Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids
Family-Friendly Projects for Exploring and Teaching Math, Science, History, and Culture Through Creative Building
$56.13
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2016
Summary
Balancing your child’s screen time can be difficult, especially when it comes to popular open-ended video games like Minecraft. The game offers players an exploration, imagination, and creation-focused environment, but its nonlinear game structure can mean spending a lot of time in the game. Minecraft Lab for Kids includes a variety of creative exercises that explore the game’s aspects and use them to teach fun, educational lessons. Begin the book by brushing up on some common Minecraft language and examining each of the four game modes: survival, creative, adventure, and spectator.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781631591174 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1631591177 |
| Author: | John Miller, Chris Fornell Scott |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Quarry Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 217mm x 217mm |
| Series: | Lab for Kids |
| Audience Age: | 6-14 |
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Critics Review
“The greatest strength of this volume is that Miller and Scott have found a way to combine skills in Minecraft with real-life experiences.” - Booklist Online
“The greatest strength of this volume is that Miller and Scott have found a way to combine skills in Minecraft with real-life experiences.” - Booklist Online
John Miller
John Miller holds multiple and single subject credentials in history and science. He has been a middle school teacher for over 20 years and has taught every subject in grades 6-8. He also holds a Masters degree from San Diego State University in Educational Technology and Instructional Design and is a Google Certified Teacher, San Luis Obispo County CUE (Computer Using Educators) Board President, and a CUE Lead Learner. John is a featured presenter at conferences and workshops around the country. He loves teaching 21st-century skills to his students, and his passions include student blogging, e-learning, Minecraft in the classroom, photography, Apple, and Google. John is a contributor to Minecraft in the Classroom (Peachpit Press, 10⁄14).
Chris Scott works to design the classroom culture and environment. He is an authorized Google Education Trainer, Google Certified Teacher, President of Santa Barbara CUE, CUE Lead Learner and a CK-12 Champion. He loves using Design Thinking, Agile project management process in the class, and seeing his students enter the flow of learning. He loves to help others in their educational journey. You’ll find Chris at conferences around the world presenting on classroom culture, technology, and design.
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