![]() ![]() But for others, this is where they learnt about natural disasters,' Fiona says. 'For some students, this consolidated their understanding. After reading about natural disasters, Fiona tasked the students with building a virtual village, preparing it for a flood, observing the effects of the flood, and cleaning up - just like a real natural disaster. 'Minecraft EE enables students to experience and test their ideas about the world in a safe environment.'įiona's Year 7 class used Minecraft EE as part of their unit on Natural Disasters. 'Humanities subjects relate to the world students live in,' Fiona explains. She says it helps students understand difficult concepts. Numurkah Secondary College Humanities KLA leader Fiona Carruthers uses Minecraft EE to teach humanities and literacy. While coding and design are clear learning outcomes from playing Minecraft, teachers are also using it for science, maths, humanities and working with autistic students. It's one of the highest selling games in history.Ī special Education Edition is available for classrooms that uses the Minecraft world, which is familiar to many children, as a platform for school projects. Minecraft is a "sandbox" game where players explore, craft and build their own world which is based on real-world chemistry and engineering. ![]() A Numurkah Secondary College student uses Minecraft EE Video games have always been hugely popular with kids, and these teachers are using Minecraft to teach them valuable learning and social skills. ![]()
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