Teaching with videogames: landscape geography in Minecraft
In this lesson students will use Minecraft to design landscapes and landforms. Students will choose a landscape, study its features and then create the landscape demonstrating these features using Minecraft!
Year levels: 7 & 8
Subject areas: Geography / humanities
Suggested duration: 1-2 lessons
Technology required:
- individual devices (or adapt to work in small groups) with pre-installed Education edition of Minecraft
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The lesson plan includes links to the Victorian Curriculum, indications of lesson timing, and ideas for differentiation and assessment.
In this lesson, students will
| 1. | Reflect on their previous learning about landscapes and landforms. |
| 2. | Demonstrate their knowledge by drafting and creating a Minecraft landscape featuring four different landforms. |
| 3. | Write about the links between their created landscape and where these landforms occur in the real world. |
By the end of this lesson, students should
| the names and features of different landscapes |
| the features of different landforms |
| real life examples of landscapes and landforms |
| identify and name features of landscapes and landforms |
| use Minecraft to build landscapes |
| reflect on and present findings |
| knowledge and understanding of geographical forms |
| use of geographical terminology |