6th Grade Minecraft Edu - Early Civilizations

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

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 Lab - January 7-11

Kindergarten - Students will use virtual reality to explore new locations.
1st Grade - Students will add a picture and complete their MLK Dream posters.
2nd Grade - Students will use Hot Wheels to practice the engineering design process.
6th Grade - Students will return to the community they created in Minecraft Edu.

      

This Week in the Lab - January 2-4

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills while playing a game.
1st Grade - Students will begin their MLK Dream poster in Microsoft Word.
2nd Grade - Students will begin their Engineering unit by solving challenges in World of Goo.
4th Grade - Students will learn about the upsides and downsides of photo editing.

Family Tech Night

Thursday, January 3

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The Hour of Code is Here! - December 10-19

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Thursday, January 3

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This Week in the Lab - December 3-7

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade - Students will practice "pair programming" as "driver" and "navigator" to complete challenges on Code.org.

5th Grade - Students will learn about their "digital footprint" and create one of their own.

  

This Week in the Lab - November 26-30

4th Grade Programming Project - Students will learn and use various programming languages such as Logo and Scratch to explore computer science.
Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills while completing challenges in Crayon Physics.
1st Grade - Students will work in partners on Crayon Physics to practice "driver" and "navigator".

Logo "Cheat Sheet"

This Week in the Lab - November 19-21

Kindergarten - Students will continue working on Course A on code.org.
1st & 2nd Grade - Students will practice pair programming as they work together through their assigned course on code.org.

This Week in the Lab - November 13-16

Kindergarten - Students will build a maze and then attempt to drive Sphero through it.
1st/2nd Grade - Students will complete programming activities in code.org.
3rd Grade - Students will test and improve their typing speed.
4th Grade - Students will program a new Google "Doodle" logo using Scratch.

      

This Week in the Lab - November 5-7

Kindergarten - Students will continue to practice mouse skills through various activities and websites.

1st Grade - Students will learn how to highlight text and change fonts in Microsoft Word while playing "Find the Font".
2nd Grade - Students will use Tux Paint to create art while painting one box at a time.
3rd Grade - Students will create a personal slides in a collaborate Google Slides presentation.

D'Angelis
Marti
O'Hagan
Richardson/Watkins

      

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 3

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

1.) Describe your experience starting the civilization.  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?