Name: HOUR OF CODE: A MINECRAFT TALE OF TWO VILLAGES

Lesson's Highlights: Use basic coding concepts to bring two villages together in this Hour of Code lesson in Minecraft Education. Players will experience empathy and compassion for their neighbors, learn about cooperation and inclusion, and practice social-emotional skills.

CODING ACTIVITIES:

Challenge 1: Build a dock. Use your Agent to build a dock at the edge of the shore. It should be 4 blocks wide and 6 blocks long.

Challenge 2: Introduce the ravager to the Villagers. Use your Agent to introduce the ravager to the three Villagers standing near their houses so they can see how gentle these creatures really are.

Challenge 3: Protect the beet farm. Use your Agent to build a protective fence around the farm to keep out whatever is stealing the beets.

Challenge 4: Prepare the field for farming. Use your Agent to teach them how to till this block of land.

Challenge 5: Help the kids get their ball. Use your Agent to move up the wall and press the buttons along the way to get the Villager’s elevator working so it can bring down the ball.

Challenge 6: Build a motorized railway. Use your Agent to build a motorized railway so that Villagers can go up the hill to participate in the fair.

All 6 challenges can be completed in 30 minutes if the student is fluent in block coding.