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.
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.
Bridge Builders
Can you win a bridge building competition?
6-7
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Geography
Math
Element Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunt to find elements in the world.
11-13
Science
Renewable Energy
Introduce students to alternative energy sources.
8-10
Science island
Teach The Scientific Method To All Ages
All Ages
Careers
Tech
Eukaryotic cells
Discover the eukaryotic cells
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.
One Health and Vector Control
Use Minecraft to control 6 mosquito-borne diseases
Animals
Environment
Join an ANT Colony!
Be part of a collective
Social Good
Building Sustainable Homes
What would happen if we ignored climate change?
Circulatory System
Blood Flow through the Heart, Lungs, and Body
14-18
VOLCANO PARK
Differentiate the types of volcanism.
Build & 3D Print Useful Stuff
Students will create simple but useful things
Images formed by convex lens.
To learn how to draw ray diagrams for convex lens.
Materials availability influence
The Unknown Planet challenge: building in a biome
MoonCraft – Lunar Learning
Study modern aspects of The Moon as a Team
Visual Art
Leadership
Deforestation
What can we do to slow deforestation?
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.
Template
Creative
Chemistry All Around You
Identify examples of common chemical reactions.
Exploring Chemistry Safely
Identify and reduce potential hazards in a lab.
Safe Schools
Properties of Matter
Differentiate elements, molecules, compounds.
Structures, Models, Molecules
Atoms & molecules can be represented in many ways
What is the world made of?
Explore the elemental composition of the world.
Science in Minecraft
How does science in MC and the real world differ?
Gaming
The Scientific Method
Use the scientific method to design experiments
Chemical Reactions
Explore chemical reactions and temperature.
Atomic Structures and Isotopes
Atoms are made of neutrons, protons, and electrons
Characterizing Elements
Explore properties of elements
Explore hundreds of lessons created by educators around the world, for students of all ages.
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: The Camera
Pre-Recorded Video
Beginner
Learn to Use Structure Blocks
Use structure blocks to export 3D models.
Advanced
Learn to Play: Using Chalkboards
Learn to Play: Programming NPCs
Learn to Play: Using the Book & Quill
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.
Benjamin Kelly
Sail the 7Cs with Global Minecraft Mentor Ben Kelly! Ben is a Mic...
Atlantic Time
Chandni Agarwal
Chandni Agarwal is a technology teacher from past 17 years teachi...
India Time
Joel Mills
Joel saw his first computer in 1977 aged 5; a Sinclair calculator...
Greenwich Time
Mark Lorch
Professor of Science Communication, chemist and Minecraft mentor....
GMT Time
Rachel Chisnall
Kia Ora. I am a Chemistry and Science teacher who dabbles in codi...
New Zealand Time