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Coding Basics with Minecraft

This document provides an introduction to coding with Minecraft: Education Edition and Microsoft MakeCode. It discusses the importance of computer science and coding skills. It then guides the reader through playing Minecraft: Education Edition to become familiar with controls and exploring the game. Next, it introduces block programming in Microsoft MakeCode by having the reader make it rain objects in Minecraft through coding. It concludes by discussing what was learned and provides an overview of what will be covered in the next session.

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Coding Basics with Minecraft

This document provides an introduction to coding with Minecraft: Education Edition and Microsoft MakeCode. It discusses the importance of computer science and coding skills. It then guides the reader through playing Minecraft: Education Edition to become familiar with controls and exploring the game. Next, it introduces block programming in Microsoft MakeCode by having the reader make it rain objects in Minecraft through coding. It concludes by discussing what was learned and provides an overview of what will be covered in the next session.

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Coding with Minecraft:

Introduction
LESSON A:
MINECRAFT &
MAKECODE
The importance of computer
science and coding

WHAT How to play Minecraft:


Education Edition
WE’LL
Block programming in
LEARN Microsoft MakeCode

Change our Minecraft world


through coding
COMPUTER SCIENCE
What is it? Why is it important?
The study of what machines can do It’s changing everything about the way we
for us. communicate, live, and work, so it’s important
for everyone.

Teaches important skills, like creativity, problem


solving, critical and flexible thinking, working
with others.

Helps us get and keep successful jobs and


careers.
WHAT IS MINECRAFT?
A game about placing blocks and going
on adventures
Build anything you can imagine
Go on grand expeditions

Let’s explore!

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YOUR TURN TO PLAY

Use keyboard Look and Play with Build


and mouse move around your and mine
controls inventory
LET’S DISCUSS

How do you use your mouse so your player


can look around?

What are two keyboard controls to move your player?

How do you open the chat command field


in Minecraft?

Do you like using mouse or keyboard controls better?

What’s one thing you discovered while playing?

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LET’S TALK CODING
What is coding?
• A set of instructions that tells a
computer to do something.

What do you do with computers?

What else can computers do?

How do your parents use computers?


A CODING MINDSET

Learning something new can be hard


Be curious if you get frustrated
Be persistent and keep trying
After you try to figure it out, ask others for help
Learn from mistakes

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CODING WITH
MICROSOFT
MAKECODE
Part of the Code Connection app

Code in blocks or JavaScript

Let’s try it out!


YOUR TURN TO
CODE

Make it rain something else

Change the position the “rain” falls

Try something else

Select the home button to try a new tutorial from


the first row
LET’S DISCUSS

What’s an ?
on chat command

How do you get to the coding Workspace?


How do you add a block to the coding
Workspace?
Who wants to share their work?

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WHAT WE LEARNED
TODAY
The importance of computer
science and coding

How to play Minecraft: Education Edition

Block programming in Microsoft MakeCode

Made it rain hundreds of chickens through coding


NEXT TIME

Learn about events and


event handlers
Code with event handler blocks
Design your own coding project!

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