At Engineering For Kids, we have strategically developed curriculum that engages students in a variety of STEM concepts using a video game loved by children all over the world – Minecraft! Our educational Minecraft programs provide a unique, collaborative learning experience centered around a variety of engaging themes. Students work collaboratively within the game to develop creative solutions to exciting design challenges.
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What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a hugely popular sandbox video game that kids love. It allows players to build and explore virtual worlds made up of blocks in a 3D procedurally generated environment.
For children interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and engineering, Minecraft offers a unique and engaging platform for learning. Through gameplay, children can explore fundamental concepts of engineering, such as structural integrity, resource management, and problem-solving.
In Minecraft, players can design and build intricate structures, from simple houses to complex machines and mechanisms. They can experiment with different materials, observe how they interact with each other, and learn about the principles of physics and architecture in a hands-on way.
Minecraft’s multiplayer mode allows children to collaborate with peers, share ideas, and work together on ambitious projects. This develops teamwork and communication skills, essential for success in STEM fields.
Why Minecraft?
When kids play Minecraft, they’re building on their creativity, problem-solving, organizational and planning skills. Kids can work together as a team, or even individually. They can create their adventure, so all skill levels are welcome to play!
While the soft skills that kids learn from playing Minecraft are amazing, they can also be used to build accurate scale models of buildings, teach kids about programming and coding, as well as gamify other concepts kids learn in school. Such as Minecraft’s redstone mechanics which provide a powerful tool for learning about electrical engineering and circuitry. Players can create and wire up circuits to power mechanisms, automate tasks, and even build rudimentary computers within the game.
Epic Minecraft Camps
The future of the planet lies in the hands of future generations. Sustainable urban development is an achievable goal for the future if we empower our young people with the knowledge and tools they will need within STEM to make a difference.
We’re offering five different Minecraft camp themes that students can attend. These camps are designed so that students can continue to build on their projects no matter their skill level or comfortability with Minecraft.
Students will build on different aspects of their city, focusing on a new theme each time. At the end of all five camps, students will have a complete, futuristic, innovative city within the Minecraft game.
Urban Innovations with Minecraft Camp Themes:
- Gridlock Blocks with Minecraft
- Scraping the Sky with Minecraft
- Going Green with Minecraft
- Maximum Power with Minecraft
- City Life with Minecraft
Urban Innovations with Minecraft
Design, create, and make your very own city come alive using Minecraft! In this program, kids will explore a variety of themes centered around scientific, sustainable, innovative, and futuristic city planning and design. Kids will immerse themselves in Minecraft while applying the Engineering for Kids design process to create a model of their very own, futuristic, sustainable city.
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