8-10 yrs old
11-13 yrs old
14-18 yrs old
Computer Science
Introduce students to computer science and coding, provide an overview to Minecraft Education Edition and the MakeCode coding editor.
October 2, 2020
Classroom Presentation
Coding with Minecraft 1-Introduction-Presentation
Educator guide
Coding with Minecraft 1-Introduction-Educator guide
Student workbook
Coding with Minecraft 1-Introduction-Student workbook
Course Overview
Course Overview Video
This lesson is approximately 45-60 minutes, depending on how much time you give students to explore the coding activities.
Lesson A: Minecraft and Microsoft MakeCode (approximately 45-60 minutes)
Please review the Coding With Minecraft Course Overview document that is attached and the Course Overview video.
This unit introduces students to computer science and coding, provides an overview of Minecraft: Education Edition and the associated Microsoft MakeCode in-game coding editor and gets students started coding with introductory tutorials in MakeCode.
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
Please review the Assessment Guide for additional details.
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