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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?

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?

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?

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This Week in the Lab - April 18-21

Choice Week - Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Students will have choices of programs and websites covered this year in the computer lab.  Last week before PARCC starts!

    

This Week in the Lab - April 3-7

3rd Grade Area & Perimeter Minecraft Project - Students will first design a house on paper that includes five rooms.  They will then find the area of each room.  After being approved, students will begin to build their house in Minecraft, taking care to match the perimeter and area of their design.

Kindergarten & 1st Grade - Students will practice "pair programming" while solving code problems using their code.org accounts.

     

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, all in one comment please:

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 - March 20-24

2nd Grade Engineering Project - Students will use the engineering process to design and create a working race track.