Minecraft Coding

Say: “Today we’re going to spend one-hour learning to code. Has anyone here heard the term “code” before? What does it mean?” Students might mention that a “code” is like a secret message, or that it’s related to computers in some way.

Show a video to students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC5FbmsH4fw&feature=youtu.be

Explain that in computer science, “code” means a set of instructions that a computer can understand. Let students know that today, they are going to practice “coding, programming” and “debugging”. 

demonstrate to the students the first 3 stages, for example how to use block, what do they mean, and how to simulate the code to have the mission completed.

Students may need help so ask them to share their screens to know the issue and introduce them . if you find any difficulties as the student are not familiar with zoom or teams so that you can share your screen instead and save some time.

Monitor and assess students, ask different student randomly to share their screens and let them simulate their codes and give them your comments and feed back.

Celebrate the certificates with students.

Ask students to reflect on the day’s activities. What did they learn about Programming? Debugging? How do they feel about computer science and code after spending one hour exploring?

Next Steps Let students know that if they enjoyed today’s activity, they have many options for continuing to code and learn. Encourage students to visit your portal or website and explore the sessions, and tell them what’s coming next in your classroom.