Minecraft Education Edition: Computing With Minecraft

Create loops, debug code, build structures, and create your own animations in block-based coding with 20 hours of instruction based on CSTA standards.

LESSONS IN THIS COLLECTION

UNIT 1: THE AGENCY

Computing with Minecraft: Unit 1
Students will learn to use commands to code their Agent to do different actions in Minecraft.

UNIT 2: CITY PLANNER

Computing with Minecraft: Unit 2
Explore new coding blocks and how they can assist students when building in Minecraft through code.

UNIT 3: PARKS & RECREATION

Computing with Minecraft: Unit 3
Students will expand their knowledge of MakeCode as they code their Agent to build a park in their Minecraft city.

UNIT 4: A ZOO

Computing with Minecraft: Unit 4
Explore how code can be used to facilitate the imagination and creativity. Students will focus on creating code with increasingly complex code, while using the BUILDER blocks.

UNIT 5: WIND POWER

Computing with Minecraft: Unit 5
Students expand on their fluency in coding to create a wind farm.

HOUR OF CODE: GENERATION AI

Venture through time to create helpful AI-powered inventions. Use coding and creativity – in Block or Python – along with the principles of responsible AI and build better AI for all.

 

HOUR OF CODE: ESCAPE ESTATE

Welcome to the Escape Estate! Use coding and computational thinking – in Block or Python – to unlock secrets, open trap doors, and reveal hidden clues to escape the mysterious mansion by dawn.

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Technology Topics
Block Based Programming, Video Games
K-6, Educator
1st Grade, 2nd Grade

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