6th Grade Minecraft - Part 3

Minecraft: War!
You fought in a "war" today; at least as much of a war as Minecraft can be.  Answer the following questions:

Part A: Your Own Reaction

1.) What were your emotions during the beginning?  If you were an attacker, what were you feeling leading up to the attack?  If a defender, how did you react when the attackers came?

2.) What were your thoughts during the "defend the beacons" stage?  What went well?  What went badly?

3.) How did it feel when a 3rd "army" (the monsters) came in?  Did you automatically stop fighting the other players, or did you continue your fight?  Why or why not?

4.) What were your thoughts and emotions when you looked over the ruin of the city?


Part B: Application to Social Studies

1.) You've been learning about Egypt, Kush, and Assyria.
• In our lesson, what group would be the "Egyptians"?  Why them?
• What group would be the Kushites?  Why?
• What group would be the Assyrians?  Why?

2.) What must it have been like for those who lived through the actual conquest of Egypt?  Would they have felt any of the same emotions you did?  What would have been different?

3.) Do you think there is such a thing as a "good" war?  Given the destruction and loss of (Minecraft) life that you saw today, is war ever "worth it"?  Why or why not?

This Week in the Tech Lab - May 23-27

6th Grade Data Analysis and Geometry Project
Students will collect baseline and experimental data and then analyze it using MS Excel.  Students will take this information and build a track in TrackMania that will result in the highest average speed.

This Week in the Tech Lab - May 16-20

3rd Grade Area and Perimeter Project
Students will use Minecraft to design and build a house.  First, students will use a grid to draw their rooms and layout, while also calculating area and perimeter for each room.  Then, students will use Minecraft to build their house by following their model.  Once students have successfully translated their foundation, they may build walls, floors, decorations, etc. to complete their house.

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Rest Up and Test!

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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.