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Esports: Minecraft STEM Battles
Grades 4-10
This Minecraft esports program is similar to LEGO First robotics, and other academic competition clubs, and offers a new way to challenge players. In this esports program, competitors will be tasked with analyzing and solving complex science & engineering problems and using Minecraft to demonstrate their solutions. Teams will compete against each other by building & coding academic solutions within Minecraft Education Edition. However, like a traditional game competition, teams must also play offense & defense, sending out scouts to interrupt their competitors.
Goals and Learning Objectives
- Explore organizational strategies to use when competing against other teams
- Learn to be a member of a team to solve STEM and academic problems
- Learn to solve competitive building problems
- Learn to use game design, coding and engineering to solve problems
Projects and Activities
- Build within a time limit to fulfill different goals and compete against other teams
- Develop solutions that use a combination of structure design and engineering
- Solve STEM problems using a combination of game design, coding and engineering
- Use strategy to compete offensively and defensively in an academic setting
Hardware
Primary Computer Device:
- Windows 8, 10 or 11
- or Mac OS
- or Chromebook
- or iPad
Additional Tech Used:
- Headphones
- Microphone
- Web Camera
Software
- Minecraft Education Edition
More Information About This Camp
Topics and Skills Covered
- Brainstorming
- Building design
- Coding & programming
- Collaboration and communication
- Critical thinking
- Engineering
- Engineering-based problem-solving
- eSports etiquette and rules
- Intro to game design
- Iterative design
- Minecraft design
- Minecraft construction
- Problem solving
- PvP competitions
- Redstone
- Scope and scale
- Sportsmanship
- Team-based competition
- Team tactics & strategies
- Time management