Thursday, May 25, 2017

5th Grade MinecraftEdu - Early Humans - Day 3

Please answer the following in one comment below:

1.  How did adding night/enemies affect your ability to survive?
2.  What did you use for shelter and how did it work?
3.  If we were to proceed into civilizations, how can we use Minecraft to simulate the other needs of a community?

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

5th Grade MinecraftEdu - Early Humans - Day 2

Please answer the following questions in one comment below:
1.) Describe what it was like in each stage of “hunter/gatherers”.  What were the challenges you faced along the way?
2.) Did each stage get easier?  If so, why?
3.) How do you think technology advances affected the hunters and gatherers that we are trying to simulate?
4.) What differences can you see from the simulation of Minecraft to the reality of early humans' (hunter/gatherers) experiences?

Monday, May 22, 2017

5th Grade MinecraftEdu - Early Humans - Day 1

Minecraft and Social Studies???  Has Mr. Dunn lost his mind?

What connections do you see between what you have learned in Social Studies and what can be simulated in Minecraft?