Rest Up and Test!

2016 PARCC Song

Rest Up and Test

Minecraft Cities Day 2

Please answer all the questions below in a SINGLE comment.  Do not write multiple comments for this post.

1.) Describe your experience building the city.  What went well?  What went poorly?  What still needs to be done?

2.) Do you think this would be easier with more people?  Why or why not?

3.) Do you think that civilizations with more people had an advantage over those with fewer people?  Why or why not?

4.) In order to truly be considered a civilization, a society needs to be stable enough to have jobs that don't directly contribute to survival:  artists, performers, musicians, sculptors, etc.  In that case, is our Minecraft society actually a civilization?  Why or why not?

Minecraft Cities Day 1

Please answer by submitting a single comment below this post.  All comments will be approved in the morning, so don't worry if you don't see them yet, only post them once.  Thanks!

Today you were given a job within your civilization.  Describe your initial thoughts about this role and how it will contribute to the overall society.  What challenges do you think you will face?

This Week in the Tech Lab - April 4-8

3rd-6th Grade - Students will use the PARCC practice tests to prepare for testing.

6th Grade - Minecraft Early Civilizations - Students will use MinecraftEDU to simulate early civilizations.  Each student will receive a role within the community: builders, crafters, farmers, ranchers, miners, and lumberjacks.