Learning is transformed by Minecraft Education
Discover how Minecraft Education boosts student engagement, motivation, and achievement across ELA, math, science, and more, backed by peer-reviewed studies and real-world classroom impact.
Enhances reading, writing, and storytelling in ELA
Improves math and science understanding through hands-on exploration
Supports inclusive learning for students with disabilities
Boosts student motivation, engagement, and attendance
“In our first year, we had two students who wouldn’t talk to anyone. But when they started sharing a Minecraft world, something changed. They began talking to each other about what they wanted to build and create. We use the game as an incentive, but it becomes so much more.”
5 units
50 lessons
Common core
English & Spanish
Aligned to ISTE standards
Unit 1 · 11 lessons
Explore Game Design
Introduces students to Minecraft Education, focusing on building techniques, game design principles and an iterative workflow. Students learn how to design and build their own parkour worlds in Minecraft Education.
Objectives
Learn building techniques
Explore game design principles
Sketch and plan a mini-game
Implement mini-game based on design
Collect feedback and iterate
Unit 2 · 11 Lessons
Explore Game Development
Students work in teams to plan and build a competitive game in Minecraft Education. Building on a template, they will design game mechanics, implement strategic features and add visual details.
Objectives
Work as a team on a project
Design and build a competitive game
Playtest and collect feedback
Iterate and improve game design
Write Player's Handbook
Unit 3 · 10 Lessons
Explore Game Logic
Implement more advanced game mechanics using command blocks and redstone in Minecraft Education. To increase player immersion in their game, students develop logic-based gameplay elements like power-ups, scoreboards, and automatic doors.
Objectives
Trigger events with interactive components
Use AND and OR gates to create conditions
Add scoreboard UI
Complex behaviors using sequences of commands
Unit 4 · 9 Lessons
Explore Marketing
Explore the essentials of marketing by creating promotional materials for a tournament. Students will understand how to engage a target audience and promote their event effectively.
Objectives
Develop a marketing plan
Create tournament invitation posters
Produce and edit game trailers
Build a portfolio of their creative work
Capstone Project · 9 Lessons
Organize Tournament
As a capstone project, students organize esports tournaments in Minecraft Education using the games they have built. To end the course, students take an exam where they can earn a certificate of completion.
Objectives
Set up tournament structure and rules
Manage team registrations
Host the tournament
Earn a Badge of completion
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