Unit 1: The Agency

8-10 yrs old

Computer Science

Students will learn to use commands to code their Agent to do different actions in Minecraft.

Submitted By: Minecraft Education

October 6, 2020

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Skills

Project Based Learning

External References

Overview

Overview of the course

Educator Guide

Computing with Minecraft 1-The Agency-Educator guide

Unit 1 Presentation

Computing with Minecraft - Presentation

World File

Supporting Minecraft world file.

Learning Objectives

Students will code their Agent to move in different directions, use their inventory, and build a bridge in Minecraft.

Guiding Ideas

This unit includes three lessons, each approximately 45-60 minutes, depending on how much time you give students to explore the coding activities.

Lesson 1: Get familiar with your Agent

Lesson 2: Code your Agent to destroy & collect

Lesson 3: Code your Agent to build

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Student Activities

This first unit introduces students to coding, provides an overview of Minecraft: Education Edition and the associated Microsoft MakeCode coding editor. Students learn to use on chat and other commands to code their Agent to do different actions in the game.

Performance Expectations

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

Describe what coding is.
Launch and connect Microsoft MakeCode to Minecraft: Education Edition.
Maneuver their player in Minecraft and use inventory.
Use on chat commands.
Code their Agent to move in different directions, use their inventory, and build a bridge in Minecraft.