MINECRAFT: PARENT IMPACT



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MINECRAFT: PARENT IMPACT

GUIDE

"I've always been interested in making games where the player can affect the game world in big ways. I guess in a sense it feels like you're playing with the world instead of in the world."

----Markus `Notch' Persson, creator

Mi necraft is a blockbuster hit with kids around the world! In fact, it is very popular with teachers as well because it provides an open, creative play space for exploring ideas about the world. One of the most loved features is how players can search for, and discover crafting recipes that allow them to build everything from simple tools like shovels and axes to collect wood more effectively, to creating complex circuits using "redstone," a rare element in the Minecraft world. More than simply crafting, Minecraft is a "sandbox" game that allows players to build entire worlds to their liking and share their world with friends.

THEME FOR THIS GUIDE: Resource Management.

Progressing in Minecraft requires the crafting of a variety of materials using resources that are in limited supply such as wood from trees and ores that are mined such as diamonds and gold. Players must learn to farm and breed animals to ensure that new sources become available for use.

How and Why To Use This

Guide

Games are great space for developing problem solving strategies. They provide a safe space to try out different solutions where the "cost" of failure is very low- players can simply try again to find a better answer.

By challenging your child to manage resources wisely in the game, they will begin to learn important ideas about resource management and sustainability, that you can help them apply to their daily lives.

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INVESTIGATE

DISCUSS ? What resources do you collect in Minecraft? What is the hardest to find? [+1] ? What types of items can you craft? What item is the most difficult to craft? [+1] ? I've heard a Diamond Sword is a very useful item in the game that also requires some rare resources.

If you had enough to make 5 Diamond Swords, would you? Why or Why not? [+3] ? What do you need to survive? How does that relate to our life? [+2] ? How do your needs change when playing Creative or Survival mode? [+2]

INNOVATE

PLAY ? Learn how to make a crafting table (Hint: Gather wood by attacking trees, and then make 4 stacks

of wood planks) [+1] ? Learn how to make tools (Hint: Hoes, Axes and Pickaxes are very useful) [+2] ? Learn how to make farmland that has at least two different plants. Ask your child if there are certain

plants that work better together. [+3] ? Create enough glass to make windows for your house (you built a shelter right?). [+3]

SHARE

? Encourage your child to complete the associated player impact guide [+4]

CULTIVATE

? Post in Facebook a positive experience you had in Minecraft with your child. [+2] ? Tell another parent about your experience using the guide [+2]

? Help your child and at least one friend complete an impact guide for this game. [+3]

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