Science

To help you get started teaching with Minecraft, we’ve compiled some key resources – including sample lessons, starter worlds, training videos, and connections to other Minecraft educators to make the implementation of Minecraft in your classroom as smooth as possible.

Try These First!

Minecraft can help you bring your Science curriculum alive. Try these beginner lessons and worlds to engage your students problem solving, technology, and communication skills.

Element Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunt to find elements in the world.

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Bridge Builders

Can you win a bridge building competition?

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Renewable Energy

Introduce students to alternative energy sources.

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Science island

Teach The Scientific Method To All Ages

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Eukaryotic cells

Discover the eukaryotic cells

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Featured Resources

This collection of lessons and worlds is presented to help demonstrate the diverse ways Minecraft can be used to create immersive and engaging educational experiences in your classroom. Use these activities and worlds as they are, or as a starting point to adapt to your students' needs.

Images formed by convex lens.

To learn how to draw ray diagrams for convex lens.

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One Health and Vector Control

Use Minecraft to control 6 mosquito-borne diseases

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Extinction! Safari

A journey through biodiversity and extinction.

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Extinction! Biodiversity Lab

Explore biodiversity processes around the world.

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Extinction! Orangutans future

Design and build a sustainable Orangutan reserve.

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Join an ANT Colony!

Be part of a collective

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Building Sustainable Homes

What would happen if we ignored climate change?

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Circulatory System

Blood Flow through the Heart, Lungs, and Body

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VOLCANO PARK

Differentiate the types of volcanism.

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Build & 3D Print Useful Stuff

Students will create simple but useful things

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Materials availability influence

The Unknown Planet challenge: building in a biome

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MoonCraft – Lunar Learning

Study modern aspects of The Moon as a Team

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Deforestation

What can we do to slow deforestation?

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Teaching Chemistry with Minecraft

Use the unique chemistry features of Minecraft to engage your students in the classroom.

World of Chemistry

Learn to use the chemistry features of Minecraft.

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Chemistry All Around You

Identify examples of common chemical reactions.

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Exploring Chemistry Safely

Identify and reduce potential hazards in a lab.

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Properties of Matter

Differentiate elements, molecules, compounds.

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Structures, Models, Molecules

Atoms & molecules can be represented in many ways

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What is the world made of?

Explore the elemental composition of the world.

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Science in Minecraft

How does science in MC and the real world differ?

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The Scientific Method

Use the scientific method to design experiments

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Chemical Reactions

Explore chemical reactions and temperature.

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Atomic Structures and Isotopes

Atoms are made of neutrons, protons, and electrons

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Characterizing Elements

Explore properties of elements

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Explore hundreds of lessons created by educators around the world, for students of all ages.

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Teaching With Minecraft

To help you use Minecraft effectively in your classroom, we have included a variety of special features to make lesson creation and assessment easier. The trainings below will introduce you to these features and help get you started teaching.

Learn to Play: Programming NPCs

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Learn to Play: The Camera

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Learn to Use Structure Blocks

Use structure blocks to export 3D models.

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Learn to Play: Using Chalkboards

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Learn to Play: Using the Book & Quill

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Teachers To Connect With

There is a strong community of teachers and experts who are passionate about the power of game-based learning, and experienced in using Minecraft in the classroom. From the basics of installation to the finer points of creating compelling learning activities, these educators can help you at any point along the way.