Challenges
Screenshot-maps-554x368.jpg

Mapping Our World

Art and Design

History

Citizenship

Communication

Creativity

Your challenge this month is to create a map of your region in Minecraft.

101
Download Challenge

Objective

Being able to read maps is an important skill used to understand the world around us. Your challenge this month is to create a map of your region in Minecraft. Be sure to include key features and highlights about the area being mapped. Before you begin, examine a variety of maps and take note of the details included in each one.

Extensions

  • Create map of your school, city, or state.
  • Use frames and Minecraft blocks to mark locations of interest such as city hall, physical characteristics such as mountains, human created location, or the state capital. Identify these markings in a legend.
  • As an alternative, have students explore in Minecraft and create physical maps of the places they visited within the game. Call out features such as biomes, rivers, mobs, caves, etc.
  • Share your work with the community using the hashtags #MinecraftEdu and #BuildChallenge