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Minecraft Builds Coding Skills

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It’s useful for teaching a plethora of subjects, from history to math to geology to tech skills. Just as important, it’s that rare fun lesson that teaches problem solving and critical thinking without the usual pain. Minecraft has been popular with kids for a long time with no sign of slowing down.

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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In case you must ‘sell’ this idea to your administration, here are three great reasons why students should use Minecraft in school: Reading, Writing, and Problem Solving. I want to see their creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving in action. Problem Solving. We all have a great time.

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Evolution and the Geologic Time Scale

Amy Brown Science

Teaching the geologic time scale has always posed a bit of a problem for me in my Biology classes. My problem is time. Students use the included Geologic Time Scale Reference Table to answer a series of 30 problem solving questions. is a mantra in my classes. Not geologic time; just time to teach. Here are my goals.

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8 Ways to Use Minecraft in Your Classroom (Now That it’s Free)

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At the core of every action is problem-solving: Minecraft encourages kids to tinker. Minecraft sounds like it’s about geology, but it’s much more. Problem Solving. Problem solving has become granular to good lesson plans. How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving.

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How the Internet Neighborhood is Like Any Other Community

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When my 7 th graders sold me on the educational value of Minecraft (an online simulation that teaches geology, minerals, problem solving) at recess, I polled 4 th graders to see who used it. One in four did!

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Hour of Code: Minecraft Review

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Topic: Problem-solving, critical thinking, building. Their science teacher wanted them to use it and let her know what they learned about minerals and geology. Science: geology, rocks and minerals. …and skills taught: Thinking & Reasoning: defining problems, hypothesis-testing, problem solving.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

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One of the most difficult skills to teach in school is problem solving. We talk about what that means–problem solving, critical analysis, logical thinking–but often, that sounds hard to them–too hard. They are a toolkit of life skills such as problem-solving, coding and thinking.

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